CGD and Neways sign GaN-based clean energy deal

The partnership, which was forged after the two companies met while collaborating on the European-funded GaNext project, has already borne fruit. At electronica, both on the Neways booth, and at CGD’s booth (Hall C3, Booth 535), visitors will be able to see a demo of a 3kW photovoltaic inverter jointly developed by the two companies. Using eight CGD65A055S2 GaN transistors, this transformer-less, ultra compact design achieves a power density of 1kW/L. With a V_in of 150-350VDC, a V_out of 230VAC and a switching frequency 350kHz the design has a maximum efficiency of 99.22%.

“Neways and CGD are perfectly aligned in our commitment to a sustainable future based on clean tech energy. We believe that this program to jointly develop photo-voltaic products that lead the world in terms of efficiency and performance will move the market forward and contribute to a better world,” said Dr Giorgia Longobardi,  Co-Founder & CEO, Cambridge GaN Devices.

“Neways is committed to working with like-minded innovative companies to bring state-of-the-art, sustainable energy solutions to the market. The combination of Neways’ extensive systems experience and CGD’s high-efficiency, rugged and simple-to-use GaN devices is a perfect fit for this application," said Hans Ketelaars, Chief Technology Officer, Neways Electronics.