Transphorm Spurs Adoption of GaN for Power Conversion

Phil Black - PII Editor 08/09/2014

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Transphorm Inc. designs and delivers cost-competitive and easy-to-embed Gallium Nitride (GaN) power devices and modules that reduce costly energy loss by more than 50%. By establishing the industry’s first and only qualified 600V GaN device platform with its TPH Series portfolio,

Transphorm is enabling the broad adoption of dramatically more compact and efficient GaN-based power electronics. Transphorm’s EZ-GaN™ technology simplifies the design and manufacturing of PV inverters, power supplies and adapters, motor drives, and converters/inverters for electric vehicles.

With more than 450 independent patents/patent applications and more than 1,100 world-wide patents/patent applications, Transphorm offers the most extensive IP portfolio in the GaN power arena.

Transphorm was recently awarded landmark patents based on its TRANSPHORM DIODE-FREE™ GaN solution. By helping to eliminate diode components, this approach results in more compact, higher efficiency systems and is widely applicable in a variety of bridge circuits that are typically used in over 60% of high-voltage power conversion topologies.

Contact (Transphorm Inc.):
Primit Parikh
President
Transphorm Inc.
805-456-1307
pparikh@transphormusa.com

www.transphormusa.com/products