Review of commercial GaN power devices and GaN-based converter design challenges

EA Jones, FF Wang, D Costinett - IEEE journal of emerging and …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices are an emerging technology that have only recently
become available commercially. This new technology enables the design of converters at …

A review of gallium nitride power device and its applications in motor drive

X Ding, Y Zhou, J Cheng - CES Transactions on Electrical …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Wide band-gap gallium nitride (GaN) device has the advantages of large band-gap, high
electron mobility and low dielectric constant. Compared with traditional Si devices, these …

Parasitic capacitance Eqoss loss mechanism, calculation, and measurement in hard-switching for GaN HEMTs

R Hou, J Lu, D Chen - 2018 IEEE Applied Power Electronics …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gallium Nitride enhancement-mode high electron mobility transistors (GaN E-HEMTs) can
achieve relatively high-efficiency and high-frequency in hard-switching mode. One particular …

Review of loss distribution, analysis, and measurement techniques for GaN HEMTs

J Gareau, R Hou, A Emadi - IEEE Transactions on Power …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years, there has been a trend for improved performance in semiconductor
switches, allowing power electronic systems to achieve higher efficiency and higher power …

Performance of GaN power devices for cryogenic applications down to 4.2 K

L Nela, N Perera, C Erine… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices are employed in an increasing number of applications
thanks to their excellent performance. Nevertheless, their potential for cryogenic …

Power loss characterization and modeling for GaN-based hard-switching half-bridges considering dynamic on-state resistance

R Hou, Y Shen, H Zhao, H Hu, J Lu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Gallium nitride enhancement-mode high electron mobility transistors (GaN E-HEMTs) can
achieve high frequency and high efficiency due to its excellent switching performance …

Review of pulse test setup for the switching characterization of GaN power devices

G Zu, H Wen, Y Zhu, R Zhong, Q Bu… - … on Electron Devices, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Pulse test techniques are widely adopted in characterizing both the static and dynamic
performances of semiconductor devices considering various device structures and operating …

A multivariable turn-on/turn-off switching loss scaling approach for high-voltage GaN HEMTs in a hard-switching half-bridge configuration

R Hou, J Xu, D Chen - 2017 IEEE 5th Workshop on Wide …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Efficiency evaluation is critical in modern power converter design. For hard-switching
converters, the E on/E off is the key to calculating switching losses. Although some …

Switching Transient Analysis for Normally-off GaN Transistor With p-GaN Gate in a Phase-Leg Circuit

R Xie, X Yang, G Xu, J Wei, Y Wang… - … on Power Electronics, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Commercially available normally-off GaN power high-electron-mobility transistor (HEMT)
devices have typically adopted a p-GaN gate structure. In the gate region, there exist a …

Research on losses of PCB parasitic capacitance for GaN-based full bridge converters

W Meng, F Zhang, G Dong, J Wu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The utilization of wide band-gap semiconductor devices provides the possibility of higher
switching frequency and power density for power converters. However, the influence of …