GaN Technology for RF Electronics - Development Status in Europe

GaN technology has gained a lot of attention in Europe over the last few years for various domains including RF electronics. This paper will try to summarize the current status achieved and illustrate it with a few representative examples. Due to the importance of the subject this paper will focus solely on the RF electronics related topics, which should be of major interest in the frame of this conference. Aspects covering material, devices up to circuits and module integration will be addressed.