Imec paves the way to boosting GaN performance and enabling true GaN-IC technology

07/05/2019
GaN

Imec demonstrates fully monolithical co-integration of GaN half-bridge with drivers

Several GaN integrated circuit chips arranged on a white background
Several GaN integrated circuit chips arranged on a white background
Four black-and-gold semiconductor chips with exposed wire bonds arranged diagonally on a white background
GaN integrated circuit package with exposed chip die and gold pins on a white background
Test probes measuring a green circuit board with an inductor and electronic components in a lab setup
Close-up of test probes contacting a green circuit board with a small imec chip module and copper coil
Close-up of a green circuit board with mounted electronic components and test probes in a lab setup.
Close-up of a green circuit board with a mounted chip and black power components.
Gloved hand holding a small semiconductor chip package in a lab setting

About imec

Imec is a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. The combination of our widely acclaimed leadership in microchip technology and profound software and ICT expertise is what makes us unique. By leveraging our world-class infrastructure and local and global ecosystem of partners across a multitude of industries, we create groundbreaking innovation in application domains such as healthcare, smart cities and mobility, logistics and manufacturing, energy and education.

As a trusted partner for companies, start-ups and universities we bring together more than 4,000 brilliant minds from over 97 nationalities. Imec is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium and has distributed R&D groups at a number of Flemish universities, in the Netherlands, Taiwan, USA, and offices in China, India and Japan. In 2018, imec's revenue (P&L) totaled 583 million euro. Further information on imec can be found at www.imec-int.com.

Imec is a registered trademark for the activities of IMEC International (a legal entity set up under Belgian law as a "stichting van openbaar nut”), imec Belgium (IMEC vzw supported by the Flemish Government), imec the Netherlands (Stichting IMEC Nederland, part of Holst Centre which is supported by the Dutch Government), imec Taiwan (IMEC Taiwan Co.) and imec China (IMEC Microelectronics (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.) and imec India (Imec India Private Limited), imec Florida (IMEC USA nanoelectronics design center).

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