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In-Chip Microfluidic Cooling Integrated on GaN Power IC Reaching High Power Density of 78 kW/l

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Hongkeng Zhu, Luca Nela, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera

The lateral structure of gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors enables monolithic integration of logic and power devices, which offers promise to miniaturize bulky converters into a compact package. However, the concentrated heat that arises from this dense ...

2024

Enhancement-mode Multi-channel AlGaN/GaN Transistors with LiNiO Junction Tri-Gate

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Luca Nela, Taifang Wang

Multi-channel GaN power device, consisting of stacking multiple two-dimensional-electron-gas (2DEG) channels, has been demonstrated to achieve unprecedented on-state performance while maintaining high breakdown voltage (VBR). However, the large carrier den ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2022

A perspective on multi-channel technology for the next-generation of GaN power devices

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Luca Nela

The outstanding properties of Gallium Nitride (GaN) have enabled considerable improvements in the performance of power devices compared to traditional silicon technology, resulting in more efficient and highly compact power converters. GaN power technology ...

AIP Publishing2022

New Technologies to Enhance the Figures-of-Merit of GaN Power Devices

Luca Nela

Gallium Nitride (GaN) has enabled groundbreaking developments in the field of optoelectronics and radio frequency communication. More recently, GaN devices for power conversion applications have demonstrated excellent potential. Thanks to Gallium Nitride w ...

EPFL2022

Intrinsic Polarization Super Junctions: Design of Single and Multichannel GaN Structures

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Luca Nela, Catherine Erine, Amirmohammad Miran Zadeh

Super junctions (SJs) have enabled unprecedented performance in Silicon power devices, which could be further improved by applying this concept to wide bandgap semiconductors like gallium nitride (GaN). Currently, polarization super junctions (PSJs) are th ...

2022

Performance of GaN Power Devices for Cryogenic Applications Down to 4.2 K

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Luca Nela, Palliyage Srilak Nirmana Perera, Catherine Erine

Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices are employed in an increasing number of applications thanks to their excellent performance. Nevertheless, their potential for cryogenic applications, such as space, aviation, and superconducting systems, has not yet been ...

2021

Multi-channel nanowire devices for efficient power conversion

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Vasiliki Tileli, Jun Ma, Luca Nela, Catherine Erine, Tzu-Hsien Shen, Taifang Wang

Nanowire-based devices can potentially be of use in a variety of electronic applications, from ultrascaled digital circuits to 5G communication networks. However, the devices are typically restricted to low-power applications due to the relatively low elec ...

2021

LiNiO Gate Dielectric with Tri-Gate Structure for High Performance E-mode GaN transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Luca Nela, Taifang Wang, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani

In this work, a Tri-Gate AlGaN/GaN metal-oxide-semiconductor high electron mobility transistor (MOSHEMT) with lithium nickel oxide (LiNiO) gate dielectric is demonstrated for enhancement-mode (e-mode) operation. The high-quality of pulse-laser-deposited (P ...

IEEE2021

P-GaN Tri-Gate MOS Structure for Normally-Off GaN Power Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Jun Ma, Luca Nela, Catherine Erine, Minghua Zhu, Pirouz Sohi, Mohammad Samizadeh Nikooytabalvandani

In this letter, we present a new concept for normally-off AlGaN/GaN-on-Si MOS-HEMTs based on the combination of p-GaN, tri-gate and MOS structures to achieve high threshold voltage (V-TH) and low on-resistance (R-ON). The p-GaN is used to engineer the band ...

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers2021

High-Performance Enhancement-Mode AlGaN/GaN Multi-Channel Power Transistors

Elison de Nazareth Matioli, Remco Franciscus Peter van Erp, Halil Kerim Yildirim, Jun Ma, Luca Nela, Catherine Erine

AlGaN/GaN devices have shown outstanding potential for power conversion applications. However, despite the recent progress, their performance is still far from what the material can offer in terms of on-resistance and breakdown voltage. To address this cha ...

IEEE2021