Aug 12 2004
Dow Corning Corporation today will dedicate an expansion at its facility in Auburn, Michigan – the new location of its Compound Semiconductor Solutions Business. Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm, State Senator Carl Levin, U.S. Representative Dave Camp and other elected officials are scheduled to attend the dedication ceremony.
Recently, the United States Congress appropriated $4.5 million dollars that will enhance Dow Corning’s work to develop improved manufacturing process technology for Silicon-carbide wide bandgap semiconductors produced at the new manufacturing facility. The improvement will benefit current and future defense applications including enhanced airborne radar systems, hybrid electric propulsion systems, and high power electronic switching devices. Consumer applications include light-emitting diodes used in scoreboards, cell phones, traffic lights, automotive instrument panels and numerous other applications.
Dow Corning consolidated people and assets from Dow Corning locations in three states to its Auburn site. The site was selected as the manufacturing location for this technology because of the highly skilled workforce in place and the synergies with Dow Corning’s capabilities at its near-by sites.
“Our customers are expecting suppliers to have high volume, high quality and statistically controlled supply chains to provide Silicon carbide materials that meet their current and future needs” said Bob Johns, Global Director of New Business Program Development in the Advanced Technologies & Ventures Business. “Our new expansion has been designed and engineered to create the ideal setting to accelerate our research, development and manufacturing operations to deliver materials and solutions that meet the exact needs of our customers.”
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