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Since gallium nitride (GaN) based power devices have a vast potential to grow in usage, this market opportunity continues to attract more new suppliers. As a result, the list of manufacturers of GaN technology based power devices is steadily expanding. How2Power June, 2013 More ...
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In a featured interview with EEWeb Pulse EPC’s CEO, Alex Lidow, discusses what steps need to be taken to help with wide adoption of GaN devices.
EEWeb Pulse
June, 2013
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It has been three years since the commercialization of gallium nitride (GaN) devices as MOSFET replacements in a commercial DC-DC application. With the emergence of GaN devices, coupled with now attainable applications previously not achievable with MOSFET-based FETs, a favorable stage has been set for GaN-device developers to release emerging application potential largely unimagined and untapped.
EETimes Asia
May 16, 2013
http://www.eetasia.com/ART_8800684828_480200_TA_f13f883a.HTM
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By: Andy Extance, Power Dev’
April, 2013
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC), Fairchild Semiconductor, GeneSiC Semiconductor, ROHM Semiconductor, and Transphorm tell Andy Extance and Power Dev’ how they’re turning module and system makers toward wide bandgap devices.
http://www.bluetoad.com/publication/?i=157700&p=6
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Author: By Alix Paultre, Editorial Director, PSD
Date: 3/12/2013
In this podcast, we talk to Alex Lidow of Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) about GaN devices and their impact on the power industry. EPC is a leader in enhancement-mode Gallium Nitride based power management devices. EPC was the first to introduce enhancement-mode Gallium-Nitride-on-Silicon (eGaN®) FETs as power MOSFET replacements in applications such as point-of-load converters, Power over Ethernet (PoE), server and computer DC-DC converters, LED lighting, cell phones, RF transmission, solar micro-inverters, and class-D audio amplifiers with device performance many times greater than silicon power MOSFETs.
http://www.powersystemsdesign.com/paultre-on-power---power-gan?a=1&c=6282
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The race to commercialize Gan-on-Si technology for power conversion applications continues at an intensified pace. As of December 2012 more than twenty semiconductor vendors have participate in this race led by a group of about seven vendors.
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January 2, 2013
Within the power electronics industry, GaN technology is growing out of its niche. The first GaN transistors are winning a growing share of the power electronics market. By Steve Soffels, Denis Marcon, and Stefaan Decoutere, IMEC www.bodospower.com
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Although, for the last few years, there has been a lot of talk about gallium nitride(GaN) based power transistors displacing the entrenched silicon MOSFETs, it might take some time before the emerging gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) based power FETs enter the mainstream power conversion space. However, in the meantime, a handful of emerging applications are poised to tap the benefits of this promising power technology. Besides commercial availability with high reliability, there are a number of unique GaN characteristics that are fostering these new applications.
Ashok Bindra
How2Power Today
December, 2012
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Gallium Nitride transistors have been available since Eudyna and Nitronex first introduced depletion-mode RF transistors in about 2005. Since then many new companies have entered the field with both RF transistors (e.g. RFMD, Triquint, Cree, Freescale, Integra, HRL, M/A-COM, and others), and transistors designed to replace power MOSFETs in power conversion applications (e.g. Transphorm, International Rectifier, GaN Systems, microGaN, and Efficient Power Conversion). This article discusses if this ground swell of activity mean that GaN transistors are ready to replace power MOSFETs, and, if so, why?
By Alex Lidow, Ph.D., CEO, EPC
Power Pulse.Net
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With eGaN® FETs' high-performance capabilities, we have seen rapid adoption in applications for efficient DC/DC conversion, POL converters, Class D audio amplifier and high frequency circuits. Texas Instruments’ introduction of the industry's first 100V, half-bridge GaN FET driver (LM5113), optimized for use with enhancement-mode GaN (eGaN) field-effect transistors (FETs),has further propelled such an accelerated adoption pace in applications like high-performance telecom power supplies, networking and datacom centers.
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EDN China April 2012 Print Issue
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Written by Peter Clarke - 3/7/2012 2:20 PM EST
LONDON - The market for power devices implemented in gallium nitride was less than $2.5 million in 2011, according to market research firm Yole Developpement (Lyon, France). However, there is a great deal of R&D activity and Yole sees the power GaN market growing to nearly $0 million in 2012 and $500 million in 2016.
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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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Wide-bandgap materials, such as GaN and SiC, are enabling a new generation of power switching devices that switch faster and with fewer losses than the venerable silicon MOSFET, resulting in smaller, more efficient power supplies.
By Margery Conner
EDN
August 25, 2011
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Alex Lidow is interviewed by ECN's Editorial Director, Alix Paultre, on the Tinker's Toolbox, ECN's audio interview website. The interview explores the attributes of GaN technology, applications opened as a result of GaN's superior performance to MOSFETs and reasons for the take-up of eGaN FET products over the past year.
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The latest report from Yole Développement “GaN Technologies for Power Electronics Applications: Industry and Market Status & Forecasts” says the Total Accessible Market is $16.6b and is envisioned to be split into Power ICs, Power Discretes and Power Modules.
Compound Semiconductor
October 28, 2010
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The weather was perfect in Chi-town at the Darnell Power Forum but the technologies were hot including a talk by Alex Lidow CEO of Efficient Power Conversion Corp., who discussed why the power industry should consider GaN for improving performance.
By Paul O’Shea
EEBEAT
September 14, 2010
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Due to its advantages GaN will probably become the dominant technology. GaN has a much higher critical electric field than silicon which enables this new class of devices to withstand much greater voltage from drain to source with much less penalty in on-resistance.
By Alex Lidow, PhD
Bodo’s Power Systems
June, 2010
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