Semiconductor Engineering

Inspecting And Testing GaN Power Semis

As demand for new automotive battery electric vehicles (BEVs) heats up, automakers are looking for solutions to meet strict zero-defect goals in power semiconductors. Gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon ...

Chip startup AGNIT sets up GaN testing lab at IISc with Rs 3 crore investment

Indian semiconductor startup AGNIT Semiconductors has established a new GaN testing laboratory at IISc Bengaluru. This ...
Investing

Aehr Test Systems lands order for GaN device testing

FREMONT, CA - Aehr Test Systems (NASDAQ:AEHR), a global provider of semiconductor test and burn-in equipment, announced today that it has secured an initial production order from a leading automotive ...
Electronics Weekly

Power topologies: Putting SiC and GaN to the test

GaN and SiC mosfets were tested and compared by a distribution company using the GaNdalf modular development platform. David Woodcock reports on the findings. The traditional silicon power mosfet is a ...
Semiconductor Engineering

Silicon Carbide And Gallium Nitride Bring New Challenges For Semiconductor Test

In the era of megatrends such as electric vehicles (EVs), new technologies are emerging to keep up with evolving demands. One example of this is the evolution of compound semiconductors that use ...
EDN

How to GaN: Electrical Characteristics of Enhancement Mode GaN Transistors

For a power system designer who has worked with a power MOSFET, upgrading to an enhancement mode GaN transistor is straightforward. The basic operating characteristics are quite similar and yet there ...

AGNIT Semiconductors sets up Rs 3 crore GaN testing lab at IISc to speed up chip validation

The laboratory houses equipment including environmental testing chambers capable of operating between -60°C and 125°C, RF ...