When it comes to power electronics, circuit designs usually are based on the performance and cost of the available semiconductor devices. Topologies are developed to take advantage of the capabilities ...

What are GaN HEMTs and why are they important? How GaN devices can handle kilowatt power conversion. Gallium-nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) are a form of field-effect ...

Power supply maker Recom has introduced a universal half-bridge development board and reference design. It is “a design that can be used to compare the real-life performance of various high power IGBT ...

In various power conversion and power delivery applications, GaN HEMTs are leading the way in developing new possibilities and displacing Si-based systems. The main features of several of the most ...

Currently available GaN technologies have their shortcomings. These are discussed in the following article followed by the presentation of a novel GaN technology that eliminates these shortcomings.

Power MOSFETs are specialized metal oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFET) designed to handle significant power levels. Although early power MOSFET manufacturing used several different ...