GANIFY LLC — Department of Energy SBIR Phase II: N/A

GANIFY LLC — SBIR Phase II award from Department of Energy.

Amount
$250,000
Agency
Department of Energy · ARPA-E
Program / Phase
SBIR · Phase II
Topic
N/A
NAICS
Place of performance
PA
Period
2022-08-26 → 2024-08-26

Description

GaNify LLC will develop 10-kV 10-A power diode prototypes for medium-voltage power electronics systems. The medium-voltage power diodes are based on a novel charge-balanced GaN super-heterojunction technology, which already demonstrated ~2X higher effective E-field, scalability to over 10 kV, and ~3X lower on-resistance over the existing wide bandgap semiconductor technology. This project will study scalability, manufacturability, and reliability of this technology, aiming at developing engineering prototypes to be used in the next-stage of R&D. Outcome of this project will inform future directions of medium-voltage power electronics technology.