Silicon Carbide Technology: State-of-the-Art

This article provides an overview of the most recent developments in silicon carbide research. It provides a brief history of silicon carbide and an overview of devices that use SiC technology today. A short description of the SiC power electronic devices is provided. The article also dives into current trends in <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">SiC</tex> applications and topologies where <tex xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">SiC</tex> power electronics are used. At the end of this article, a quick comparison between classic silicon and modern silicon carbide technology is presented, along with challenges for the future development of the given technology.