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| 22 | Wolfspeed Meets Commercial Demands with XM3 Module Platform Wolfspeed, A Cree Company Wolfspeed continually sets the standard for Silicon Carbide (SiC) optimized packaging. The new XM3 module platform targets 100kW to 300kW applications delivering best-in-class power density. Although SiC is still considered a relatively new material in the semiconductor market, it is now used in power circuitry that supports our everyday lifestyle–from the data centers that deliver our emails, to solar power grids that provide energy to offices and homes, to electric cars and trains we use to commute, and in factory equipment and robots that manufacture the goods we consume. In the enterprise IT segment, SiC allows new topologies, such as the totem pole bridgeless PFC that has been limited by silicon's (Si) inadequate performance, to enable compliance with the Titanium standard for energy efficiency. SiC offers the solar market up to 99.5 percent efficiency, 3x smaller size and 10x less weight compared with Si. In an electric vehicle (EV), suitably packaged SiC modules can operate at higher ambient temperatures while delivering much lower losses. This enables anywhere from $300 to over $600 savings in battery costs, another $600 savings because of space reduction and, $500 to $1,000 savings because of less demanding thermal management. Wolfspeed Ramps SiC to Meet Explosive Demand The company plans to use its over 30-year history of innovations and development experience with SiC to reach diverse end-use applications with a broad portfolio of bare die, discrete, and module platforms. As these application spaces grow, Wolfspeed has paced accordingly, with announced plans that include a Mega materials factory, a larger, highly automated wafer fab, and 150mm wafer processing with expansion capability to 200mm wafers. XM3 Power Module