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Patent Activity Surrounding GaN and Diamond Integration

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – July 30, 2024 │ GaN electronic devices, especially GaN-based high electron mobility transistors (HEMT), are increasingly used in RF and power conversion applications. Yet in the most demanding applications, GaN device performance and reliability may be limited by thermal considerations such as the channel temperature. Some forms of enriched monocrystalline synthetic[…]

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Next-generation power devices: Status of the IP competition for vertical GaN power devices

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – November 29, 2023 │ Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices were successfully adopted in several power applications, starting with lateral GaN devices. Following the release of its new GaN electronics IP report, KnowMade discusses the status of vertical GaN device technology in the power GaN patent landscape. With the potential to overcome[…]

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SiC power semiconductor technology: A future battlefield in the US-China trade war? Wolfspeed on the front line

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – January 26, 2023 │KnowMade explains the critical role of intellectual property (IP) in the next decade of the power SiC market. In the escalating tech war between US and China over semiconductors, Wolfspeed is the main US player in the way of the rising Chinese SiC industry. The EV market: a[…]

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The vertical innovation path: from materials to power devices and their integration in electric vehicles (EV)

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – August 02, 2022 │ The French patent analysis firm KnowMade is launching a series on Toyota’s patent activity – stay tuned to see its R&D strategy unveiled: Hydrogen-based Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles: a winning bet for Toyota? Toyota’s triptych IP strategy on batteries to conquer the EV market Toyota Group, a[…]