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Allegro to Acquire Heyday Integrated Circuits, Expand EV Reach

Allegro to Acquire Heyday Integrated Circuits, Expand EV Reach

The move bolsters and diversifies Allegro’s extant portfolio of voltage, current and power sensors, as well as drivers.


News Jun 08, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Eliminating Power Conversion Trade-Offs by Moving to 1700V SiC MOSFETs

Eliminating Power Conversion Trade-Offs by Moving to 1700V SiC MOSFETs

Designers of high-voltage power systems have struggled to meet customers’ needs for continued innovation when using silicon MOSFETs and IGBTs.…


EPC Says its New 40 V GaN FET Is World’s Smallest at 1.1 mΩ

EPC Says its New 40 V GaN FET Is World’s Smallest at 1.1 mΩ

The fresh EPC2066 is an enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) power FET expanding the company’s extensive portfolio of low-voltage,…


GaN vs Silicon Smackdown

GaN vs Silicon Smackdown

One way to tell when a new technology has passed the tipping point of adoption is by the voices advocating the status quo. The more conservative…


SiC MOSFETs Push the Boundaries of Power Electronics

SiC MOSFETs Push the Boundaries of Power Electronics

ROHM’s 4th generation SiC MOSFETs offer improved characteristics compared to the older generation, and at lower prices. Several applications in…


SiC MOSFET Enhances Stability Under Real Application Conditions

SiC MOSFET Enhances Stability Under Real Application Conditions

The recently launched 1200 V CoolSiC™ MOSFET M1H comes with a variety of new features and improvements from which the targeted applications will…


Vicor Touts its American “ChiP” Fab as the Industry’s First

Vicor Touts its American “ChiP” Fab as the Industry’s First

The ChiP (converter housed in package) fabrication facility will produce power modules in the United States using process steps analogous to…


News May 26, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
Nexperia and Kyocera AVX to Jointly Develop GaN Power Modules For EVs

Nexperia and Kyocera AVX to Jointly Develop GaN Power Modules For EVs

The companies will look to combine Nexperia’s extensive background in gallium nitride (GaN) with Kyocera AVX’s expertise in advanced packaging…


News May 25, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
GaN — Assuring Price, Volume and Security of Supply

GaN — Assuring Price, Volume and Security of Supply

(Performance and Reliability are Expected). Gallium nitride is still regarded as a new technology by many. Although GaN is now widely used in…


Efficient Power Conversion Unveils New 200 V Rad-hard GaN FET

Efficient Power Conversion Unveils New 200 V Rad-hard GaN FET

The latest addition to Efficient Power Conversion’s (EPC) line of rad-hardened devices features a maximum RDS(ON) of 25 mΩ and 20 A of…


ROHM and Delta Electronics Announce GaN-focused Strategic Partnership

ROHM and Delta Electronics Announce GaN-focused Strategic Partnership

With Delta’s power supply development know-how and ROHM’s vast experience in power semiconductors, the companies will look to develop 600 V…


News May 03, 2022 by Gary Elinoff
GaN ePower Integrated Circuits Applied to Motor Drives

GaN ePower Integrated Circuits Applied to Motor Drives

The latest ePower™ integrated circuits based on gallium nitride technology by Efficient Power Conversion are revolutionizing motor drive…


EPC Space Unveils New 40 V Rad-Hard GaN Power Transistor

EPC Space Unveils New 40 V Rad-Hard GaN Power Transistor

The surface-mounted gallium nitride (GaN) device handles 95 A of continuous drain current and sports an RDS(ON) of only 4 milliohms.


An On-demand Solar Energy to Electricity Converter Chip

An On-demand Solar Energy to Electricity Converter Chip

Researchers earlier developed an energy storage system that captures sunlight and stores it for up to 18 years. They have now succeeded in creating…


News Apr 15, 2022 by Darshil Patel
EPC Claims its New 350 V GaN Transistor is 20 Times Smaller than Comparable Silicon Offerings

EPC Claims its New 350 V GaN Transistor is 20 Times Smaller than Comparable Silicon Offerings

The enhancement mode power transistor features a maximum continuous drain current of 6.3 A and a maximum RDS(ON) of 80 mΩ


STMicroelectronics Debuts 50 W GaN Converter for High-efficiency Power Applications

STMicroelectronics Debuts 50 W GaN Converter for High-efficiency Power Applications

The company’s new converter is a quasi-resonant (QR) flyback controller incorporating 650 V E-mode GaN transistors.


ROHM Introduces 150 V GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor with an 8 V Withstand Gate Voltage

ROHM Introduces 150 V GaN High Electron Mobility Transistor with an 8 V Withstand Gate Voltage

The new gallium nitride (GaN) device provides a safety margin of 3 V, as compared to the 1 V margin offered by standard devices of 200 V or less.


Power Integrations Introduces Tandem Power IC Families at APEC

Power Integrations Introduces Tandem Power IC Families at APEC

The new ICs enable designers to meet tough new efficiency requirements, while at the same time realizing excellent power factor correction (PFC).


Teledyne e2v HiRel’s New 650 V, 60 A GaN HEMTs are Space-screened at NASA’s Top Assurance Level

Teledyne e2v HiRel’s New 650 V, 60 A GaN HEMTs are Space-screened at NASA’s Top Assurance Level

The two new transistors are tested through NASA’s Level 1 screening flow, its most stringent set, and can be qualified to NASA’s full Level 1…


Teledyne e2v HiRel Releases a 100 V Transistor Driver for 20 MHz FET and GaN Transistors

Teledyne e2v HiRel Releases a 100 V Transistor Driver for 20 MHz FET and GaN Transistors

The radiation-tolerant device is available in a space-saving flip chip die, and is aimed at driving the company’s 100 V gallium nitride (GaN)…