# DB HiTek Completes Reliability Qualification for 8-Inch 1,200 V SiC MOSFET Process

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- Published: 2026-09-09T08:00:00+07:00
- Author: PR Newswire

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 ◦ **Establishes World’s First Complete 8-Inch SiC Foundry Process Flow**
 ◦ **Provides First- and Second-Generation PDKs to Customers, with Third-Generation
   PDK Scheduled for November; Expected to Shorten Product Development Time by More
   Than One Year**

SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 9, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — DB HiTek, South Korea’s leading
pure-play 8-inch foundry, announced that it has successfully completed reliability
qualification for its 1,200 V silicon carbide (SiC) MOSFET process on 8-inch (200
mm) wafers. This achievement marks a step in the company’s expansion into the 8-
inch SiC foundry market, with volume production targeted for 2027. Building on the
completion of this qualification, DB HiTek plans to strengthen product development
support for customers, secure new customers and accelerate preparations for volume
production in 2027.

Silicon carbide (SiC) is a next-generation power semiconductor material that offers
superior performance to conventional silicon (Si) in high-temperature and high-voltage
environments, making it well suited for electric vehicles (EVs), renewable energy
systems and industrial power equipment. While 6-inch wafers currently dominate the
SiC market, major global semiconductor manufacturers are transitioning to 8-inch
wafers to improve production efficiency and cost competitiveness. DB HiTek has responded
to this market transition by developing 8-inch SiC process technology and building
its foundry service capabilities.

Through optimization of its high-power SiC MOSFET process, DB HiTek has achieved
competitive electrical characteristics and a high level of reliability. The company
has established the world’s first complete 1,200 V 8-inch SiC foundry process flow,
creating a foundry service platform capable of supporting customers across design,
manufacturing, electrical characterization and reliability qualification.

To support the commercial rollout of its 8-inch SiC foundry business, DB HiTek is
providing customers with Process Design Kits (PDKs) for its proprietary first-and
second-generation 1,200 V SiC MOSFET processes. A third-generation PDK is scheduled
for release this November. By using these PDKs, customers can reduce the resources
required during the initial stages of development, accelerate prototype fabrication
and shorten product development time by more than a year.

The second-generation process covered by the PDK achieves a specific on-resistance(
Rsp) of 2.5 mΩ•cm² or less and a threshold voltage (Vth) of 3 V or higher at an 
on-state gate voltage (Vgs(on)) of 18 V. It has also completed reliability qualification,
a demanding stage of process development.

The third-generation process, scheduled for release in November, is being qualified
with the goal of achieving a specific on-resistance of 2.3 mΩ•cm² or less at the
same on-state gate voltage of 18 V, together with a short-circuit withstand time(
SCWT) of at least 2.5 μs in the short-circuit safe operating area (SCSOA). Once 
qualification is complete, DB HiTek plans to make the third-generation PDK available
to customers.

DB HiTek plans to complete process preparations and provide access to longstanding
customers in the third quarter of this year. The company plans to make the service
available to all customers beginning in the second quarter of 2027.

"The completion of reliability qualification for our 1,200 V SiC MOSFET process 
is significant because it demonstrates that we have secured the core process technology
and manufacturing foundation required to provide the world’s first 8-inch SiC foundry
service," said a DB HiTek representative. "We will continue preparing for 8-inch
SiC volume production in 2027, with the aim of establishing a position in the market
and strengthening our competitiveness in the next-generation power semiconductor
foundry sector."

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