KnowMade launched two new patent monitoring services dedicated to SiC technology: the SiC Substrates & Epitaxial Wafers Patent Monitor and the SiC Power Devices & Modules Patent Monitor.
These new solutions are designed to help R&D, IP, strategy and business-development teams continuously track the fast-evolving technology and competitive landscapes across the silicon carbide value chain.
As SiC technology continues to gain strategic importance in electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, renewable energy systems, industrial power electronics and high-efficiency power conversion, companies need more than static patent information.
They need structured, regularly updated and expert-curated patent intelligence that can support technology scouting, competitive benchmarking, freedom-to-operate awareness and IP strategy.
To address this need, KnowMade’s new SiC technology patent monitors combine comprehensive patent datasets, quarterly updates and access to KnowMade’s new interactive dashboard. This dashboard enables users to explore patent landscape dynamically, identify key players, monitor technology trends, analyze geographic filing strategies and drill down to individual patent families.
SiC technology patent activity remains strong in Q1 2026
Patent activity in SiC technology remained particularly dynamic during the first quarter of 2026, both upstream in substrates and epitaxial wafers and downstream in power devices and modules.
In SiC Power Devices & Modules, more than 460 new patent publications were published during Q1 2026, describing more than 350 new inventions related to the technological development of SiC power devices and SiC power modules. The top 15 IP players contributed nearly 50% of the quarter’s IP activity, confirming the strategic concentration of patenting efforts among leading companies active in SiC power electronics.
The geographic distribution of patent filings also highlights the central role of China in the current SiC technology patent landscape. During Q1 2026, patenting activity for SiC power devices and modules was strongly oriented toward China, with 290 new patent applications shown in the country-level filing analysis, followed by the United States, Japan, Europe, South Korea and Taiwan. Among the top 15 patent applicants, filing efforts were concentrated in China, the USA and Japan.
Foreign players such as Toshiba and Infineon are actively protecting their inventions in China, while leading Chinese patent applicants, including Global Power Technology, BYD and Jilian Automotive Electronics, remain focused on the domestic territory. This confirms that China is not only a major market for SiC technology, but also an increasingly dense innovation and IP protection environment.
