What is Gallium Nitride (GaN) ? GaN in Electronics

In this video, what is Gallium Nitride (GaN), and the use of Gallium Nitride (GaN) in many electronics applications is explained.

By watching this video, you will learn the following topics:

0:00 Introduction
1:00 What is Gallium Nitride (GaN)
2:03 Advantages of Gallium Nitride (GaN) over silicon
5:25 Is GaN the future of Electronics?

What is Gallium Nitride (GaN)

Gallium Nitride (GaN) is a wide bandgap semiconductor material.
Because of the wide bandgap (3.4 eV), the GaN is typically used in photonics (In Blue LEDs and Laser diodes)
But because of its other distinct advantages over Silicon, in many power electrons and high-frequency applications, it is preferred over the silicon.

Advantages of GaN over Silicon:
1) High breakdown strength (Size of the GaN device will be smaller than Si device)
2) Can withstand high voltage and high temperature more reliability
3) More efficient than Si (Lower Heat Dissipation )
4) High Switching Frequency (smaller device footprint)

Applications of GaN in electronics:
1) Compact and More Efficient AC-DC and DC-DC converters in Power Electronics
2) Electric Vehicles
3) LEDs and Lasers
4) Microwave Amplifiers
5) Aerospace components
6) Fast Chargers for smartphone/tablet/laptop

This video will be helpful to everyone in understanding what is Gallium Nitride, the advantages of GaN over silicon, and how GaN can be used in different electronic applications.

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