You may not have heard about gallium nitride (GaN), but it’s quickly becoming an increasingly important technology in the smartphone space. This next-generation semiconducting material is likely to ...

Gallium nitride has long been on the horizon for a variety of uses in semiconductors, but implementing this on a commercial scale has been relatively slow due to a variety of technical hurdles. That ...

Standards is a series explaining various tech protocols, looking at their practical implementation, and where we could find them in devices around us. Fast charging is one of the most useful features ...

Take a second and look at the charger you’re using for your phone or laptop. Is it the one that came in the box, or maybe a random spare you dug out of a drawer? Sure, it might work, but it could also ...

Say what you will about the haphazard state of USB-C, you’ll still be hard-pressed to deny that it has simplified charging massively. That said, USB-C’s growing presence hasn’t stopped brands from ...

GaN switches promise higher efficiency and higher power density in SMPS. This article discusses the readiness of this technology and its challenges, and provides an outlook on being a replacement for ...

Why do GaN and SiC devices need unique test equipment? Power semiconductors employing silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) have higher power density, smaller size, better high temperature ...

NexGen Power Systems Inc. is fabricating vertical power devices (vertical gallium nitride, or vertical GaN) using homoepitaxial GaN on GaN substrates. Vertical GaN devices are capable of switching at ...

Over the past few decades, the technology space has seen a spur in the adoption of fast charging solutions. Be it on a smartphone, tablet, or even laptop, fast chargers are starting to become ...

GaN on SiC RF devices are becoming increasingly important to realise the efficient high frequency devices required for today’s communications. The high electron ...