Electronics Weekly

Viewpoint: GaN power amps start with the transistor

The first step in designing a microwave frequency power amplifier monolithic microwave integrated circuit on a given GaN foundry process is to select the transistor size and bias, writes Liam Devlin.
Electronics Weekly

APEC: Fabless UK GaN company reveals easily-driven power transistors, with current sense

UK fab-less semiconductor company Cambridge GaN Devices has finally revealed its initial product range, at APEC in Houston. The company is using monolithic GaN integration, branded ‘ICeGaN’, to modify ...
Electronic Design

The Other Power Transistor Aiming to Dominate the Age of SiC

Unpacking the challenges with high-voltage power conversion and how SiC fits in. The pivotal advantages of SiC over traditional silicon in next-gen power converters. Rethinking circuit design for ...
New Electronics

RF LDMOS power transistors

STMicroelectronics is adding a broad range of devices to the STPOWER family of LDMOS transistors, which comprises three different product series optimised for RF power amplifiers (PAs) in a variety of ...
EDN

5-Channel, Low Power Transistor Array

The CPC5608 is a 5-channel, low power transistor array integrated circuit featuring extremely low static current draw from power supply in a simple 2-state logic control input. It has two state ...
ExtremeTech

What Is a Transistor, and How Does It Work?

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The Engineer

Research advances diamond transistors for high-power applications

Glasgow University researchers have led work that could lead to a new generation of diamond-based transistors for use in high-power electronics. The team has found a new way to use diamond as the ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Gate Drive Configurations For GaN Power Transistors

This whitepaper gives a compact overview of the recommended gate drive concepts for both GIT (gate injection transistor) and SGT (Schottky gate transistor) product families. A versatile standard drive ...
The Hindu

IISc researchers develop power switch to replace traditional silicon-based transistors

Indian Institute of Science (IISc) researchers have developed a fully indigenous gallium nitride (GaN) power switch that can have potential applications in systems like power converters for electric ...
NextBigFuture

SemiQon Cryogenic Transistor Breakthrough for 1,000X Less Heat and Uses 99.9% Less Power

Finnish company Semiqon has developed a transistor that operates with virtually zero heat dissipation. They have made silicon-based quantum processors to make future quantum computers more affordable, ...
heise online

First PC power supply with efficient silicon carbide (SiC) transistors

Switching transistors made from the semiconductor material silicon carbide (SiC) switch with lower losses than conventional MOSFETs. With the MEG Ai1600T PCIE5, the Taiwanese company MSI is now ...