As we continue with the BaSiCs of SiC blog series, we’re going to take a look at SiC as a semiconductor material and what properties make it special.

In this newest BaSiCs of SiC post, we’re going to discuss bandgaps and find out why SiC’s wide bandgap is key to its usefulness.

Although it might seem like a recent innovation, silicon carbide (SiC) has actually been in use since the late 1800s, beginning as an abrasive material and later finding applications in a wide variety of industries (including semiconductors). The wide-ranging use of SiC is a natural consequence of the material’s extraordinary physical traits.