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Readiness verdict

onsemi Vertical GaN (vGaN)

A dated reading of what is claimed, reported, and independently verified in the current evidence.

As of
2026-08-20
Revision
1
Method
v1.3.0

Current reading

Readiness band and full integer triple

AI-assisted assembly · derived results

Readiness band

Watch

Primary summary from verified readiness

Confidence
77% · stale
Computed at
2026-08-20T10:54:40.789726+00:00
Claimed
45

Public ambition and stated capability

Reported
45

Observed practitioner reporting

Verified
41

Independently supported evidence

Gap
+4

Claimed leads verified

Evidence strength Strong

Decision

What the current evidence supports

Human editorial judgment · 2026-08-20

Track; not yet

Why
Genuinely differentiated GaN-on-GaN with strong efficiency/area claims and real IP + a US fab, but it is sampling-stage on a costly bulk-GaN substrate with no design-in-grade parameters published — too immature to commit a design to now
Next
Monitor onsemi's move from early-access sampling to qualified production and request datasheets (current rating, Rds(on), switching freq, AEC-Q/JEDEC qual) before any design-in

Constraints

Blockers

No named blocker is present in the current public projection.

Evidence summary

Derived counts

AI-assisted assembly

Total
9
Tier 1
0
Tier 2
8
Tier 3
1
Supports
6
Contradicts
2
Context
1
Latest observed
2025-11-01

Counts and dates only. Raw signals, private excerpts, trust records, and internal corpus material are not published here.

Publication record

Revisions

Initial public reading

  1. 2026-07-19 Reading moved from watch to watch.

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