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DEAR0001562

Cooperative Agreement

Overview

Grant Description
SixPoint Materials, Inc. - New Open 2021 Award. Control No. 2459-2413. Project Title: "Vertical GaN Photoconductive Semiconductor Switch for HVDC Breakers." This project develops a semiconductor switch that will enable low-cost, fast-acting, high-efficiency, high-voltage (HV) DC circuit breakers.
Awardee
Sixpoint Materials
Funding Goals
CONSIDERING THE FUTURE DEMAND OF GAN SUBSTRATES IN POWER ELECTRONICS AND WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES, TEAM WILL FOCUS MORE ON THE AMMONOTHERMAL METHOD (INSTEAD OF CONVENTIONAL HVPE METHOD) THAT CAN PRODUCE LOW-DISLOCATION SUBSTRATES. ALSO, MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL CORPORATION (COST SHARE PROVIDER) IS LOOKING FOR AN OPPORTUNITY OF PRODUCING GAN SUBSTRATES IN THE US TO MEET THE FUTURE DEMAND IN NORTH AMERICA. AS A STEPPINGSTONE TO THE US, MCC DECIDED TO COLLABORATE WITH SIXPOINT CONDUCTING ARPA-E OPEN 2021 PROJECT. MCC WILL SUPPORT SIXPOINT TO DEVELOP 4'' MN-GAN BY THE AMMONOTHERMAL METHOD THROUGH A COMBINATION OF IN-KIND (SUPPLY OF MATERIALS) AND CASH CONTRIBUTION. GOAL IS FOR SIXPOINT TO ESTABLISH PRODUCTION CAPABILITY OF HIGH-QUALITY GAN IN THE US.
Grant Program (CFDA)
81.135 - Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy
Awarding / Funding Agency
Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E) [DOE]
Place of Performance
Buellton, California United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
OPEN 2021 (DE-FOA-0002459)
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 03/30/25 to 09/30/27 and the total obligations have increased 178% from $1,980,000 to $5,511,333.
Sixpoint Materials was awarded High-Efficiency HVDC Breaker: Vertical GaN Semiconductor Switch Cooperative Agreement DEAR0001562 worth $4,782,000 from Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy in March 2022 with work to be completed primarily in Buellton California United States. The grant has a duration of 5 years 6 months and was awarded through assistance program 81.135 Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy. $729,333 (13.0%) of this Cooperative Agreement was funded by non-federal sources. The Cooperative Agreement was awarded through grant opportunity OPEN 2021.

Status
(Ongoing)

Last Modified 5/6/25

Period of Performance
3/31/22
Start Date
9/30/27
End Date
66.0% Complete

Funding Split
$4.8M
Federal Obligation
$729.3K
Non-Federal Obligation
$5.5M
Total Obligated
87.0% Federal Funding
13.0% Non-Federal Funding

Activity Timeline

Interactive chart of timeline of amendments to DEAR0001562

Transaction History

Modifications to DEAR0001562

Additional Detail

Award ID FAIN
DEAR0001562
SAI Number
None
Award ID URI
None
Awardee Classifications
Small Business
Awarding Office
897030 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Funding Office
897002 ADVANCED RSRCH PROJ AGENCY ARPA-E
Awardee UEI
E9NSMRRKTL49
Awardee CAGE
67EE7
Performance District
CA-24
Senators
Dianne Feinstein
Alejandro Padilla

Budget Funding

Federal Account Budget Subfunction Object Class Total Percentage
Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, Energy Programs, Energy (089-0337) Energy supply Research and development contracts (25.5) $1,782,000 100%
Modified: 5/6/25