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AspenCore Book Illuminates GaN’s Pivotal Role in the New Power Era

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CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
George Leopold, gleopold@gmail.com sector. This is confirmed by a Zion Market that touches the analog world. This covers
Ann Thryft, athryft@earthlink.net Research study, which shows an annual everything from consumer, industrial, and
STAFF CORRESPONDENTS growth rate for the sector of about 6% over wireless devices, including 5G, motor con-
Matthew Burgess, matthew.burgess@aspencore.com four years. According to the experts, by 2024, trol, automotive, space, data centers, smart
Anthea Chuang, anthea.chuang@aspencore.com the global energy storage market will reach energy, and medical applications. The book
Nitin Dahad, nitin.dahad@aspencore.com
Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio, US$296 billion in value. also covers the major suppliers and supply
maurizio.dipaolo@aspencore.com Industrial motors account for 30% of global chain in the GaN ecosystem.
Yvonne Geng, yvonne.geng@aspencore.com energy consumption, and the percentage is
Amy Guan, amy.guan@aspencore.com
Susan Hong, susan.hong@aspencore.com still rising. Electric vehicles, meanwhile, are Why wide-bandgap
Illumi Huang, illumi.huang@aspencore.com projected to account for 5% of global energy
Barbara Jorgensen, barb.jorgensen@aspencore.com materials, and why gallium
Clover Lee, clover.lee@aspencore.com consumption by 2040. GaN reduces losses in
Shao Lefeng, lefeng.shao@aspencore.com all these systems.
Jenny Liao, jenny.liao@aspencore.com GaN must operate safely and efficiently nitride specifically?
Elaine Lin, elaine.lin@aspencore.com
Luffy Liu, luffy.liu@aspencore.com in a high-frequency ecosystem to fulfill its AspenCore Media’s new book
Challey Peng, challey.peng@aspencore.com role in advancing the necessary revolution
Gina Roos, gina.roos@aspencore.com in fast charging, power conversion, and answers those questions
Fendy Wang, fendy.wang@aspencore.com
Sally Ward-Foxton, sally.wardfoxton@aspencore.com energy storage. Integrating GaN FET, GaN and more.
Demi Xia, demi.xia@aspencore.com analog, and GaN logic will yield a true GaN
Franklin Zhao, franklin.zhao@aspencore.com
Momo Zhong, momo.zhong@aspencore.com power IC. Thermal management is critical
COPY AND DESIGN in power electronics, and high efficiency The market section of our guide looks at
Adeline Cannone, Design Director, in higher-power systems is always a focus. current GaN applications and looks ahead
adeline@cannone.com With GaN, a 50% reduction in losses can to its next prospects (Figure 2). Current
Lori O’Toole, Chief Copy Editor, lotoole@aspencore.com
Diana Scheben, Senior Copy Editor, be achieved, reducing the costs and area growth has mostly come from high-power
diana.scheben@aspencore.com required to manage heat. fast chargers; in fact, during Q2 of 2020, this
TECHNICAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES In the “AspenCore Guide to Gallium sector accounted for more than 70% of the
Tracey Bayer, tracey.bayer@aspencore.com Nitride,” we delve into GaN’s electrical total GaN power market, according to market
SALES & MARKETING characteristics and how to exploit them in analyst firm Yole Développement. Beyond
Christiane Lockner, christiane.lockner@aspencore.com power devices. wireless charging, automotive will fuel
The Hufmann Agency, victoria@hufmann.info,
norbert@hufmann.info the next wave of growth, followed by more
Todd Bria, todd.bria@aspencore.com GaN MARKET adoption in cost-sensitive products for both
Martin Chatterton, Group Publisher, ASPENCORE For developers adopting wide-bandgap power and RF applications as volumes grow,
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