Ahead of December’s Power Conference in Munich, Bodo Arlt took the opportunity to get an insight into Alex Lidow’s thoughts on where the GaN market is now and where he sees the potential applications for the future. Dr. Lidow is the CEO and Co-founder of Efficient Power Conversion (EPC).

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November, 2019
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氮化镓（GaN）及碳化硅（SiC）器件的价格下调，对客户而言，更为吸引。多家供应商推出基于氮化镓及碳化硅的功率半导体，摩拳擦掌，正在爆发新一轮的半导体大战，全速进攻传统硅基器件的市场份额。

Semiconductor Engineering
2019年10月
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GaN theory and applications, such as lidar, DC-DC conversion, and wireless power using gallium nitride FETs and ICs, form the focus of this third edition of “GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion”

EL SEGUNDO, CA – October 2019 – Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announce the publication of the third edition of “GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion,” a textbook written by power conversion industry experts and published by John Wiley and Sons. 

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) provides gallium nitride-based power devices for Solace Power’s 250 W wireless power platforms to enable higher power solutions and faster design cycle times.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.— September 2019 — EPC announces collaboration with Solace Power, a leading wireless power, sense and data company, to enable 250-watt wireless power solutions designed for 5G, aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial applications. Solace Power’s intelligent wireless platform use EPC’s 200 V enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN^®) power transistors. This modular platform shares the same Equus™ architecture and enables up to 250 Watts of transmitted power with superior six degrees of spatial freedom.

氮化镓技术为业界实现以前不可能达到的目标。EPC公司的Alex Lidow阐析医疗护理如何更好地利用氮化镓技术，实现重大的改进。

Electronic Specifier
2019年8月
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Alex Lidow has deep roots in the electronics industry. His father and grandfather founded International Rectifier in 1947. Alex eventually ran the company himself for 12 years. He is currently the CEO of EPC, a company that manufactures gallium nitride-based power transistors and integrated circuits. These products are now found in lidar systems for autonomous vehicles, in 4G/LTE base stations, in DC-DC converters for servers and satellites, and in a wide variety of medical products.

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GaN transistors, with favorable figures of merit (FOM) for 48 V applications, can provide a reduction in size, weight, and bill of material costs. This article presents a five-phase, fully regulated, bidirectional 48 V to 12 V DC-DC converter. An advancedthermalmanagement solution suitable for use with eGaN FETs results in a system that can provide 3kW of power at an efficiency exceeding 97.5% into a 14.5 V battery.

Power Systems Design
July, 2019
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Small satellites bring a more cost-effective approach to low-Earth-orbit (LEO) missions, helping to deliver low-cost internet access across the globe. For this application, GaN FETs partnered with a radiation tolerant pulse width modulation controller and GaN fet driver allow more efficient switching, higher frequency operation, reduced gate drive voltage and smaller solution sizes compared to the traditional silicon counterparts.

Electronics Weekly
July, 2019
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EPC proudly announces the induction of Dr. Alex Lidow, CEO and co-founder into the ISPSD Hall of Fame 2019

El Segundo, Calif. – May 2019 – Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) Corporation proudly announces that Dr. Alex Lidow, CEO and co-founder, is inducted into the ISPSD Hall of Fame 2019. This prestigious honor is bestowed upon an honored contributor to advancing power semiconductor technology and sustaining the success of ISPSD. This Hall of Fame award was announced on May 20^th, 2019 at 31^st IEEE International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) 2019 at the Marriott Parkview Hotel, Shanghai, China.

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TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 21, 2019 — jjPLus Corp. a Taiwan design manufacturer of high quality wireless communications and wireless power embedded solutions, will showcase the next generation Wireless Power Transfer as well as new WiFi solutions at COMPUTEX 2019 in Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1, at K1024 booth during May 28 - June 1 in Taipei, Taiwan..

宜普电源转换公司（EPC）将于欧洲PCIM展会现场演示优越的氮化镓技术如何提升多种应用所需的电源供电效率，包括运算、通信及运输行业。

EPC团队将于5月7日至9日在德国的Nuremberg、欧洲PCIM展览及研讨会的会场，进行7场关于氮化镓（GaN^® ）技术及应用的演讲，并于7号馆、335展览摊位与工程师会面并分享最新的、基于eGaN FET及集成电路的终端客户产品。

宜普电源转换公司（EPC）进一步扩大车规级氮化镓产品系列 – 全新成员是面向具有高分辨率的激光雷达系统、80 V的EPC2214氮化镓场效应晶体管，该元件成功通过国际汽车电子协会所制定的AEC Q101应力测试认证。

宜普电源转换公司（EPC）宣布再多一个车用氮化镓(eGaN)器件（80 V的EPC2214）成功通过AEC Q101测试认证，可在车用及其它严峻环境支持多种全新应用。

宜普电源转换公司的基于氮化镓的器件乃前沿技术。在本视频，宜普公司的首席执行官Alex Lidow于APEC展会现场与 Alix Paultre分享多个design in项目，从而展示基于氮化镓的器件的各种优势。

宜普电源转换公司首席执行官兼共同创办人Alex Lidow于APEC 2019展览会的Ridley Engineering展览摊位进行演讲，题目是“硅已经死亡”。

In this episode of PSDtv Alex Lidow, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) is at APEC 2019 in Anaheim and discusses why their GaN on Silicon devices make Silicon now dead.

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With the power architecture transition from a 12 V to a 48 V bus power distribution in modern data centers, there is an increased demand to improve 48 V power conversion efficiency and power density. In this context, DC-DC converters designed using eGaN^® FETs and ICs provide a high efficiency and high power density solution. Additionally, with the advent of 48 V power systems in mild-hybrid, hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, GaN transistors can provide a reduction in size, weight, and Bill of Materials (BOM) cost.

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工研院举办无线电能传输研讨会，邀请了来自AirFuel 无线充电联盟、宜普电源转换公司（EPC）、jjPLUS和IHS Markit的业界领袖进行专家演讲。

2018年10月30日 - 人们对5G、笔记本电脑、机器人、机械工具和医疗设备等新应用的中高功率无线充电（WPT）需求不断增加，无线电力的下一个杀手级应用将会是什么?

为了解答这个问题并旨在推动基于高效无线充电标准的产业发展，台湾工业技术研究院ITRI的区域与两岸工作小组、AirFuel无线充电联盟、宜普电源转换公司（EPC）和jjPLUS公司携手支持首届“无线电能传输（WPT）结合5G新应用研讨会”。活动于2018年10月30日（星期二）在台北的国立台湾大学博理館演讲厅举行。

专为高效电源转换而设的氮化镓功率晶体管已经投产7年多了。全新的市场例如激光雷达、包络跟踪及无线电源，都成为氮化镓的新兴市场，因为氮化镓具备超高速的的开关速度。这些市场使得氮化镓产品得以量产、成本更低及具备优越的可靠性。这些优势为比较保守的设计工程师提供更大的利好条件，因此，DC/DC转换器工程师、AC/DC转换器及车载应用工程师都开始对氮化镓器件进行评估。要把120亿美元的硅基MOSFET市场转为氮化镓市场，还有什么壁垒呢？就是信心的问题。设计工程师、制造工程师、采购经理及管理层都必需对氮化镓技术的优势有足够的信心、相信氮化镓技术可以解决设计师对采用全新技术的风险的疑问。让我们看看3个主要构成风险的因素：供应链、成本及产品的可靠性。

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宜普电源转换公司（EPC）的两个车规级氮化镓晶体管（EPC2202及EPC2203）成功通过了国际汽车电子协会所制定的AEC Q101分立器件应力测试认证，推动一系列面向车用及其它严峻环境的应用的发展。

宜普电源转换公司（EPC）的第一批通过国际汽车电子协会所制定的AEC Q101分立器件应力测试认证的氮化镓场效应晶体管（EPC2202及EPC2203），荣获《今日电子》杂志与21IC中国电子网颁发2018年度“Top-10电源产品奖—技术突破奖”。该奖项在2018年9月13日于北京举行的21iC电源技术研讨会上颁发。

专为功率系统设计师而设的EPC2051功率晶体管是一种100 V、25 mΩ并采用超小型芯片级封装的晶体管，可实现37 A脉冲输出电流。EPC2051是多种应用的理想器件，包括48 V功率转换器、激光雷达及LED照明等应用。

宜普电源转换公司（EPC）宣布推出100 V的EPC2051氮化镓场效应晶体管，其占板面积只是1.1平方毫米、最大导通阻抗(R_DS(on)))为25 mΩ及脉冲输出电流高达37 A 以支持高效功率转换。