Innoscience is a high-tech enterprise dedicated to the research, development, and manufacturing of third-generation semiconductor silicon-based gallium nitride (GaN) epitaxy and devices. The company employs the Integrated Device Manufacture (IDM) full industry chain model and has established the world’s first production line with the largest capacity for 8-inch GaN-on-Si wafer mass production.
Founded on December 17, 2015, Innoscience understood from the outset that achieving widespread market adoption of gallium nitride (GaN) technology required more than just performance and reliability. It necessitated addressing three crucial pain points.
- Firstly, cost was imperative; reasonable pricing was essential for broad adoption.
- Secondly, the capability for large-scale production was a must to meet market demands.
- Lastly, ensuring a stable supply chain for devices was vital, enabling customers to focus entirely on product and system development without concerns about production interruptions due to changes in GaN device supply strategy.
Hence, Innoscience realized that only by expanding GaN device production capacity and possessing an independently controllable production line could the three pain points (pricing, quantity, and supply security) be effectively addressed, enabling the widespread market promotion of GaN power electronic devices.
From the outset, Innoscience strategically adopted 8-inch wafers. Compared to 6-inch wafers, 8-inch wafers yield 80% more devices. Furthermore, Innoscience leveraged C-MOS processes, applying years of experience and optimization measures from the field of transistor production to the production process of GaN wafers.
Today, Innoscience has fulfilled its initial plans. Currently, the company boasts two 8-inch silicon-based GaN production facilities utilizing cutting-edge 8-inch production processes, making it the leading GaN device manufacturer with the highest global production capacity.
Presently, Innoscience’s 8-inch silicon-based GaN production capacity has reached 10,000 wafers per month, with plans to gradually increase it to over 70,000 wafers per month and beyond.
