了解在选择氮化镓（GaN）栅极驱动器时应考虑的关键因素，在这里为您的电力电子产品设计做出最佳选择。

为您的医疗技术应用选择氮化镓产品时，请考虑性能要求、尺寸和重量限制、产品和供应商的可靠性，以及成本等因素。我们会针对这些因素为您提供最新一代的氮化镓器件的最佳组合 - 您只需在网上“产品选择指南”的最新一代器件、在状态栏中剔出“首选”。还有多种设计工具可为您的应用选择正确的氮化镓产品，包括降压计算器、热计算器和交叉参考工具，它们都可以在Power Bench工具套件中找到。

Learn how EPC’s new demo board, the EPC9176 with its six QFN-packaged GaN ICs allows for more efficient, high-performance vacuum cleaner motors.

氮化镓(GaN)器件是一种非常坚硬和在机械方面非常稳定的宽带隙半导体材料，用于生产功率器件、射频元件和发光二极管 (LED)。其开关频率远高于硅器件，使电力电子设计人员能够利用氮化镓器件创建更小、更高效、性能更高的系统，这是以前采用硅技术难以实现。

GaN is a game changer for motor drive applications. For designers to take advantage of this technology, fast and reliable time-to-market is critical. Easy-to-use reference designs using state-of-the-art electronics and techniques provide a valuable tool to speed time to market. The EPC9173 tool allows designers of eBikes and drones to enhance motor system size, performance, range, precision, and torque, all while simplifying design for faster time-to-market.  

The EPC9173 integrates all the necessary circuits to operate a 3-phase BLDC motor with high performance, 48 V input, 1.5kW output, and three-phase inverter using six EPC23101  GaN ICs. Thanks to the high-power density and the high electrical conductivity of GaN ICs, the EPC9173 delivers up to 25 A_RMS on each leg and supports PWM switching frequencies up to 250 kHz under a natural convection passive heatsink. The resultant quality of the current output waveforms, lesser torque oscillations, and total system efficiency increase the performance of the motor-drive system. Further, the extremely small size of this inverter allows integration into the motor housing resulting in the lowest EMI, highest density, and lowest weight.

氮化镓(GaN)是一种全新的使能技术，可实现更高的效率、显着减小系统尺寸、更轻和于应用中取得硅器件无法实现的性能。那么，为什么关于氮化镓半导体仍然有如此多的误解？事实又是怎样的呢？

Environmental pressures are creating pressure to quickly adopt newer, cleaner, and more efficient transportation options.  In 2025, 1 in 10 vehicles sold are expected to be a more fuel efficient 48 V mild hybrid.  These systems will require a 48V – 12V bidirectional converter, with power ranging from 1.5 kW to 6 kW. The design priorities for these systems are size, cost, and high reliability. GaN power conversion solutions are perfect to support a 48 V to 12 V bidirectional converter used in these newer models.

A new reference design demo board, the EPC9165, is available to help jump start the design of a 2 kW bi-directional converter.  The EPC9165 is a synchronous buck/boost converter with other supporting circuitry including current sensors and temperature sensor.  The EPC9528 controller board ships with the EPC9165 to incorporate digital control and housekeeping power supply; this board uses the dsPIC33CK256MP503 digital controller from Microchip.

48V正越来越多地被用作计算数据中心和笔记本电脑等消费电子产品性能的新标准。全新USB PD3.1标准也正在进军笔记本电脑，部分原因是USB电压增加到48 V，在连接器和电缆的电流限制为5 A的情况下，总功率传输增加到240 W。使用USB PD新标准的兼容电源，也不断面临实现小尺寸的解决方案以满足对高功率密度的需求。GaN FET开关快和具有低导通电阻，解决了电源供电中含有多个电路所需的功率密度挑战。

早在2015年，Venture Beat就发表了一篇关于氮化镓芯片取代硅的文章。在那篇文章中，我断言氮化镓基功率半导体的广泛普及是可能的，因为GaN FET将比硅具有更高的性能和更低的成本。然而，人们仍然普遍误解氮化镓器件还没有达到那个里程碑……这是一个错误的神话。在这篇博客文章中，我将试图打破这个神话，并提醒大家，本次讨论仅限于额定电压低于400 V的器件的应用领域，因为这是EPC 的重点产品。

When “displacement” technologies such as EPC’s GaN power FETs and ICs are introduced and new levels of performance are possible, modeling your design offers comfort and insight to your circuits’ capabilities and needs. This blog post discussed the latest addition to the “EPC GaN Power Bench, our on-line modeling tool library, EPC’s GaN FET Thermal Calculator!