Novel monolithically integrated bidirectional GaN HEMT

Lateral chip architecture of GaN power semiconductors enables design of a monolithically integrated GaN HEMT featuring bidirectional blocking capability. The proposed bidirectional GaN HEMT allows for substantially reduced conduction losses in applications such as the multilevel T-type inverter which benefit from power semiconductors with bidirectional voltage blocking capability. In static and dynamic characterizations, the monolithically integrated bidirectional GaN HEMT exhibits similar switching and on-state behavior like conventional unidirectional GaN HEMTs.