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by saidajigumi 3512 days ago
Interesting. Moissanite (silicon carbide) has a number of similar characteristics to diamond. So I decided to see whether, like diamond, its use as a high-temperature semiconductor had been investigated. Turns out the answer is yes, specifically by Toyota for its hybrid cars' power control units (PCUs):

https://www.wired.com/2014/06/toyota-semiconductors-evs/

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Yeah, manufacturers like Cree specialize in it for high voltage MOSFETs.