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RF GaN: A World of Potential, But at a Critical Crossword

5G GaN 

Aymen Ghorbel & Ezgi Dogmus

Yole Group

Over the last two decades, RF GaN technology has evolved, initially finding its roots in defense applications and now exploring new frontiers in meeting the demands of telecom infrastructure and satel...read more

What is Microwave Pyrolysis?

GaN RF Energy 

Editorial Team

Nov 28, 2023
Microwave Pyrolysis is a method of thermal decomposition that utilizes microwave radiation to break down organic materials into smaller molecules in the absence of oxygen. This process involves exposi...read more

The RF PoL: A Special Breed of Point of Load Converters

5G Amplifiers GaN LDMOS Millimeter Waves 

Masashi Nogawa

Staff Systems Engineer at Qorvo

The air around us all is a sea of radio emissions from a few tens of kHz up to tens of GHz and transmitters' power levels from milliwatt power to megawatts for the biggest ‘longwave’ b...read more

Comparing GaN Substrates

GaN 

Editorial Team

Jun 16, 2020
Gallium Nitride is a semiconductor technology used for high power, high-frequency semiconductor applications. Gallium Nitride exhibits several characteristics that make it better than GaAs and Silicon...read more

What are Near Field and Far Field Regions of an Antenna?

Antennas RF Basics 

Editorial Team

May 22, 2018
When a signal from a transmitter is applied to an antenna, it sends out electromagnetic waves in to free space. The EM field characteristics vary as a function of distance from the antenna. They are b...read more

What are the advantages of GaN on Silicon for MMICs?

GaN 

MACOM

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 achie...read more

How reliable is GaN on Silicon compared to competing technologies?

GaN 

MACOM

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 semicon...read more

What is GaN-on-Diamond technology?

GaN 

Akash Systems

Akash Systems

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 origina...read more

What are the advantages of GaN on Silicon?

GaN 

MACOM

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 N...read more

What are the advantages of GaN on SiC?

GaN 

Eric Leclerc

Feb 23, 2019
Let's say simply that SiC is a very dissipative substrate compared to Si. Devices on this substrate can operate at a high voltage and high drain current. Junction temperature will increase slowly ...read more

Which Companies Provide GaN Foundry Services?

GaN 

Editorial Team

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...read more

What are the Advantages of GaN Base Stations?

GaN 

Editorial Team

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 gal...read more

What are the Advantages of GaN on Silicon over LDMOS?

GaN LDMOS 

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

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GaN on Si Vs GaN on SiC

GaN 

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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