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On March 25, 2020 in All, Power, Wide Bandgap by Paul Lee

Wide bandgap semiconductors are an enabling technology for a significant improvement in power-conversion efficiency, saving money, and helping to conserve energy in industrial, IT, and consumer applications.

Tagged With: gallium nitride, GaN, HEMT, MOSFET, SiC, silicon carbide, WBG, wide bandgap

A Lesson from the Wind and the Sun

On October 31, 2019 in All, Power by Paul Golata

Gather round and let me tell you a story about the power of the wind and sun. These are gifts for us to enjoy. ADI is leading the way for humanity to harness their collective power through energy storage systems

Move Over LEDs, Electric Motors Will Save the Planet

On November 30, 2018 in All, Industrial, Motor Control, Power, Wide Bandgap by Steven Keeping

LEDs save energy, but efficient electric motors can save much more. Now a new generation of GaN transistors promises new power-supply breakthroughs to help the units become even greener.

Misty Beginnings for LED Lighting

On February 10, 2016 in Lighting by Steven Keeping

There is little debate that LED lighting has hit the mainstream with the technology projected to achieve a market share of 84% in the general illumination market by 2030 (saving the equivalent of the total energy consumed by nearly 24 million U.S. homes compared to today’s inefficient lighting, according to the U.S. Department of Energy). But like many emerging technologies, LED lighting has taken a long time to actually emerge – much longer than you might think.

Tagged With: GaN, LED, Lighting, Smart Bulbs

SiC of GaN? Wide-Band Gap RAP Session APEC Day 1

On March 20, 2015 in Power by Aimee Kalnoskas

Your intrepid reporter, a veritable APEC ingénue, felt compelled to take part in the long-held tradition at APEC: Three concurrent RAP sessions closed out on Day 1. The RAP sessions are composed of a moderator, some apparently famous power panelists, topics that foster lively (geek-bait) debates, and historically large audiences blessed with a beer on their way in. The sessions drew large crowds. (Or was it the free beer?)

Tagged With: APEC, GaN, Power, SiC

APEC Day 2: Hot Rod Layouts, SiC Proponents, and New Options for LED Lighting Drivers

On March 19, 2015 in Power by Aimee Kalnoskas

If you weren’t certain by Day 1 of the Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) exhibition what the running themes were, you found confirmation on Day 2. High density, low power, SiC and GaN all played out through new products, technical sessions, and papers.

Tagged With: APEC, GaN, High Density, low power, Power, SiC

GaN the Giant Killer?

On January 28, 2014 in Wide Bandgap by Barry Manz

Gallium nitride (GaN) has evolved from a promising laboratory curiosity to a major force in RF power generation in less than a decade. Much has been made of its inherent advantages, leading to projections that it will displace gallium arsenide and silicon LDMOS. However, for a variety of reasons GaN is more likely to complement its more entrenched rivals than displace them.

Tagged With: GaN, MOSFETS, RF Power, Silicon, Wide Bandgap

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