{"id":899869,"date":"2026-10-30T12:02:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:02:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899869\/"},"modified":"2026-10-30T12:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-30T12:02:10","slug":"wolfspeed-introduces-optical-grade-silicon-carbide-for-augmented-reality-and-quantum-computing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/899869\/","title":{"rendered":"Wolfspeed Introduces Optical-Grade Silicon Carbide for Augmented Reality and Quantum Computing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Insider Brief<\/p>\n

Wolfspeed has commercially introduced its transparent silicon carbide (TSiC) technology, targeting applications in augmented reality, quantum computing and advanced optics.<\/p>\n

The optical-grade substrates are designed for low optical absorption and wafer flatness, with silicon carbide\u2019s optical and thermal properties making it a candidate material for AR waveguides and quantum devices.<\/p>\n

Wolfspeed is advancing 200 mm optical-grade substrates while developing 300 mm TSiC technology for future applications, including systems that use silicon carbide to host qubits and transmit quantum information through light.<\/p>\n

PRESS RELEASE \u2014 Wolfspeed, Inc. (NYSE: WOLF), a global leader in silicon carbide (SiC) technology, today announced the commercial introduction of its proprietary transparent silicon carbide (TSiC\u2122) technology expanding the potential of silicon carbide to enable next-generation augmented reality (AR), quantum computing and advanced optical applications.<\/p>\n

Wolfspeed builds on more than 35 years of silicon carbide innovation, including its pioneering work in LED technology and extensive experience manufacturing high-purity semi-insulating (HPSI) wafers. Wolfspeed\u2019s optical-grade TSiC\u2122 substrates are engineered for exceptionally low optical absorption and superior wafer flatness. Silicon carbide\u2019s high refractive index, low birefringence, hardness and thermal conductivity make it a promising material for next-generation AR waveguides, supporting wider fields of view, improved image quality and more compact wearable devices.<\/p>\n

Beyond AR, TSiC\u2122 technology offers significant potential in quantum computing, with the ability to host quantum bits (qubits), preserve their quantum states and transmit quantum information through light\u2014all within a single silicon carbide crystal. Unlike many alternative materials, silicon carbide can support all these functions.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWolfspeed\u2019s leadership in silicon carbide innovation extends well beyond traditional semiconductor applications,\u201d said Katrin Feurle, Vice President, Beyond Power at Wolfspeed. \u201cOur proprietary TSiC\u2122 technology and extensive intellectual property portfolio position us to help enable breakthroughs in augmented reality, quantum computing and other emerging markets, reinforcing the versatility and transformative potential of silicon carbide.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cFor years, the dream of truly immersive, all-day augmented reality glasses has run up against the hard limits of optical materials \u2014 you simply couldn\u2019t get a wide field of view, high image quality, and a lightweight, wearable form factor all at once,\u201d said Barry Silverstein, a display systems and optics industry expert at the University of Rochester and former Chief Technology Officer and Senior Director of Optics and Display Products at Meta Reality Labs. \u201cSilicon carbide changes that equation. Its exceptionally high refractive index lets a single-layer waveguide do the work that previously took stacked optics, which is the kind of step-change the industry needs to move AR from a novelty into everyday eyewear. Wolfspeed\u2019s work on optical-grade TSiC\u2122 technology is exactly the type of materials innovation that can finally unlock that potential.\u201d<\/p>\n

Wolfspeed\u2019s technology is supported by a robust intellectual property portfolio, securing our technology advances with a strong intellectual property position. The company continues advancing its 200 mm optical-grade substrates while developing 300 mm TSiC\u2122 technology to support future market requirements.<\/p>\n

More information on TSiC\u2122 technology, including requests for samples, is available here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Insider Brief Wolfspeed has commercially introduced its transparent silicon carbide (TSiC) technology, targeting applications in augmented reality, quantum…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":899870,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[191,2047,54894,74,377063,377064,377065],"class_list":["post-899869","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-computing","tag-computing","tag-quantum-computing","tag-silicon-carbide","tag-technology","tag-transparent-silicon-carbide","tag-tsic","tag-wolfspeed"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899869","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=899869"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/899869\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/899870"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=899869"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=899869"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=899869"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}