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Mitsubishi Electric Develops Multi-wire Electrical Discharge Slicing Technology for Silicon Carbide (SiC) Ingot ProcessingTOKYO --(Business Wire)-- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) announced today it has developed a prototype multi-wire electrical discharge processing technology to cut very hard 4 inch square polycrystalline silicon carbide (SiC) ingots into 40 pieces at once. The technology is expected to improve both the productivity of SiC slicing and the effective use of SiC material. Mitsubishi Electric (News - Alert) aims to market its multi-wire electrical discharge slicer by fiscal 2015. SiC is expected to be used increasingly in power semiconductors due to its superior energy-saving and CO2 emissions-reduction properties compared to silicon. Until now, sliced wafers have been produced through multi-wire saw with diamond particles because SiC is the third hardest compound on earth, but this method requires lengthy machining time and large kerf widths. The new parallel multi-wire electrical discharge machining method utilizes Mitsubishi Electric's proven electrical discharge technology for difficult-to-cut material, and employs a dedicated power supply specially developed for SiC. Key Technologies Simultaneous cutting of SiC ingots into 40 pieces
Power supply dedicated to SiC slice processing
Pending patents for the technology number 22 in Japan and 10 overseas. About Mitsubishi Electric
With over 90 years of experience in providing reliable, high-quality
products, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (TOKYO:6503) is a recognized
world leader in the manufacture, marketing and sales of electrical and
electronic equipment used in information processing and communications,
space development and satellite communications, consumer electronics,
industrial technology, energy, transportation and building equipment.
Embracing the spirit of its corporate statement, Changes for the Better,
and its environmental statement, Eco Changes, Mitsubishi Electric
endeavors to be a global, leading green company, enriching society with
technology. The company recorded consolidated group sales of 3,639.4
billion yen (US$ 44.4 billion*) in the fiscal year ended March 31, 2012.
For more information visit http://www.MitsubishiElectric.com
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