Chinese SiC power device provider AscenPower mass produces SiC chips for vehicle and industrial control

By Kate Yuan

(JW Insights) Jun 19 -- AscenPower (芯粤能), a Chinese SiC power device supplier, has begun mass-producing a series of vehicle and industrial control SiC chips, the company announced. The products include 1200V, 16 milliohms/35 milliohms, and other specifications.

Guangzhou-based AscenPower is currently the largest SiC chip manufacturing project in China that focuses on vehicle chips, with the ability to support large-scale industrial clusters and the entire industry chain. It has signed contracts with more than 10 COT clients. It plans to complete the construction of production capacity of 10,000 6-inch SiC chips per month by the end of this year, the company's chairman Xiao Guowei said on June 17.

AscenPower was founded in 2021 with RMB7.5 billion ($1.05 billion) investment to construct production lines for 240,000 6-inch and 240,000 8-inch SiC chips annually.

Its products are mainly power devices including SiC SBD/JBS, MOSFET, and IGBT, which are used in new energy vehicles, industrial power supplies, smart grids, and photovoltaic power.