Gallium Nitride: From Science Fiction to Industry

 

Forty years after Star Wars and the first revolution in power electronics, we are now at the start of the second major change. The critical combination of switch, magnetics, topology, control and integration liberates the power designer to stretch beyond the old, slow converters to achieve once again the major leaps in efficiency, power density and cost. This is only the beginning of the new revolution. From previously unimagined, ‘science fiction’ concepts, GaN Power ICs deliver ‘industry facts’ with proven performance.