ʻO Silicon Carbide,ʻike pūʻiaʻo ia he carborundom a iʻole sic, he meaʻona maikaʻi e nānāʻia no kona mau paona momona, a me ka ikaika. Mai ka wā i hala aku nei ka kenekulia 19 ʻOi aku, ua loaʻa iā ia ke noi i nā hana refracty a me nā mea hoʻomehana no nā mea hana o kaʻoihana a me nā mīkini e komo ai i nā pumps a me nā mīkini. Hoʻohuiʻia, hoʻohanaʻia ia ma keʻano he subiconcucting substrate no nā dioding māmā.
