II-VI Inc and Element Six are collaborating to expand II-VI’s diamond platform, accelerating the development of applications by licensing Element Six’s single-crystal diamond technology.
Applications of advanced power and RF electronics, including for 6G wireless components, as well as other emerging applications in life sciences, sensing, thermal management, and quantum computing, are expected to drive the adoption of single-crystal diamond for its optical, mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties.
Through this collaboration, II-VI is licensing from Element Six its intellectual property and equipment necessary to produce high-quality single-crystal diamond, thus expanding its core competency in diamond technology ahead of anticipated market opportunities.
“Element Six has invested hundreds of millions of dollars for over 70 years to become a world leader in single-crystal diamond engineering and growth. Its unique capabilities complement II‑VI’s proprietary polycrystalline diamond, a material we already manufacture at scale,” says II-VI’s Steve Rummel, “thisexciting collaboration is consistent with II-VI’s innovation strategy of making early investments in technology platforms that are process- and capital-intensive, and that require time to evolve, mature, and scale, so we can enable our customers’ technology roadmaps.”
”Besides future opportunities for electronics, there is also a wide range of near-term applications driving the demand for accessible high-quality single-crystal diamond, including high-power optics, high-durability parts, and high-performance thermal-management systems,” says Element Six’s Daniel Twitchen.
