This announcement by ST is actually a positive first step then, a proverbial wafer about the stage, but ST should still be some many years from becoming 200 mm self-enough. This can be reflected during the closing assertion that ST want to ‘resource over 40% of its SiC substrates internally https://sicschottkydiodemanufactu63962.madmouseblog.com/13018172/the-2-minute-rule-for-bare-die-sic-schottky-diodes