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GaNFast Power ICs: Past-Present-Future
Hello everyone, I’m Stephen Oliver and welcome to a virtual PCIM 2020. I’m very happy to share the past, present and future of Navitas and GaNFast power ICs. The first revolution in power started in the late 1970’s with the change from silicon bipolar to silicon...
GaNFast Power ICs: The Game Changer
Note: This article is the transcript of a ‘virtual’ PCIM 2020 presentation from July 8th, 2020. Please see the original video presentation, PCIM press release and ‘slides only’ presentation (pdf). Hello everyone, I’m Stephen Oliver and welcome to a ‘virtual’ PCIM...
Breaking Speed Limits with GaN Power ICs
Navitas, as a specialist in the field of gallium nitride (GaN) for power electronics, is here to break the speed limits imposed on us by legacy silicon (Si) devices. The low switching frequencies in today’s electronics mean bulky, heavy and expensive magnetics,...
Gallium Nitride (GaN) Runs Even Cooler
GaNFast™ power ICs are game-changers in the world of device charging. GaN-based fast chargers provide 3x more power, so charge 3x faster in half the size and weight of old, slow silicon-chip-based chargers. GaN power ICs integrate GaN power, GaN analog and GaN logic...
GaNFast Power ICs Enable OPPO’s 50W Mini ‘Cookie’ – the World’s Smallest, Thinnest Fast Charger
OPPO’s “50W Mini SuperVOOC” fast charger, announced on July 15th 2020, uses Navitas’ high-speed GaNFast power ICs to enable a new ‘pulsed’ power conversion topology and achieve the world’s smallest and thinnest form-factor. Measuring only 82.2 x 39.0 x 10.5 mm (34 cc)...
Spigen PowerArc Announces New 20W GaNFast ArcStation Pro, the World’s First and Smallest GaN Fast Charger For The Upcoming iPhone
Next-generation gallium nitride technology from Navitas enables over 30% shrink vs. standard Apple charger IRVINE, CALIFORNIA and DUBLIN, IRELAND --(PRWeb)-- Spigen Inc. and Navitas Semiconductor today announced a new 20W GaN wall charger, the Spigen PowerArc...
Silicon Chips Are History: Navitas Gallium Nitride Shrinks OPPO’s Fast Charger by 12x
GaN: Next-generation semiconductor material takes market share from old, slow silicon chips DUBLIN, IRELAND --(PRWeb)— Navitas Semiconductor announced today that OPPO, the world’s leading fast-charge phone company had adopted its gallium nitride (GaNFast™) power ICs...
Navitas GaNFast Chargers Make a Splash at China Joy 2020, China’s #1 Digital Entertainment & Gaming Expo
The 10th ChinaJoy - the four-day International Digital Interactive Entertainment Expo - wrapped up on August 3rd, 2020 with an intense mix of eSports, leading-edge hardware and hot-of-the-press gaming news. ChinaJoy follows the same, high-intensity, interactive...
Navitas GaN IC Drives OPPO’s New Generation of Fast Charging
The 5,000,000th GaNFast power IC is shipped to OPPO, the Top Fast-Charging Mobile Phone Manufacturer. DUBLIN, IRELAND--(PRWeb)— Navitas Semiconductor today announced the delivery of its 5 millionth gallium nitride (GaN) power IC based on its GaNFast technology to...
Lenovo Partners with Navitas Again to Deliver the World’s First GaNFast 90W Fast Charger for E-sports Mobile Phones
New Gallium Nitride (GaN) Technology Delivers Incomparable Speed BEIJING, PRC and DUBLIN, IRELAND –(PRWeb) Lenovo and Navitas Semiconductor announced today that the fastest, most powerful charger for Legion e-sports, using GaNFast power ICs has been launched into mass...
Navitas Enables OPPO’s Dream: The Smallest, Thinnest, Lightest, Universal Fast Charger Ever
New Gallium Nitride (GaNFast) power ICs enable a 3x shrink for top tech phone maker DUBLIN, IRELAND --(PRWeb)— Navitas Semiconductor announced today that OPPO, a world-leading phone manufacturer had adopted its gallium nitride (GaNFast™) power ICs to enable the...
“Full Power On!” ahead of the trend: GaNFast SHARGE 100W and the future of USB fast charging
As the demand for fast charging increases, the transition in universal serial bus (USB) connectors from the old, slow, low-power Type-A to new, fast, high-power Type-C accelerates. After introducing the world’s smallest 65W ‘2C+1A’ fast charger in May, SHARGE...
“Navitas Gallium Nitride Power Chip Integration and Applications”
[A translation from the original article in Chinese, associated with the live-stream training webinar by Navitas Semiconductor’s Yingchun (Michael) XU, 5-19-20.] Jiwei Live Broadcasting Room has received a lot of attention and praise from the industry since its...
Navitas Named as Top Tech Company to Watch
EE Times ‘Silicon 100’ ranks Navitas, the GaNFast™ Power IC leader as a top technology start-up DUBLIN, IRELAND --(PRWeb)— Navitas Semiconductor announced today its selection to the prestigious 2020 Electronic Engineering Times ‘Silicon 100’ start-up ranking. Navitas...
GaN power used in consumer electronics: TW Electronics interview with Stephen Oliver
TW Electronics recently interviewed Stephen Oliver of Navitas to discuss the way GaN, and in particular, products using GaNFast ICs are matching the higher demands of today's electronics and providing 3x faster charging in half the size and weight of their silicon...
Adoption of Gallium Nitride (#GaN) and the world’s smallest 65W fast-chargers
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