SiC Substrates & Epitaxial Wafers Patent Monitor

Service overview

Service type

Patent monitoring service

Technology focus

SiC substrate technology

Coverage

Full value chain of SiC substrates: from crystal growth devices, SiC boules, bare wafers (incl. finishing and slicing) to SiC epitaxial wafers

Subscription

12-month subscription, starting at any time

What you get

• Comprehensive patent database covering all publications up to the previous quarter
• Interactive dashboard for dynamic exploration and instant access to insights
• Quarterly updates including new filings, grants, expirations, and collaborations

Objectives

• Map and continuously monitor the competitive landscape and key innovators
• Track technology developments and anticipate emerging trends over time
• Analyze competitors’ evolving IP strategies and positioning
• Detect early signals of disruption, risks, and opportunities
• Enable informed and timely strategic decisions in R&D, IP, and investment

Monitoring patent activities to track technology trends, understand the competitive landscape, and anticipate future developments

The silicon carbide (SiC) substrate and wafer industry is entering a pivotal phase marked by rapid technological evolution, aggressive capacity expansion, and major shifts in the global competitive landscape. While electric vehicles remain the primary growth engine for SiC adoption, emerging applications in AI data centers, advanced packaging, renewable energy systems, and even AR/AI wearable devices are accelerating demand for next-generation SiC materials and larger wafer formats. At the same time, the industry is undergoing a strategic transition from 150 mm to 200 mm wafers, alongside early developments toward 12-inch platforms, driving intense competition across the entire value chain. Chinese players are rapidly reshaping the market through massive investments, fast-growing production capabilities, and aggressive pricing strategies, forcing global leaders to restructure supply chains, rethink partnerships, and adapt their technology roadmaps.

In this fast-moving environment—characterized by new entrants, geopolitical tensions, manufacturing scale-up challenges, evolving device architectures, and increasing IP activity—continuous patent monitoring has become essential to understand competitors’ strategies, identify emerging technological trends, detect disruptive innovations early, and support strategic decisions in R&D, partnerships, investments, and intellectual property positioning.

The SiC Substrates & Epiwafers patent monitoring service enables you to stay continuously up to date with the evolving patent landscape by providing:

• An initial dataset covering all patents published up to the previous quarter, categorized in 4 segments: Bulk & bare wafers, Epitaxy, Growth apparatuses, Finishing & Slicing.
• One-year access to an interactive dashboard to dynamically explore the patent landscape and instantly drill down from a high-level view to specific players, technologies, and patents.
• Quarterly updates of the database and dashboard, including new patent applications, newly granted patents, expired or abandoned patents, and IP collaborations, with a focus on key highlights on emerging trends, key players, and technological developments.

INTERACTIVE DASHBOARD

Quarterly updated online dashboard, powered by a carefully selected and enriched patent dataset curated by our IP analysts.

Key features:

• Dynamically explore the evolving competitive IP landscape based on your priorities
• Access clear, interactive visualizations for immediate insights
• Filter and analyze data by assignees, technologies, countries, dates, and legal status
• Focus on key quarterly highlights on emerging trends, key players, and technological developments
• Drill down instantly from high-level trends to specific players, technologies, and patents
• Tailor insights to the needs of each team (R&D, IP, strategy, business development)

Benefits:

• Stay up to date with the evolving patent landscape
• Get immediate answers to your key questions
• Save time and accelerate decision-making
• Focus on the insights that matter most