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Which Companies Provide GaN Foundry Services?

Aug 21, 2017

MACOM, Wolfspeed, Qorvo, WIN Semi and United Monolithic Semiconductors are some of the main companies that provide GaN Foundry services. Click here to see a complete list of companies that provide GaN Foundry services.

What is GaN-on-Diamond technology?

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Gallium nitride (GaN)-on-Diamond technology is a pioneering materials invention from Akash co-founder, Felix Ejeckam that is created by lifting GaN thin films from its original growth substrate and transferring it to a synthetic CVD diamond substrate which, at 1,600-2,000 W/mK, exhibits the highest known thermal conductivity (4+ times higher than the next best materials) ever manufactured. Bringin...read more

GaN on Si Vs GaN on SiC

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There has been a debate around the use of Gallium Nitride (GaN) on Silicon Carbide (SiC) vs GaN on Silicon (Si) for RF Applications. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each one.

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What are the advantages of GaN on Silicon?

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For decades, laterally diffused metal oxide semiconductor (LDMOS) technology has dominated the RF semiconductor markets in commercial volume applications. Today, the balance has shifted, and Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN-on-Si) technology has emerged as the technology of choice to succeed legacy LDMOS technology in several of these RF markets.GaN-on-Si’s performance advantages over LDMOS are fir...read more

What are the Advantages of GaN Base Stations?

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Jul 10, 2017

In this video, senior customer account leader from Qorvo, describes how wireless infrastructure base stations benefit from high-voltage, high-power gallium nitride (GaN) products. Qorvo’s provides gallium nitride on silicon carbide (GaN-on-SiC) products which have long lifetimes and high reliability at 50-volt operation. Qorvo’s GaN products come in a wide variety of power output levels to address...read more

What are the advantages of using GaN-on-Diamond technology for RF Power Amplifiers?

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GaN-on-Diamond is the ultimate building block for an RF Power Amplifier; it gives the system designer a new thermal envelope to use for any number of product or system transformations. Through the application of GaN-on-Diamond materials, Akash’s technologies can resolve issues critical to the expansive growth of data use and consumption, enabling smaller, lighter and higher performing satellites t...read more

What are the advantages of GaN on Silicon for MMICs?

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The economies of scale made possible by GaN’s propagation into commercial 4G LTE wireless infrastructure can also enable GaN’s migration into the MMICs market, where it can help system designers achieve higher levels of functionality and device integration for next-generation 5G systems.The sheer density of massive MIMO antenna configurations – scaling as high as 256+ transmit and receive elements...read more

How reliable is GaN on Silicon compared to competing technologies?

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GaN-on-Si-based RF power transistors targeted for 4G LTE and 5G basestation infrastructure must adhere to, uphold and outperform the rigorous reliability testing standards achieved with legacy semiconductor technologies. GaN-on-Si RF power transistor technology has clearly demonstrated this capability, and has shown a clear pathway to support more demanding reliability requirements in the future.S...read more

What are the advantages of GaN on SiC?

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What are the advantages of GaN on SiC (Silicon Carbide) over GaN on Silicon?

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What are the Advantages of GaN on Silicon over LDMOS?

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What are the advantages of GaN on Si over LDMOS for Wireless Infrastructure applications?

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