PI PowiGaN

    Aug. 10, 2021
    In this episode of The Kit Close-up, we take a very close look at the latest gallium-nitride (GaN) power electronics demonstrator from Power Integrations.

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    In this episode of The Kit Close-up we take a very close look at the latest gallium-nitride (GaN) power electronics demonstrator from Power Integrations. PowiGaN switches replace the traditional silicon transistors on the primary side of PI’s highly integrated offline flyback switcher ICs, reducing switching losses, creating chargers, adapters, and open-frame power supplies that are more efficient, smaller, and lighter than silicon alternatives.

    https://www.power.com/company/our-innovations/powigan-technology  

    About the Author

    Alix Paultre | Editor-at-Large, Microwaves & RF

    Alix is Editor-at-Large for Microwaves & RF. 

    An Army veteran, Alix Paultre was a signals intelligence soldier on the East/West German border in the early ‘80s, and eventually wound up helping launch and run a publication on consumer electronics for the U.S. military stationed in Europe. Alix first began in this industry in 1998 at Electronic Products magazine, and since then has worked for a variety of publications, most recently as Editor-in-Chief of Power Systems Design.

    Alix currently lives in Wiesbaden, Germany.

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