{"id":1341,"date":"2018-04-13T19:21:28","date_gmt":"2018-04-13T19:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/athis-consulting.com\/news\/?p=1341"},"modified":"2018-09-14T21:11:41","modified_gmt":"2018-09-14T21:11:41","slug":"toyoda-gosei-achieves-state%e2%80%90of%e2%80%90the%e2%80%90art-high-current-operation-with-vertical-gan-power-semiconductor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/athis-technologies.com\/news\/innovation\/automotive\/2018\/toyoda-gosei-achieves-state%e2%80%90of%e2%80%90the%e2%80%90art-high-current-operation-with-vertical-gan-power-semiconductor\/","title":{"rendered":"Toyota Gosei achieves state\u2010of\u2010the\u2010art high current operation with vertical GaN power semiconductor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has achieved state-of-the-art high current operation<sup>1<\/sup> in a vertical GaN power semiconductor developed using gallium nitride (GaN), a main material in blue LEDs.<\/p>\n<p>Power semiconductors are widely used in power converters<sup>2<\/sup> such as power sources and adaptors for electronic devices. However, simultaneous achievement of both high breakdown voltage<sup>3<\/sup> and low loss<sup>4<\/sup> (low conduction loss and switching loss) at high levels has been difficult with conventional silicon due to its material properties.<\/p>\n<p>In its power semiconductors, Toyoda Gosei uses GaN, which has material properties of high breakdown voltage and low loss, and employs a vertical device structure in which electrical current flows vertically from or to a substrate. These changes have enabled a GaN power transistor chip with operating current of over 50A, highest ever reported for vertical GaN transistors<sup>2<\/sup>, and high-frequency (several megahertz) operation. Some prospective applications are shown below.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Promising areas of use (examples)<\/p>\n<table class=\"table01\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Power converters<em>More compact &amp; lighter weight,<\/em><br \/>\n<em>higher efficiency<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Power control units (PCUs) for automobiles, etc.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>DC-DC converters<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>High frequency power sources<em>Higher output<\/em><\/td>\n<td>Wireless power supply<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Toyoda Gosei will continue development of these power semiconductors for improved reliability, aiming to achieve practical applications in cooperation with semiconductor and electronics manufacturers.<\/p>\n<p>The newly developed vertical GaN power transistors (MOSFET)<sup>5<\/sup> and Schottky barrier diodes<sup>6<\/sup> will be presented on panel displays at the Techno-Frontier 2018 Advanced Electronic &amp; Mechatronic Devices and Components Exhibition, held at Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan from April 18 to April 20. The world\u2019s first full vertical-GaN DC-DC converter equipped with these devices will also be demonstrated at the company\u2019s booth (6F-11, Hall 6).<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>According to internal Toyoda Gosei survey (as of April 2018).<\/li>\n<li>According to internal Toyoda Gosei survey (as of April 2018).<\/li>\n<li>Power conversion refers to conversion between direct and alternating current, direct current transformation, alternating current frequency conversion, etc.<\/li>\n<li>The property of withstanding the high breakdown voltage during power conversion and not allowing current flow during off operation (non-conductance).<\/li>\n<li>Heat loss generated by electrical resistance during electric conduction or when switching on\/off.<\/li>\n<li>Semiconductor used in power on\/off.<\/li>\n<li>MOSFET: Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect-transistor.<\/li>\n<li>Semiconductor used in converting (rectification) from alternating current to direct current. Toyoda Gosei uses a trench MOS structure, in which trenches are formed at fixed intervals in the chip surface of the diode, achieving low leakage current operation at high temperatures.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.toyoda-gosei.com\/news\/detail\/?id=183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Full Article<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Source:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.toyoda-gosei.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">www.toyoda-gosei.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. has achieved state-of-the-art high current operation1 in a vertical GaN power semiconductor developed using gallium nitride (GaN), a main material in blue LEDs. Power semiconductors are widely used in power converters2 such as power sources and adaptors for electronic devices. 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