Major advances in silicon and wide-bandgap devices
Figure 4: Panasonic's bidirectional switch in GaN technology; the structure on the left and the forward characteristic curve compared to the current IGBT free-wheeling diode circuit on the right.
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/cdn4.vogel.de/infinity/white.jpg "Figure 4: Panasonic's bidirectional switch in GaN technology; the structure on the left and the forward characteristic curve compared to the current IGBT free-wheeling diode circuit on the right.")
