30 years of Silicon Carbide excellence in Kista
Discover the unique SiC innovation hub and meet with founders and stakeholders.
For more than 30 years, KTH, RISE and the Electrum Laboratory have been at the center of research and development of advanced Power Semiconductor (wide bandgap, WBG) Silicon Carbide technology. State of the art research, innovations and startup companies continuously come out of the SiC hub in Kista, creating real, sustainable impact.
During the event you will learn about the latest developments and possibilities in SiC, discover the role and function of the SiC innovation system in Kista and enjoy the opportunity to network with SiC pioneers, companies and founders.
Some of the topics that will be highlighted:
- Electrum laboratory; more than just a lab
- KTH, the Royal Institute of technology, 50+ doctoral dissertations in SiC and WBG
- RISE, Research Institutes of Sweden; role and function
- The importance of incubators; KTH Innovation & STING – Stockholm Innovation and Growth
- Networks of companies, entrepreneurs, and investors
- PECTA – International collaboration and coordination
- Possibility to connect with the SiC ecosystem founders and stakeholders
NOTE: This event is dedicated to the memory of John Palmour, Wolfspeed.
Program: Wednesday, November 23, 13.00 – 16.00
Place: Electrum building, Sal B, Kistagången 16, Kista
13:00-14:00 Presentations from KTH
RECORDING of First Hour (slides on link)
Marco Giertz, CEO Visit Kista AB, Carl-Mikael Zetterling, Professor KTH, Nils Nordell, Director Electrum Laboratory, Anders Hallén, Professor KTH
How SiC revolutionizes Sustainable Power Electronics
Carl-Mikael Zetterling, Professor KTH
The history of Silicon Carbide and world class SiC research at KTH in Kista
Anders Hallén, Professor KTH
The Electrum Laboratory; more than just a lab
Nils Nordell, Director Electrum Laboratory
STING – Stockholm Innovation and Growth; world’s best incubator/accelerator
Dr Raoul Stubbe, deeptech business coach
Thorbjörn Ebefors, Program Director
14:00-15:00 Coffee break & guided tours of the Electrum Laboratory

75 years anniversary transistor cake
Network with SiC pioneers, companies and founders
A transistor-based competition with a SiC transistor giveaway
15:00-16:00 Hear the success stories of SiC founders and pioneers
RECORDING of Second Hour (slides on link)
Onsemi – Martin Domeij, Senior Director R&D Engineering
Coherent – Andrei Konstantinov
KISAB – Johan Ekman, CEO
ST Microelectronics – Björn Magnusson, Site Manager
Epiluvac – Roger Nilsson, CTO
Hitachi Energy – Muhammad Nawaz, Principal Scientist, not in recording
RISE – Björn Samel, VP RISE
Swedish Energy Agency – Peter Bennich, Senior Policy Advisor
