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Sumitomo Electric Introduces Next Generation GaN HEMTs for Space at IMS2014

SAN JOSE, CA -- (Marketwired) -- Jun 03, 2014 -- Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations USA, Inc. (SEDU), a leading provider of advanced RF, wireless and optical communications solutions, will showcase next generation GaN devices for space applications at IMS2014, June 3-5 at the Tampa Convention Center, Tampa, FL. GaN provides the benefits that space applications require such as operation at much higher temperatures, higher power added efficiency, wider bandwidth than GaAs all the while reducing overall operational cost.

"Sumitomo Electric is dedicated to offering a broad range of space qualified RF products over 30 years," says John Wyatt, President of Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations USA. "The combination of high power, high gain and excellent efficiency performance makes our next generation GaN HEMTs for space very attractive design solution. For example ES/SGN15H150IV provides 150 W output power at 1.575 GHz with power added efficiency of 71.2%."

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Samples for evaluation up to 150 W will be available in August 2014. To learn more, visit the Sumitomo Electric Booth 333

About Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations USA, Inc., (SEDU)
Sumitomo Electric Device Innovations USA, Inc., (SEDU), a subsidiary of Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd., is a leading provider of RF high power wireless solutions for the global communications marketplace. SEDU has become the most reliable and respected supplier of compound semiconductor products in the world, leveraging the synergy between the accumulated developments, manufacturing and sales resources. SEDU also provides a comprehensive line of optical components and modules to the telecom, CATV, broadband, and data communications markets. SEDU focuses on the Americas market, while drawing on the well-established global presence of Sumitomo to achieve integrated support to customer facilities throughout the world. http://www.sei-device.com.

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