Modern power transistors based on gallium nitride (GaN) enable power electronic switches to operate at much higher switching frequencies compared with those based on silicon (Si). Advantages include increased power density per volume and ...
Tags: Fraunhofer ISE, Electrical, Electronics
To increase the efficiency of voltage converters and minimize heat losses, researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF in Germany are developing transistors based on gallium nitride, characterized by low ...
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RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA says that RF-Lambda of San Diego, CA, USA, which makes and distributes RF components for analog wireless networks in North America, ...
Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) used in power management applications, has redesigned its website to include ...
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RF front-end component maker and foundry services provider TriQuint Semiconductor Inc of Hillsboro, OR, USA has produced what are reckoned to be the industry’s first gallium nitride (GaN) transistors using GaN-on-diamond wafers, which ...
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Institute of Electronic, Microelectronic and Nanotechnology (IEMN) in France has developed a gallium nitride (GaN) on silicon (Si) high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT) with a power gain cut-off frequency of 220GHz and a three-terminal ...
Tags: GaN-on-Si HEMT, EpiGaN MOCVD PECVD
Panasonic Corp of Osaka, Japan has developed a GaN-based power transistor with a blocking voltage of 600V that enables stable switching operations. Shipment of evaluation samples began in March. The firm claims that its design will for ...
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Panasonic Corp of Osaka, Japan has announced the development of a gallium nitride (GaN)-based power transistor with a blocking voltage of 600V that enables stable switching operations. Shipment of evaluation samples began in March. The ...
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Richardson RFPD Inc (an Arrow Electronics Company) of LaFox, IL, USA has launched its Avionics & Radar Tech Hub, a micro-website featuring the latest news, innovations and new products related to avionics and radar applications. The ...
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Efficient Power Conversion Corp (EPC) of El Segundo, CA, USA, which makes enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power field-effect transistors (FETs) used in power management applications, will be presenting an educational ...
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The IEEE ISSCC (International Solid State Circuits Conference), which runs this year from February 17-21 in San Francisco, is an important gathering for the electronic engineering industry. It is the world's show case for the best in ...
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ISSCC 2013 - 60th Anniversary Held every year in February in San Francisco, the IEEE's International Solid State Circuits Conference (ISSCC) is the world showcase for innovative circuit design. This is the 60th conference, and year's ...
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Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systems ISE in Freiburg, Germany have successfully tested power transistors made of gallium nitride (GaN) in power electronic systems. By using such transistors the researchers says ...
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China's Xiamen Powerway Advanced Material Co Ltd (PAM-Xiamen), which supplies ultra-high purity crystalline gallium nitride (GaN) and aluminium gallium nitride (AlGaN) materials and other related products and services, has announced the ...
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20 June 2012 Mitsubishi develops 170W,70%-efficiency GaN-on-Si PA for base-station transmitters Picture:Mitsubishi Electric's 170W,2.1GHz GaN-on-Si power amplifier. Tokyo-based Mitsubishi Electric Corp has developed a prototype 2GHz ...
Tags: Mitsubishi Electric Corp, GaN-on-Si PA, base-station transmitters