SemiSouth Laboratories is set to begin a new strategic relationship with a California-based clean technology company.
The collaboration with the unnamed Silicon Valley firm will accelerate the development of SemiSouth”s Silicon-Carbide fabrication facility and help drive its mission to provide energy-efficient clean technology solutions around the world, the company said in a release. Silicon-Carbide is used in electronic semiconductors and other applications.
The company partnering with SemiSouth will be announced during a celebration Oct. 22 at the SemiSouth facility in the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park at Mississippi State University.
Gov. Haley Barbour, U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper, MSU President Dr. Mark Keenum and SemiSouth Laboratories Chief Executive Officer Kenney R. Roberts will speak at the event. The president and CEO of the yet-to-be-named Silicon Valley company also will speak.
The event will begin at 11 a.m. A barbecue, held by SemiSouth, will take place at noon.
The Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park is located at 201 Research Blvd.
SemiSouth is a Silicon-Carbide-based semiconductor company specializing in Silicon-Carbide materials and electrical components for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management and conversion applications, according to the company”s website. Typical applications range from power conversion, such as in computing and network power supplies, to variable speed drives for industrial motors and hybrid electric vehicles, to high-power, harsh-environment military and aerospace applications.
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