GaN Wine Lounge. GaN stories, insights, and people

GaN Wine Lounge

GaN Wine Lounge is a relaxed video conversation series where we talk GaN - and beyond - with our customers, academic partners, editors, and EPC team members over a virtual glass of wine. In an informal, friendly atmosphere, we share real-world experiences, lessons learned, and fresh ideas. We also include short lab episodes, offering a behind-the-scenes look at experiments and real applications of EPC solutions. Together, we build connections, inspire collaboration, and celebrate the people and technologies shaping the future of GaN.

40 Years in Power Electronics: Lessons from EPC’s Steve Colino

40 Years in Power Electronics: Lessons from EPC’s Steve Colino

In this new episode of GaN Wine Lounge, we sit down with Steve Colino, Vice President of Strategic Technical Sales at EPC, to explore a career that spans four decades at the forefront of power semiconductor innovation. From early silicon MOSFET development to today’s gallium nitride - enabled AI power architectures, Steve shares firsthand insights into how power conversion has evolved - and why AI is forcing a fundamental rethink of system design. We discuss EPC’s role in enabling next-generation power density, advanced ISOP architectures, and what Steve would do differently if he could travel back in time.

GaN at Scale: Architectures and Applications for Next-Generation Power Systems

GaN at Scale: Architectures and Applications for Next-Generation Power Systems

In this episode of the GaN Wine Lounge, Maurizio sits down with Michael de Rooij, GaN Applications Fellow at EPC, to explore how gallium nitride is reshaping modern power electronics. Drawing on decades of experience spanning UPS systems, renewable energy, medical imaging, and high-power converters, Michael shares deep insights into the challenges of today’s power architectures - particularly for AI servers and high-density computing. The discussion dives into EPC’s latest GaN-based solutions, including multilevel PFC and ISOP converters, highlighting their efficiency, scalability, and potential across data centers, robotics, and automotive applications.

From Silicon MOSFETs to GaN – Insights, Applications, and the Future of Power with Alex Lidow

From Silicon MOSFETs to GaN – Insights, Applications, and the Future of Power with Alex Lidow

Welcome to the very first episode of GaN Wine Lounge, a new video series where we explore the technologies, ideas, and people shaping the future of gallium nitride (GaN). In this debut episode, EPC’s Maurizio sits down with Alex Lidow, CEO of EPC. Together, they discuss the journey from silicon MOSFETs to GaN, the key drivers behind this transition, and what GaN means for cost, reliability, AI infrastructure, and emerging applications such as humanoid robotics.

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