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Gallium nitride based devices set to bring substantial boost to power efficiency

Gallium nitride has long been known to have useful properties when it comes to electronic components. Even so, its application has largely been confined to more exotic areas of the industry, particularly rf transistors.

But GaN is beginning to find application in what could be considered the mainstream, with some of its proponents suggesting its arrival could mark the beginning of the end for the traditional power mosfet.

By: Graham Pitcher
New Electronics
December 13, 2011
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