Announcements ALERT! Community is fighting spam attacks at present. Read updates here. â27 Oct 2025 11:07 PM IR HiRel , Infineonâs department for highly reliable and radiation hardened power components, announced today that its new radiation hardened GaN transistor with JANS qualification was recognized among the best by the 2025 MAE Innovators Awards. Votes placed by the engineering community recognized Infineon as a Platinum, the highest level of achievement, in the Design and Engineering category. The 2025 MAE Innovators Awards celebrates outstanding innovation in defense and aerospace for the engineering industry. Every year, MAE showcases and rewards companies, designers, and innovators who have contributed to the advancement of technology through their creative and impactful designs. 2025 MAE Innovators Award winners are chosen by the qualified judging panel chosen by the editorial staff at Military + Aerospace Electronics. Platinum, Gold, and Silver honorees are revealed every fall. Infineon IR HiRelâs Platinum win ârecognizes a superb innovation, characterized by a groundbreaking approach to meeting a need, and/or a new level of performance, efficiency, ease-of-use or other beneficial quality,â according to MAE. IR HiRelâs radiation hardened GaN transistor made headlines this spring for being the first internally fabricated GaN transistor on the market to reach Joint Army Navy Space (JANS) qualification. JANS qualification, regulated by the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), ensures utmost reliability and consistent performance in semiconductor technology and manufacturing, as required by extreme environment applications. Our rad hard device is not only groundbreaking in its power performance and unique wide bandgap technology, but also for its innovative packaging: our new PowIR-SMD. The PowIR-SMD was designed for our GaN transistor and outstandingly minimizes package resistance and inductance in a smaller and lighter package. Learn more about the award-winning device here: Copy Link You must be a registered user to add a comment. If you've already registered, sign in. Otherwise, register and sign in.