Application Notes & White Papers

• Is it the End of the Road for Silicon in Power Conversion
• Gallium Nitride (GaN) Technology Overview
• Fundamentals of eGaN FETs
• eGaN FET Electrical Characteristics
• Characteristics of Second Generation eGaN FETs
• eGaN Parametric Characterization Guide
• Visual Characterization Guide
• Thermal Performance of eGaN FETs
• eGaN FET Safe Operating Area
• Using eGaN FETs
• Circuit Simulation Using Device Models
• Assembling eGaN FETs
• Quick Reference – Die Attach Procedure
• Quick Reference – Die Removal Procedure
• White Paper: eGaN FET Drivers and Layout
• Driving eGaN FETs in High Performance Power Conversion Systems
• White Paper: Paralleling eGaN FETs
• White Paper: Benchmark DC-DC Conversion Efficiency with eGaN FET-Based Buck Converters
• White Paper: Efficient Isolated Full Bridge Converter
• White Paper: Improve DC-DC Forward Converter Efficiency
• White Paper: Improve DC-DC Flyback Converter Efficiency
• 48V – 1V DC-DC Conversion using eGaN FETs
• 24V-1V DC-DC Conversion using eGaN FETs
• 12V – 1V DC-DC Conversion using eGaN FETs
• White Paper: Impact of Parasitics on Performance
• White Paper: Optimizing PCB Layout with eGaN FETs
• White Paper: Selecting eGaN FET Optimal On-Resistance
• White Paper: Dead-Time Optimization for Maximum Efficiency
• White Paper: eGaN FETs for Envelope Tracking Applications
• White Paper: eGaN FETs for Wireless Power Transfer Applications
• White Paper: eGaN FETs in High Frequency Resonant Converters

Articles

• 05/2013: Exploring gallium nitride technology
• 03/2013: Highly Resonant Wireless Power Transfer System Teardown
• 03/2013: eGaN FETs improve performance in Industrial POL Converters
• 03/2013: Si vs. GaN vs. SiC: Which process and supplier are best for my power supply design?
• 03/2013: {PODCAST} Paultre on Power – Power GaN
• 02/2013: Vendor Positions in the High Voltage GaN Commercialization Race
• 01/2013: Low Cost GaN e-mode Transistors and Diodes
• 01/2013: Enhancement Mode GaN Making Wireless Power Transmission More Efficient
• 12/2012: Gan-on-Si Based FETs Foster New Applications
• 12/2012: nPower PEG Uses eGaN Technology from EPC to Charge Mobile Devices from People-Power
• 09/2012: Gallium Nitride Transistor Packaging Advances and Thermal Modeling
• 07/2012: Are GaN Transistors Ready for Prime Time in Power Conversion
• 06/2012: Eighth Brick DC-DC Converter
• 06/2012: Test Equipment Must Keep Pace with New High Power Semiconductor Developments
• 06/2012: Characterizing High Power Semiconductors Requires New Technologies
• 03/2012: {VIDEO} Market Adoption of Enhancement Mode Gallium Nitride Transistors
• 02/2012: {VIDEO} How Enhancement Mode Gallium Nitride Transistors Work
• 12/2011: Gallium nitride based devices set to bring substantial boost to power efficiency
• 09/2011: {VIDEO} An Interview with CEO, Alex Lidow
• 09/2011: How2 Get from AC to Below 1 V with eGaN FETs
• 09/2011: Notebook DC-DC Converter Design
• 09/2011: Gate drive design for eGaN FETs
• 06/2011: Industry’s first eGaN FET Driver Simplifies Switching Design
• 02/2011: An interview with Alex Lidow on GaN Developments
• 11/2010: High Step-Down Ratio Buck Converters with eGaN Devices
• 11/2010: Driving eGaN FETs
• 10/2010: {VIDEO} Interview with CEO Alex Lidow
• 10/2010: How2 Understand eGaN Transistor Reliability
• 06/2010: GaN – the New Frontier for Power Conversion
• 03/2010: Enhancement Mode Gallium Nitride Transistor Delivers Impressive Performance
• 02/2010: Can Gallium Nitride Replace Silicon?

Power Electronics Technology eGaN® FET-Silicon Power Shoot-Out Series

• Volume 1 – Comparing Figure of Merit
• Volume 2 – Drivers, Layout
• Volume 3 – Power over Ethernet
• Volume 4 – Isolated Brick Converters
• Volume 5.1 – Paralleling eGaN FETs
• Volume 5.2 – Paralleling eGaN FETs
• Volume 6 – Power over Ethernet, Power Sourcing Equipment
• Volume 7 - Buck Converters
• Volume 8 – Envelope Tracking
• Volume 9 – Wireless Power Converters
• Volume 10 – High Frequency Resonant Converters
• Volume 11 – Optimizing FET On-Resistance
• Volume 12 – Optimizing Dead Time
• Volume 13.1 – Impact of Parasitics on Performance
• Volume 13.2 – Optimal PCB Layout