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NC State tapped to lead Department of Energy institute

wide bandgap semiconductors

Iridescent Silicon Microchip

Sep 20, 2024

NC State CLAWS hub to lead $19 million in ‘Leap Ahead’ projects

Projects aim to improve the performance of transistors and switches used in important civilian and military technologies. 
Two lab technicians dressed in head-to-toe white protective suits work in a nanofabrication facility.

Jul 26, 2024

Pack power

New semiconductor center builds on more than 30 years of NC State research. 
Aerial view of ongoing construction of the new Wolfspeed materials facility in Chatham County, NC.

Jan 19, 2024

Growing at Wolfspeed

The founders of Cree, Inc. started a company based on the potential of silicon carbide, a finicky but promising compound long employed as an abrasive but with the potential for much more. 
President Barack Obama addresses a partisan Wolfpack crowd.

Jan 16, 2014

NC State tapped to lead Department of Energy institute

Engineers at North Carolina State University have long been leaders in the development of leading-edge energy technology, and now they will lead a new US DOE advanced manufacturing institute.