Is GaN Replacing Silicon as a Mainstream Power Solution?

Nov. 26, 2021

The emergence of gallium nitride (GaN) is changing the way designers think about their power electronics designs. We talked to Dan Kinzer at Navitas to get a handle on the situation.

Alix Paultre

See more TechXchange Talks videos.

It's becoming clear that silicon now has a significant challenger in mainstream power applications as the emergence of gallium nitride, or GaN, is changing the way designers think about their power electronics designs. As well as helping to improve efficiency and cut carbon footprints, GaN can deliver smaller, lighter, more aesthetically pleasing products. We talked to Dan Kinzer at Navitas to get a handle on the situation.

About the Author

Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large

An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the US military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications in the embedded electronic engineering space. Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

Also check out hjis YouTube watch-collecting channel, Talking Timepieces.