Next-generation GaN on Silicon technology
rivals performance of GaN on Silicon Carbide, offering greater than
70% efficiency and 19dB Gain at a cost structure below incumbent
LDMOS technology
M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc. (“MACOM”), a leading
supplier of high-performance analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave
and photonic semiconductor products, today announced its fourth
generation of Gallium Nitride on Silicon (GaN on Si)
technology.
Delivering performance that rivals expensive GaN on Silicon
Carbide (GaN on SiC) at a projected volume production cost
structure below that of incumbent LDMOS technology, fourth
generation GaN (Gen4 GaN) is positioned to break the final
technical and commercial barriers to mainstream GaN adoption.
MACOM’s Gen4 GaN performance will be on display at booth #2839 at
IMS 2015 in Phoenix, Arizona, May 19th – 21st, 2015.
Gen4 GaN delivers greater than 70% peak efficiency and 19 dB
gain for modulated signals at 2.7 GHz, which is similar to GaN on
SiC technologies, and more than 10 percentage points greater
efficiency than LDMOS. It also delivers power density that is more
than four times that of LDMOS. This breakthrough performance is
expected to yield GaN-based devices that are half the semiconductor
cost per watt of comparable LDMOS products and significantly lower
cost than comparably performing GaN on expensive SiC wafers at
volume production levels.
Gen4 GaN extends the innovation and commercialization
trajectories of earlier generations of GaN on Si, which have
demonstrated clear, field-proven reliability in harsh environmental
conditions. To date, over one million devices have been operating
for as long as five years in demanding military applications in
Iraq and Afghanistan.
“Gen4 will unlock the full promise of GaN for mainstream
commercial applications. We expect its impact on the RF
& Microwave industry will be transformative,” said John
Croteau, President and CEO, MACOM. “Our GaN IP portfolio and
strategic licensing agreements set the foundation for a
sustainable, cost-efficient technology and supply chain model
enabling GaN production at unprecedented economies of scale. These
breakthroughs position MACOM as the preeminent supplier of compound
semiconductors for RF & Microwave applications.”
MACOM Gen4 GaN-based devices are expected to enter high volume
production in 2016, and are sampling to customers today. For more
information, visit www.macom.com/gan.
ABOUT MACOM:M/A-COM Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.
(www.macom.com) is a leading supplier of high-performance
analog RF, microwave, millimeterwave and photonic semiconductor
products that enable next-generation internet and modern
battlefield applications. Recognized for its broad catalog
portfolio of technologies and products, MACOM serves diverse
markets, including high speed optical, satellite, radar, wired and
wireless networks, automotive, industrial, medical, and mobile
devices. A pillar of the semiconductor industry, we thrive on more
than 60 years of solving our customers' most complex problems,
serving as a true partner for applications ranging from RF to
Light.
Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM is certified to
the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001
environmental management standard. MACOM has design centers and
sales offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia and
Australia.
MACOM, M/A-COM, M/A-COM Technology Solutions, M/A-COM Tech,
Partners in RF & Microwave, The First Name in Microwave and
related logos are trademarks of MACOM. All other trademarks are the
property of their respective owners.
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DISCLAIMER FOR NEW PRODUCTS:Any express or implied
statements in MACOM product announcements are not meant as
warranties or warrantable specifications of any kind. The only
warranty MACOM may offer with respect to any product sale is one
contained in a written purchase agreement between MACOM and the
purchaser concerning such sale and signed by a duly authorized
MACOM employee, or, to the extent MACOM's purchase order
acknowledgment so indicates, the limited warranty contained in
MACOM's standard Terms and Conditions for Quotation or Sale, a copy
of which may be found at: www.macom.com/support.
SPECIAL NOTE REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS:This
press release contains forward-looking statements based on MACOM
management's beliefs and assumptions and on information currently
available to our management. Forward-looking statements include,
among others, information concerning our expectations for Gen4 GaN,
including any statements concerning its expected performance,
production cost, price or performance competitiveness with LDMOS
and GaN on SiC, its promise for mainstream commercial applications,
impact on the RF & Microwave industry, as well as statements
concerning our GaN IP portfolio and strategic licensing agreements,
supply chain model, economies of scale and positioning in the
industry. Forward-looking statements include all statements that
are not historical facts and generally may be identified by terms
such as "anticipates," "believes," "could," "estimates," "expects,"
"intends," "may," "plans," "potential," "predicts," "projects,"
"seeks," "should," "will," "would" or similar expressions and the
negatives of those terms.
Forward-looking statements contained in this press release
reflect MACOM's current views about future events and are subject
to risks, uncertainties, assumptions and changes in circumstances
that may cause those events or our actual activities or results to
differ materially from those expressed in any forward-looking
statement. Although MACOM believes that the expectations reflected
in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, it cannot and
does not guarantee future events, results, actions, levels of
activity, performance or achievements. Readers are cautioned not to
place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements. A number
of important factors could cause actual results to differ
materially from those indicated by the forward-looking statements,
including lack of adoption or delayed adoption by customers and
industries we serve of GaN solutions offered by us, failures or
delays in porting and qualifying GaN process technology to our
Lowell, MA fabrication facility or third party facilities, our
failure to realize the expected economies of scale, lowered
production cost and other anticipated benefits of our GaN
intellectual property licensing program, lower than expected demand
in any or all of our primary end markets or from any of our large
OEM customers based on seasonal effects, macro-economic weakness or
otherwise, the potential for failures or delays by any customer in
winning business or to make purchases from us in support of such
business, lower than expected utilization and absorption in our
manufacturing facilities, lack of success or slower than expected
success in our new product development or capacity expansion
efforts, loss of business due to competitive factors, product or
technology obsolescence, customer program shifts or otherwise,
lower than anticipated or slower than expected customer acceptance
of our new product introductions, the potential for increased
pricing pressure based on competitive factors, technology shifts or
otherwise, the impact of supply shortages or other disruptions in
our internal or outsourced supply chain, the expense, business
disruption or other impact of any current or future investigations,
administrative actions, litigation or enforcement proceedings we
may be involved in, the potential loss of access to any in-licensed
intellectual property or inability to license technology we may
require on reasonable terms, and the impact of any claims of
intellectual property infringement or misappropriation, which could
require us to pay substantial damages for infringement, expend
significant resources in prosecuting or defending such matters or
developing non-infringing technology, incur material liability for
royalty or license payments, or prevent us from selling certain of
our products, as well as those factors described in "Risk Factors"
in MACOM's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC), including its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended January 2, 2015 as filed with the SEC on February 2,
2015. MACOM undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise
any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise.
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