GENEVA, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Richardson RFPD, Inc. today announced an agreement with GaN Systems Inc. Under the terms of the agreement, Richardson RFPD will sell GaN Systems’ GaN on Si power devices on a global basis, excluding Israel.
GaN Systems manufactures a range of gallium nitride high-power transistors for consumer, enterprise, industrial, solar/wind/smartgrid, and transportation power-conversion applications.
“GaN Systems adds another innovative technology to our power-conversion linecard,” said Rafael R. Salmi, Ph.D., Richardson RFPD’s president. “GaN Systems brings GaN industry leadership to our portfolio, which already includes silicon carbide industry leaders. This ensures we can better support our customers that want to leverage the benefits of wide-bandgap semiconductors.”
"GaN Systems’ products have been adopted globally across consumer, industrial, datacenter and transportation markets,” said Larry Spaziani, GaN Systems vice president of sales and marketing. “To respond to the increased demand for our products and to provide the highest level of service for customers and prospects, we are pleased to partner with Richardson RFPD, a leading global distributor with a strong energy and power focus and dedicated resources in the markets we serve."
About Richardson RFPD
Richardson RFPD, an Arrow Electronics
company, is a global leader in the RF and wireless communications, power
conversion and renewable energy markets. It brings relationships with
many of the industry’s top radio frequency and power component
suppliers. Whether it’s designing components or engineering complete
solutions, Richardson RFPD’s worldwide design centers and technical
sales team provide comprehensive support for customers’ go-to-market
strategy, from prototype to production. More information is available at
the GaN
Systems storefront webpage.
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About GaN Systems
GaN Systems is the place electronics
designers go to realize all the system benefits of gallium nitride
transistors in their power conversion applications. To overcome
silicon’s limitations in switching speed, voltage and current, the
company develops the most complete range of gallium nitride power
switching transistors for consumer, datacenter, industrial and
transportation markets. GaN Systems’ Island Technology® addresses
today’s challenges of cost, performance, and manufacturability resulting
in products that are smaller and more efficient than other GaN design
approaches. The fabless semiconductor company is headquartered in
Ottawa, Canada. For more information, please visit: www.gansystems.com.
