Asset advisory and auction services firm Heritage Global Partners (HGP, a subsidiary of Counsel RB Capital) and equipment auction and valuation firm The Branford Group have announced a global webcast auction of late-model silicon carbide (SiC) semiconductor manufacturing assets and testing equipment of SemiSouth Laboratories Inc of Starkville, MS, USA, which made SiC devices for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management and conversion applications.
The auction is scheduled to begin at 10am CT (US central time) on 4 April. Assets being sold include: semiconductor fabrication equipment, electronic test equipment, dicing equipment and final assembly equipment. Interested bidders can attend the on-site preview on 3 April (9am-4pm CT) at 201 Research Boulevard on the campus of Mississippi State University in Starkville.
“The SiC materials and electrical components being sold via our global webcast are ideal for high-power, high-efficiency, harsh-environment power management and conversion applications,” says Branford Group’s president William Gardner. “Typical applications range from power conversion to variable-speed drives to high-power, harsh-environment military and aerospace applications,” he adds.
