SiC & GaN Epitaxial Wafers
$0.30 bnAnnual import
5%Indian capability
3,425Supplier concentration (HHI)
₹4,500 crTo localise
Why India imports it. Wolfspeed, II-VI, Sumitomo dominate; India has no SiC boule or epi production at scale.
Why it matters. SiC wafers are the substrate for EV inverters and renewable inverters; cascades into energy transition.
Can India localise it? Partial - 5-7 year horizon; startups emerging.
Where it comes from. Germany (45%), USA (35%), Japan (15%).
Scorecard
The ten indices
CMDI 79.15Dependency
LPI 31.25Localisation potential
IAI 53.5Investment attractiveness
SRI 77.5Supply risk
SCI 58.2Supply-chain complexity
TRI 38.5Technology readiness
IMI 70.5Industrial multiplier
NSRI 64.5National-security relevance
EPI 55Export potential
ICGI 86Capability gap
Who makes it
Manufacturers
In India
Agnit Semiconductors
Global leaders
WolfspeedIi ViSumitomo Electric
Intelligence
Related signals
- India Now Has a Structured Map of Where It Stays Import-Dependent
- India's Deepest Chokepoints: EUV Photoresist, Leading-Edge Logic and Aero-Engines
- Where Dependency Meets Feasibility: SiC Power and Display-Driver ICs Are the Build-Now Surfaces
- High-Purity Minerals Enter the Semiconductor Feedstock Chain
Sources
Primary references
Confidence: Reasoned estimate. Reasoned estimate. Part of Techadyant Labs' Critical Manufacturing Dependencies (Edition I).