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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[…]

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SiC power semiconductor technology: A future battlefield in the US-China trade war? Wolfspeed on the front line

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – January 26, 2023 │KnowMade explains the critical role of intellectual property (IP) in the next decade of the power SiC market. In the escalating tech war between US and China over semiconductors, Wolfspeed is the main US player in the way of the rising Chinese SiC industry. The EV market: a[…]

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The vertical innovation path: from materials to power devices and their integration in electric vehicles (EV)

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – August 02, 2022 │ The French patent analysis firm KnowMade is launching a series on Toyota’s patent activity – stay tuned to see its R&D strategy unveiled: Hydrogen-based Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles: a winning bet for Toyota? Toyota’s triptych IP strategy on batteries to conquer the EV market Toyota Group, a[…]

Silicon Carbide (SiC) patents support the emergence of a complete domestic supply chain in China

SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS, France – January 20, 2022 | Silicon Carbide (SiC) power devices hold great promise as the electric vehicle (EV) market gets better and better, with forecasts announcing a double-digit annual growth rate for the next decade. Indeed, most EV makers are integrating or evaluating the use of SiC power devices in different EV[…]