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24 Aug 2026, 6:30 PM	Tom's Hardware	3.5	Kyoto University builds transistor that survives 600C temperatures, compatible with standard fabs — Standard ion implantation and bottom-gate design fix leakage and voltage drift Kyoto University demonstrated a silicon carbide (SiC) transistor that operates at 600°C, using standard ion implantation and a bottom-gate design to address leakage and voltage drift problems. The fabrication approach is compatible with existing semiconductor manufacturing processes, avoiding the need for specialized equipment. Why: For builders working on industrial IoT, automotive, or deep-well/geothermal sensing hardware in Southeast Asia's harsh environments, this signals that extreme-temperature-rated SiC transistors may become cheaper and more accessible as they can be produced on standard fab lines. However, this is early-stage university research with no commercial timeline, so no near-term design decisions should change based on it. semiconductors hardware silicon-carbide industrial-iot

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24 Aug 2026, 6:30 PM

Tom's Hardware

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Kyoto University builds transistor that survives 600C temperatures, compatible with standard fabs — Standard ion implantation and bottom-gate design fix leakage and voltage drift

Kyoto University demonstrated a silicon carbide (SiC) transistor that operates at 600°C, using standard ion implantation and a bottom-gate design to address leakage and voltage drift problems. The fabrication approach is compatible with existing semiconductor manufacturing processes, avoiding the need for specialized equipment.

Why: For builders working on industrial IoT, automotive, or deep-well/geothermal sensing hardware in Southeast Asia's harsh environments, this signals that extreme-temperature-rated SiC transistors may become cheaper and more accessible as they can be produced on standard fab lines. However, this is early-stage university research with no commercial timeline, so no near-term design decisions should change based on it.