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Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize

Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize

Funds teams delivering high impact prototypes with milestone support for Silicon Carbide Packaging Prize Competition in energy systems, semiconductors, and photonics.

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The Silicon Carbide (SiC) Packaging Prize is a $2.25 million prize competition administered through the DOE Solar Energy Technologies Office (SETO) via the American-Made Challenges platform on HeroX, targeting innovation in silicon carbide power electronics packaging for solar inverters and grid-connected power conversion applications. Silicon carbide is a wide-bandgap semiconductor that enables i…

Silicon carbide (SiC) power electronics packaging innovation targeting improved performance, reliability, or cost reduction for solar inverters and grid-connected power conversion applications.

CycleiHow often this grant runs — e.g. annually, on a rolling basis, or a one-off call.One-off
Next deadlineiThe next date applications are due. Rolling means you can apply any time.—
Decision timeiTypical time from the deadline to the funder's decision.—
Project durationiHow long the funded work is expected to run.—
Award typeiThe form of funding — grant, equity, loan, tax credit, etc.Prize
Match fundingiThe share of project costs you must cover yourself. 0% = fully funded.0%
Funding pooliThe total budget available across all awards in this round.$2.3M

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