GaN Technology for Radars
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Microwave GaN technology is now in production and poised to revolutionize many of today’s radar and communication systems. Simultaneously, mm-wave GaN processes are rapidly being matured to meet the growing needs of high power and efficiency, at higher frequencies. In this paper, we present an overview of GaN development, focusing on reliability and affordability for defense applications.
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