What is a wide-bandgap semiconductor?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Wide-bandgap semiconductors like Silicon Carbide, Gallium Nitride enable electronic devices to operate at much higher voltages, frequencies, and temperatures and more efficiently than silicon. This is great for DoD and civilian applications where Size, Weight, <\/strong>and Power <\/strong>(SWaP) <\/strong>matter, allowing more electronics on airplanes and satellites, electric vehicles that go further on a battery charge, more powerful and accurate Radars, and faster communication systems. Emerging ultra-wide bandgap semiconductors like Diamond and Gallium Oxide can operate at even higher voltages and may be part of shipboard systems and future electric power grids.<\/p>\n\n\n