X-Band Radar is Set to Reap Benefits of GaN Technology

by Yvonne Carts-Powell Compound Semiconductor, March 2005 The impressive speed and power handling of GaN has been evident for some years, and the potential of transistors based on the material is sufficiently promising that the US military and others are funding their development. Now, GaN transistors aimed at uses in future high-performance millimeter-wave (MMW) military communications links and X-band radar are being reported by a number of groups. Read the article