Technology funding aims to spur development of high-current switches

摘要

An advanced technology program (ATP) award from the U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) was presented to Velox Semiconductor for development of high-voltage (600- and 1,200-V), high-current (20- and 100-A) electronic switches based on the company's gallium nitride-on-silicon (GaN on-Si) technology. The program funding will advance the company's efforts in developing new enhancement-mode FETs. These new switching devices will offer major benefits to the automotive, computer laptop, consumer, and industrial power supply industries.