Author: Peter Gammon, Professor of Power Electronic Devices, School of Engineering, University of Warwick

A silicon carbide wafer, from which microchips are manufactured. Peter Gammon Silicon microchips underpin our modern lives. They are at the heart of our smartphones and laptops. They also play critical roles in electric vehicles and renewable energy technology. Today, more than three-quarters of microchips, also known as semiconductors, are produced in Asia. But in […]