Anvil Semiconductors commercializes silicon carbide (SiC)-on-silicon technology for power devices, aiming to deliver higher-efficiency power switches with lower carbon emissions and reduced running costs. The company has developed a proprietary process for epitaxial 3C‑SiC layers on silicon substrates that it says can cut manufacturing costs for SiC devices. Anvil’s long-term objective is to produce SiC materials and devices at costs close to conventional silicon to enable high-volume markets previously closed to SiC because of cost. The company was spun off in August 2010 from the University of Warwick’s School of Engineering by Warwick Ventures and is led by co-founder Dr Peter Ward and CEO Jill Shaw. Anvil is based in Coventry, UK, and the recent funding is intended to accelerate development and commercialization of its technology. No operating metrics such as revenue or user numbers are provided in the article. Anvil Semiconductors develops small power converters that use innovative Silicon Carbide (SiC) power semiconductor switches. The technology, developed by CEO Dr Peter Ward alongside Professor Phil Mawby’s team at the University of Warwick School of Engineering, aims to improve operating efficiency, reduce size and lower cost of power converters. Target applications cited include electric cars, photovoltaic cells and wind turbines. The company was created by Warwick Ventures Ltd, the university’s technology commercialization arm, and is newly launched. Its current financial support includes a £150k equity-style investment and an R&D grant from the Technology Strategy Board. The investment will support progress of the business and further technology development.

Total raised

$2M

Funding rounds

2

Latest round

Equity

Latest activity

Jan 2020