Onsemi completes buy-out of Qorvo SiC JFET business
Onsemi has completed its acquisition of Qorvo's SiC JFET technology business, including the United SiC subsidiary, for $115 million in cash.
In electric vehicle applications, SiC JFETs help improve efficiency and safety by replacing multiple components with a solid-state switch based on SiC JFET in battery disconnect units. In the industrial end-market, SiC JFETs enable certain energy storage topologies and solid-state circuit breakers.
Onsemi says the addition SiC JFET technology will complement its existing EliteSiC power portfolio and enable the company to address the need for high energy efficiency and power density in the AC-DC stage in power supply units for AI data centres. It believes the technology will expand its market opportunity by $1.3B by 2030.
“This acquisition further strengthens Onsemi’s leadership in power semiconductors by providing disruptive and market leading technologies to our customers to solve their most pressing power density and efficiency problems in AI data centres, automotive and industrial markets,” said Simon Keeton, group president and general manager of the Power Solutions Group, Onsemi.
