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September 2023 • Vol. 102, No. 7

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Propelling GaN electronics adoption: An interview with QROMIS

In an interview, QROMIS co-founder, president, and CEO Cem Basceri describes the current state of the gallium-nitride-based device market and the work that QROMIS is doing to solve the remaining challenges limiting widespread GaN adoption.

by Eileen De Guire

Cover Story: 8-inch GaN-on-QST 650V Power IC Device Wafer Zoom-In Image

Announcing ACerS Awards of 2023

The Society will honor members and corporations at the Annual Honors and Awards Banquet during the 125th Annual Meeting in October to recognize significant contributions to the engineered ceramic and glass field.

Award Winners

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Ceramic matrix composites: Is the future here yet?

Though ceramic matrix composites have been tested, adopted, and put into commercial use in many areas, the technology is still considered to be in an early stage of development. Promising research is underway that is expected to lead to broader application in a range of industries.

by David Holthaus

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Oak Ridge National Laboratory-led program supported R&D of first widely deployed CMC product

More than a quarter-century ago, the U.S. Department of Energy began a program to support U.S. development of ceramic matrix composite materials. Dawn Levy at Oak Ridge National Laboratory provides an overview of this history.

by Dawn Levy, senior science writer at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

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columns

Letter to the editor

Evidence-based sustainable development and circularity of materials • by Rishabh Kundu, Marc Widenmeyer, Vanessa Zeller, Emanuel Ionescu, and Anke Weidenkaffa

Business and Market View

Global markets for 5G technologies • by BCC Publishing Staff

Deciphering the Discipline

Ceramics for antennas in next-gen wireless communication networks • by Matthew Julian

meetings

Calendar & Upcoming Dates:

ACerS Annual Meeting at MS&T23, ICACC 2024, EMA 2024, PACC-FMAs 2024, and GOMD 2024

meetings

Calendar & Upcoming Dates:

ACerS Annual Meeting at MS&T23, ICACC 2024, EMA 2024, PACC-FMAs 2024, and GOMD 2024

on the cover

Closeup of a 200-mm 650 V, E-Mode GaN-on-QST monolithic power IC device wafer. Credit: QROMIS

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