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Progress and status of South Korean companies in the SiC patent landscape

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – 27 May 2025 │ Previous patent analyses conducted in 2022 have confirmed the emergence of a domestic SiC industry in South Korea. Driven by government-sponsored national programs, South Korean material conglomerates SK group (including SKC, SK Siltron, SK Inc., SK Innovation), Posco and LG group (including LG Chem, LG Electronics and[…]

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Patent Activity Surrounding GaN and Diamond Integration

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – July 30, 2024 │ GaN electronic devices, especially GaN-based high electron mobility transistors (HEMT), are increasingly used in RF and power conversion applications. Yet in the most demanding applications, GaN device performance and reliability may be limited by thermal considerations such as the channel temperature. Some forms of enriched monocrystalline synthetic[…]

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Next-generation power devices: Status of the IP competition for vertical GaN power devices

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – November 29, 2023 │ Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices were successfully adopted in several power applications, starting with lateral GaN devices. Following the release of its new GaN electronics IP report, KnowMade discusses the status of vertical GaN device technology in the power GaN patent landscape. With the potential to overcome[…]