Integra Technologies announced the industry’s first single High Voltage GaN on Silicon Carbide (HV GaN/SiC) 150 V transistor, the IGN1030S10000, that produces 10 kW of pulsed saturated output power at L-Band, establishing a new industry benchmark for high-power L-band RF transistor performance. 

Achieving this level of power from a single transistor represents a significant advance for RF power amplifier system designers. Traditional high-power architectures at L-band typically require power combining from multiple lower-power devices, increasing circuit complexity, insertion loss, thermal management demands and overall system cost. By delivering 10 kW from a single 150 V HV GaN/SiC transistor, the IGN1030S10000 enables substantially simpler amplifier system architectures while reducing the size, cost and complexity of high-power transmitter architectures.  This part simultaneously enables smaller system volumes and increased system power density.  The IGN1030S10000 is targeted at L-Band pulsed applications where peak power, efficiency and ruggedness are critical. Integra’s 150 V HV GaN/SiC technology can be leveraged at other frequencies for high-power, high-performance applications. 

"As the pioneer of HV GaN/SiC Technology, Integra has spent years pushing the boundaries of what’s possible for solid-state RF power — and achieving 10 kW of pulsed output power at L-Band from a single transistor marks our most defining milestone yet” said Suja Ramnath,  "Every breakthrough in HV GaN/SiC single-transistor power performance translates directly into a strategic advantage for system architects building tomorrow's most critical platforms. Prior to Integra’s HV GaN/SiC, the practical solid-state replacement of vacuum electron devices (VEDs) was limited to 10 kW.  Now, Integra has extended practical, solid-state replacement of VEDs to the megawatt level in high-power architectures — opening a new chapter for system architects long constrained by the limits of existing solutions.  This is not incremental progress. This is a fundamental shift in what is possible, and Integra intends to keep leading it."

The new 150 V GaN transistor is available for sampling to qualified customers.