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In several energy industries, the silicon carbide (SiC) industry is expanding to provide highly efficient and Silicon carbide (SiC) is expanding in several energy industries to deliver extremely efficient and compact solutions. Many companies are evaluating and investing in wafer technology because of the importance of silicon carbide in fields such as e-mobility and new energy. In this podcast with Peter Gammon, Professor of SiC Power Devices at Warwick University and Founder of PGC Consultancy, we’ll look at the cost and technology of SiC. Peter Gammon is the author of over 100 publications and patents that have contributed to the increased efficiency of SiC transistors and diodes used in today’s electric vehicles.

Gallium nitride improves the efficiency of power-conversion stages. GaN is attractive because it has higher energy efficiency, smaller size, reduced weight, and cheaper total cost than silicon. In this podcast with Andrea Bricconi, VP of Business Development at Cambridge GaN Devices, we will analyze the latest technologies of this wide bandgap ecosystem that will drive the next improvements.

Global power demand is expected to double by 2040 and could increase fivefold by 2060 as electrification expands to new applications. In this podcast, we’ll hear from Glenn Weinreb, director of the Manhattan 2 project and Dr. Neil Mitchell, former director of the ITER magnet development initiative for Fusion Energy.

Many people from academia and industry had the chance to discuss the most recent developments in GaN and SiC during the latest edition of APEC, which was held March 21–24, 2022 in Houston. During the conference, I had the opportunity to speak with so many experts and ventured further and further into this amazing power electronics ecosystem. 

Power conversion systems are at the heart of every electronic device, from home appliances, laptops and data centers, but also electric vehicles. In this podcast with Thierry Bouchet, CEO of Wise-Integration, we will discover the advantages of GaN for power conversion solutions. Wise-Integration, a spin-off from CEA-LETI, is a company that develops GaN integrated solutions from TSMC to miniaturize power supplies and improve energy efficiency.

PCIM has hosted a lot of companies that are playing to the sound of GaN and SiC, but not only. Semiconductors for electric vehicles, the energy revolution, all these are part of an ecosystem that is evolving at a fast speed. Let’s listen to some of the speakers I met at PCIM. Thank you for taking the time to show me your products and innovations. It has really been a pleasure to meet you all! 

PowerUP Expo is a Virtual Conference and Exhibition with the goal of envisioning the future of power electronics. It will take place June 28–June 30. The main topics are wide bandgap, low power and other semiconductors, and energy trends. Let’s listen to the voices of the speakers who are supporting us in this upcoming event! 

Vehicle electrification is a key part of the plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from road transport. Wide-bandgap semiconductors provide various advantages over conventional silicon alternatives, and, as such, can improve EVs and hybrids. In this podcast with Alexandre Cosneau, co-founder and CTO of FTEX, we will discover the powertrain technology and the advantages of GaN for EVs. Cosneau is finding ways of optimizing power conversions, from battery design to motor efficiency, which are paramount to FTEX technology and solutions. 

 Power electronics has undergone an interesting change towards new Wide-bandgap (WBG) semiconductors (WBG). Significant impact factors for the growth of the WBG semiconductor market include the growing demand for improved energy efficiency and increased demand for long-life batteries.In power electronics, gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) wide bandgap semiconductors are used as a solution to slow down Silicon in high temperature and high power segments. GaN device manufacturers’ rapid progress in material and process technologies has resulted in significant improvements in both performance and cost of products for several applications.In this podcast our focus is to go in deep toward GaN with Alex Lidow, CEO and co-founder of EPC, Efficient Power Conversion, and Dinesh Ramanathan CEO & co-founder (co- faunder) of NexGen Power Systems Inc. Wide-bandgap semiconductor materials offer devices the ability to operate at high voltages, temperatures, and frequencies. As the demand for these electronic devices is proliferating, the demand for wide-bandgap semiconductors tends to increase steadily. GaN is a high bandgap material that allows devices to operate at higher temperatures and withstand higher voltages compared to silicon. GaN transistors are significantly faster and smaller than silicon MOSFETs. The performance of GaN shows that efficiency and performance have improved significantly, leading to several new applications that were not possible with silicon technology.Moreover, GaN’s higher dielectric breakdown allows building thinner and therefore, lower resistance devices. Lower characteristic RDS(on) leads to smaller devices with lower capacitance. Vertical GaN devices are capable of switching at higher frequencies and operating at higher voltages.Vertical GaNis capable of operating at high breakdown voltage which enables Vertical GaN to power the most demanding applications, like Data Center Server power supplies, Electric Vehicles, solar inverters, motors, and high-speed trains.

In this episode, our guest is Simon Wood, Senior Director of RF Product Development and Applications at Wolfspeed, A Cree company. During his caree, Simon has designed amplifiers using SiC and GaN HEMT devices. We speak with him about different aspects of Gallium Nitride (GaN) for RF applications, the main topics are GaN-on-SiC and GaN HEMT.

In this episode, our guest is Justin Kolbe, Henkel’s Director of Market Strategy for Power and Industrial Automation within the company’s Adhesive Technology business unit. A chemical engineer by training, he has extensive experience in thermal management solutions and electronic materials development and processing. We speak with him about different aspects of Power Conversion and its Thermal Management for different markets.

In this episode, our guest is Guy Moxey, Senior Director of Power Products at Wolfspeed, A Cree company. Guy Moxey has spent his entire career in the power semiconductor industry with various roles in applications, product marketing and product line management. We speak with him about different aspects of Silicon Carbide, in particular devices and packaging.