Diamond Semiconductor - Winner of the Semiconductor of the Year 2023 award

Professor Makoto Kasu and his group, Faculty of Science and Technology, Saga University, has achieved the world’s highest output power and output voltage in a diamond semiconductor device, the next generation of ultimate power semiconductors. Saga University received the Semiconductor of the Year 2023 award for this achievement.

The award is in recognition of the world’s highest output power of 875 MWcm-2 and output voltage of 3659 V achieved by Saga University’s diamond semiconductor device over the course of this year, which was published in The journal of the Institute of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineers and IEEE Electron Device Letters.

<Features of the new diamond semiconductor device>
・Diamond semiconductors with ultimate power semiconductor properties
・World’s highest output power of 875MW/cm2 and 3659V, and high voltage operation
・Ideal for transmitting devices for satellite base stations in outer space

In the future, we will further improve the characteristics of diamond semiconductor power devices, develop peripheral technologies with companies, and accelerate research and development aimed at practical applications.

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ダイヤモンド半導体で世界最高の出力電力、出力電圧　半導体・オブ・ザ・イヤー２０２３を受賞- Saga University Press Release(Written in Japanese)