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Volume 4

Vertical GaN Power Architectures

Mastering High-Voltage Design Beyond Lateral HEMT Limitations

The silicon era is hitting its physical limits, and the future of high-power electronics is vertical.

Strategic Objectives

• Master the physics of bulk Gallium Nitride growth and substrate drift layers.

• Identify the critical design shifts required to move from lateral to vertical geometries.

• Explore advanced fabrication techniques for trench gates and vertical fins.

• Optimize device reliability for extreme high-voltage applications up to several kilovolts.

The Core Challenge

Traditional lateral HEMTs struggle with field crowding and thermal management as voltages scale, creating a bottleneck for the next generation of power grids and electric vehicles.

01

The Physics of Gallium Nitride

02

Limits of Lateral HEMTs

03

Vertical vs. Lateral Geometries

04

The Art of Bulk GaN Growth

05

Homoepitaxial Growth Techniques

06

The Drift Region Physics

07

Vertical MOSFET Architectures

08

Trench Gate Engineering

09

Current Aperture Vertical Electronics

10

Vertical FinFET Fabrication

11

Doping Challenges in Vertical GaN

12

Schottky Barrier Diode (SBD) Design

13

PN Junction Diode Dynamics

14

Edge Termination Techniques

15

Thermal Management in Vertical Devices

16

Advanced Metrology for GaN

17

Device Reliability and Aging

18

Packaging for Vertical GaN

19

The Role of HVDC Grids

20

Electric Vehicle Power Trains

21

Future Trends in GaN

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