Tag: GaN
Dual-Channel Gate Driver for Enhancement Mode GaN Transistors
The uP1966A from uPI Semiconductor is designed to drive both high-side and low-side GaN FETs in half-bridge topologies. It integrates an internal bootstrap supply and UVLO. The uP1966A has split gate outputs that can operate to several MHz on both high and low side drive channels,...
Continue Reading300W GaN-Based Ultra-High Power Density AC-DC Adapter Reference Design
GaN Systems and ON Semiconductor announced the availability of the NCP13992UHD300WGEVB, the world’s highest power density 300W ac-dc adapter reference design using GaN Systems’ 650V, 15A gallium-nitride (GaN) E-HEMTs and multiple ON Semiconductor controller and driver ICs,...
Continue ReadingUltra-compact 200W desktop power supply from FiDUS features Gallium Nitride switching
FiDUS Power, the technical power supply distributor specializing in innovative solutions and new products that benefit system designers as they seek to differentiate their end products, sets a new bar for the size of external power supplies with the launch of the new model GDA200. The...
Continue ReadingWorld’s smallest and most affordable 65W GaN Adapter for Laptops and Mobile Devices
Though the sizes of laptops and mobile phones have become smaller and lighter over the years, that of power adapters have pretty much remained the same. They are still the same device we have always known them to be; bulky, messy and hard-to-carry-around. But the new GaNtechnology seeks...
Continue ReadingThree-phase, 1.25-kW, 200-VAC small form factor GaN inverter reference design for integrated drives
This reference design is a three-phase inverter with a continuous power rating of 1.25 kW at 50°C ambient and 550 W at 85°C ambient for driving 200-V AC servo motors. It features 600-V LMG3411R150 Gallium Nitride (GaN) power modules with an integrated FET and gate driver mounted on an...
Continue ReadingEnergy-efficient power electronics – gallium oxide power transistors with record values
The Ferdinand Braun Institute for Highest Frequency Technology (FBH) in Berlin has achieved a breakthrough with transistors based on gallium oxide (ß-Ga2O3). The ß-Ga2O3 gallium oxide MOSFETs developed by FBH scientists provide a high breakdown voltage with high current...
Continue ReadingON Semiconductor NCP51820 half-bridge gate driver
The NCP51820, a high-speed gate driver, is designed to meet the requirements of driving enhancement mode. The NCP51820, a high-speed gate driver, is designed to meet the requirements of driving enhancement mode (e-mode) and gate injection transistor (GIT) GaN HEMT power switches in...
Continue ReadingInfineon Gallium Nitride Power Devices
Infineon adds GaN (Gallium Nitride) to its power portfolio: CoolGaN™ and GaN EiceDRIVER™ ICs. The next essential step towards an energy-efficient world lies in the use of new materials and technologies. Wide bandgap semiconductors enable greater power efficiency, smaller...
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