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Cactus Materials

Advanced compound semiconductor chips for critical AI infrastructure

Cactus Materials develops advanced compound semiconductor technologies for AI infrastructure, photonics, power electronics, and specialized foundry services.

3300 V
SiC MOSFET
850-1550 nm
eGaAs™
12-16 Week
Lead Time
ISO 9001:2015 
ITAR Registered 

01 — What we build

Three divisions, one supply chain

Vertically integrated from epitaxial growth through device fabrication, testing and packaging support. 

Photonics

Cutting-edge laser and photodetector solutions on eGaAs™ (III-V) for datacenters, aerospace and sensing.

Power Electronics

High-voltage silicon carbide discrete devices and power modules for mission-critical power infrastructure.

Foundry Services

Custom manufacturing and production – wafer and packaging process support for R&D and production.

02 — Technology focus areas

Empowering innovators across frontiers

T.01
Ultrafast & RadHard Detectors

Radiation-hardened detectors for space and defense.

T.02
Infrared Detectors

III-V materials beyond silicon  GaAs, GaSb.

 
T.03
VCSEL Lasers

Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers.

 
T.04
SiC High-Voltage / High-Temp

Rugged silicon carbide power devices.

 
T.05
3D AI Optical Integration

On- and off-chip photonic building blocks.

 
T.06
“Rad Hard” Electronics

Reliability under extreme radiation.

 

03 — Manufacturing

Two semiconductor fabs

We run two semiconductor fabs totaling 40,000 sq ft in Tempe, Arizona.

FAB 01
Silicon Carbide (SiC) - premium epi, stable gate oxide, advanced edge termination, ultra-low Rds(on).
FAB 02
III-V eGaAs™ - precision epitaxial growth with tailored, tunable bandgaps.
PARTNERS
Fabless companies, IDMs and OEMs - from prototype to production.

04 — Markets we power

M.01
Data Centers & AI

GaAs Lasers and Detectors

M.02
3D Sensing

LiDAR, autonomous vehicles, defense sensing.

M.03
Aerospace & Defense

High-temp, high-radiation, national security.

M.04
Power Grid

Utility-scale solar, wind, storage, IBRs.

ISO 9001:2015

Quality Management

ITAR Registered

Secure Domestic Manufacturing

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