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Key Takeaways From Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC) 2019

Key Takeaways From Applied Power Electronics Conference & Exposition (APEC) 2019

As the premiere U.S. annual event in Applied Power Electronics, APEC focuses on the practical and applied aspects of the power electronics business. More than 5,500 professionals from around the world attended this year’s conference, featuring more than 300 exhibiting companies with 50 countries represented. Gallium Nitride, GaN, was at the center of many discussions…

GaN Systems Unveils Industry’s Highest Current GaN Power Transistors

GaN Systems Unveils Industry’s Highest Current GaN Power Transistors

The Introduction of 150 A and 80 A, 650 V GaN E-HEMT Transistors Meet Growing Electric Vehicle, Energy Storage, and Industrial Motor Demands   OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, March 6, 2019 – GaN Systems, the global leader in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors, today announced the industry’s highest current 650 V GaN E-HEMTs with the addition…

GaN Systems Commended by Frost & Sullivan for its GaN Power Transistors

GaN Systems Commended by Frost & Sullivan for its GaN Power Transistors

GaN Systems’ 100V and 650V Products meet the demand and addressing the unsolved power system challenges    LONDON, U.K. — February 14, 2019 — Based on its recent analysis of the European gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors market, Frost & Sullivan recognises GaN Systems, Inc. with the 2019 European New Product Innovation Award for developing…

The Power Systems Behind A Greener Economy: A Q&A With Jim Witham, CEO Of GaN Systems

The Power Systems Behind A Greener Economy: A Q&A With Jim Witham, CEO Of GaN Systems

This article was originally published on Forbes.com on January 25, 2019 by Wal van Lierop, Forbes Contributor.    How do we reduce CO2 emissions quickly without throttling the global economy? Discussions about climate change inevitably return to this question. For a genuinely satisfying answer, I offer this conversation with Jim Witham, CEO of GaN Systems. GaN…

GaN Systems Onboard in an Abundance of Innovative Products at CES 2019

GaN Systems Onboard in an Abundance of Innovative Products at CES 2019

See how GaN-based power systems are transforming wireless charging, electric and autonomous vehicles, and consumer products   OTTAWA, Ontario, Canada, December 17, 2018 – GaN Systems, the global leader in GaN (gallium nitride) power semiconductors, invites visitors at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) to see the latest GaN powered breakthroughs from game-changing companies that are…

Top 2019 Trends Impacting the World's Escalating Demand for Data and Power

Top 2019 Trends Impacting the World’s Escalating Demand for Data and Power

An Explosion In Data-Intensive Technologies Such As IoT, AI, Machine Learning, and Blockchain Will Mean Significant New Pressures To Meet Escalating Demand For More Power OTTAWA, ONTARIO, December 12, 2018: For the past several decades, the topic of ‘power’ has been consistently viewed as a challenge focused primarily on incremental improvement in making devices run…

Reduce Size and Increase Efficiency with GaN-based LLC Solution

Reduce Size and Increase Efficiency with GaN-based LLC Solution

This article was originally published in Bodo’s Power Systems November 2018 issue by Yajie Qiu, Senior Power Electronics Application Engineer. A small portion is available here and the rest can be read along with supporting graphics and charts in the PDF below. GaN High Electron Mobility Transistors (GaN HEMT) have lower driving loss and shorter deadtime…

The Coming Hardware Revolution in Data Center Energy Efficiency

The Coming Hardware Revolution in Data Center Energy Efficiency

By Alain Bismuth, GaN Systems’ VP Data Center Business During my first months at GaN Systems as the VP of the Data Center Business, I have had the opportunity to talk with data center operators and their hardware suppliers around the world. Two of the common themes that have arisen are about the needs for…

Article: "Jim Witham of GaN systems talks about the future of wide-bandgap power devices"

Article: “Jim Witham of GaN systems talks about the future of wide-bandgap power devices”

This article was originally published in Power Electronics News by Alix Paultre, Editor-in-Chief, on October 14, 2018.    The revolution in power electronics design and development is going forward full tilt, and the expansion of the Cloud, Industry 4.0, and the migration to the electric vehicle (EV) is changing how people consider how energy is generated,…

Article: "Energy And Data: The Duo Defining Our Global Future"

Article: “Energy And Data: The Duo Defining Our Global Future”

This article was originally published in Forbes on October 2, 2018 by Jim Witham.   The last decade of global economic change has been driven largely by the forces of the internet and an unexpected cohort of companies that have irreversibly changed the behavior and expectations of business and society. Billions of smart consumer devices,…