How to GaN 01 – Silicon, Gallium Nitride and Silicon Carbide Material Comparisons

This video will provide a basic understanding of why gallium nitride is such a great semiconductor material and how its capabilities are enabling power conversion designers to reduce power losses, reduce system size, improve efficiency, and ultimately, reduce system costs. 0:00 Start 0:26 The ideal power switch 1:09 Material comparison of Si, GaN, SiC 3:36 Material performance comparison 4:21 How high electron mobility transistors (HEMT) work 5:15 Structure of depletion-mode GaN transistors 6:26 Structure of enhancement-mode GaN (eGaN) transistors 7:07 Reverse conduction of eGaN FETs 8:25 Cross-section of an eGaN FET 9:37 GaN integrated circuits 10:14 Monolithic GaN integrated circuit 11:29 Summary