Wolfspeed’s Expanded Portfolio Delivers Superior Solutions for Telecom and Radar Markets
June 06 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Wolfspeed, A Cree Company (Nasdaq: CREE), today announced new
LDMOS and GaN HEMT product offerings that enable smaller systems
with greater reliability and efficiency. Wolfspeed’s recent
acquisition of the Infineon RF power business expanded its product
portfolio, accelerating the company’s progress in developing
innovations for telecommunications and aerospace/defense
applications.
“The acquisition of Infineon’s RF power business has enabled
Cree’s Wolfspeed business to transition to the next level of the RF
power semiconductor business,” said Lance Wilson, research director
at ABI Research. “Historically, Wolfspeed has been a principal
player in GaN technology but the addition of Infineon’s LDMOS
portfolio has put them into the top echelon of high-power RF.”
The acquisition brings LDMOS technology and expertise to
Wolfspeed, enabling the company to provide the optimal RF power
solution to meet customers’ needs, regardless of the type of
technology used.
The expansion includes Wolfspeed’s new 28V 2620-2690 MHz
Asymmetric Doherty Transistor, which is an LDMOS Doherty transistor
that utilizes LD12 technology. This and other LD12 components use a
plastic overmold package that delivers the same performance as open
cavity packages, offering significant increases in efficiency at a
lower cost. Wolfspeed has industry-leading performance in such
plastic packages, which can bring significant cost savings to
telecom applications.
“Wolfspeed is committed to supporting the growth of our LDMOS
portfolio, as shown by the release of our new 28V Asymmetric
Doherty Transistor,” said Gerhard Wolf, Wolfspeed’s vice president
and general manager of RF. “The expansion of our LDMOS portfolio
delivers on the promise of continued innovation for cellular
applications, like improved 4G networks and the shift to 5G
networks.”
In the radar market, Wolfspeed is providing aerospace and
defense operators better target discrimination and a longer
detection range with the launch of the highest output power GaN
products on the market, including a 1200W packaged GaN HEMT.
The 1200W GaN HEMT sets a new industry benchmark for performance
by delivering the highest output power for a GaN L-Band radar
product on the market today. The device’s high-output power enables
fewer devices to be used, resulting in simplified system
architectures, lower materials costs, reduced energy consumption
and increased system reaction time that is critical in defense and
aerospace settings.
The new LDMOS and GaN HEMT technologies will be on display at
the Wolfspeed booth #931 during IMS 2018 in Philadelphia from June
12-15. Visit: https://www.wolfspeed.com/rf to learn more about how
Wolfspeed is enabling the next generation of electronics systems
for telecommunications and radar, or to request engineering
samples.
About Cree
Cree is an innovator of Wolfspeed™ power and radio frequency
(RF) semiconductors, lighting class LEDs and lighting products.
Cree’s Wolfspeed product families include SiC materials,
power-switching devices and RF devices targeted for applications
such as electric vehicles, fast charging, inverters, power
supplies, telecom and military and aerospace. Cree’s LED product
families include blue and green LED chips, high-brightness LEDs and
lighting-class power LEDs targeted for indoor and outdoor lighting,
video displays, transportation and electronic signs and signals.
Cree’s LED lighting systems and lamps serve indoor and outdoor
applications.
Please refer to www.cree.com or www.wolfspeed.com for
additional product and Company information.
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements involving
risks and uncertainties, both known and unknown, that may cause
actual results to differ materially from those indicated. Actual
results may differ materially due to a number of factors, including
customer acceptance of our new products; the rapid development of
new technology and competing products that may impair demand or
render Cree’s products obsolete; and other factors discussed in
Cree’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission,
including its report on Form 10-K for the year ended June 25, 2017,
and subsequent filings.
Cree® is a registered trademark, and Wolfspeed™ is a trademark
of Cree, Inc.
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