GaN: Primed For Power

Focus:

A market report by Yole Developpement forecasts a CAGR of 80% over the 2016 to 2020 period for sales of GaN-based power semiconductor devices. After some brief discussion of the currently available 200-V GaN on silicon devices, this short article on Yole's report discusses the status of 600-V GaN HEMTs, which are said to be at least a year away from being qualified. This article describes expectations regarding target applications for the 600-V GaN devices, competing technologies like SiC MOSFETs, technical issues, pricing issues, and the need for multiple sources. This article also identifies key suppliers including some start-ups.

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no author specified, Compound Semiconductor, Compound Semiconductor, Jul 03 2014

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