Transphorm wins $18.5M DoD contract for GaN epiwafers

Transphorm has been awarded a $18.5 million contract from the US Department of Defense Office of Naval Research to commercialize N-polar GaN epiwafers for RF/mm-wave and power electronics applications. The contract includes a $2.6 million base and a $15.9 million option.

“Transphorm has announced that the US Department of Defense Office of Naval Research has exercised a three-year $15.9 million option on an existing $2.6 million base contract.”compoundsemiconductor.net

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• compoundsemiconductor.netTransphorm wins $18.5M contract From US DoD - NewsJul 30, 2019
• everythingrf.comTransphorm Receives $18.5M DoD Contract for RF GaN Epi ProductionEditorial TeamAug 5, 2019
• embeddedcomputing.comIndustry Deals Underscore the Growing Importance of Wide-Bandgap Semiconductors - Embedded Computing DesignOpenSystems MediaSep 9, 2019

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