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Striking Gold with Gallium Nitride

Posted by Ken Cheung in Components on Friday, July 7, 2006

In development for decades, gallium nitride (GaN) has suddenly emerged from the labs to become a primary component in higher-end LEDs. GaN is being used to make blue LEDs, thereby enabling next-generation Blu-Ray DVDs to hit the marketplace. There is also a sudden interest in developing standalone GaN-based discrete parts. Targeted to replace conventional gallium-arsenide (GaAs) technology, GaN claims to possess a large heat capacity and wide bandgap properties, making it ideal for a range of fast-growing consumer and communications markets. The military is quietly pouring millions of dollars in GaN R&D and contracts. Read about it on Automotive DesignLine.

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