The space industry is undergoing a transformative shift to “New Space,” driven by the increasing demand for ubiquitous connectivity and the emergence of innovative business models. One of the key elements of this transformation is the adoption of gallium nitride (GaN) technology in space applications. GaN holds immense potential due to its impressive radiation hardness, high system efficiency and lightweight characteristics.

In a discussion with EE Times Europe, Taha Ayari and Aymen Ghorbel, technology and market analysts at Yole Intelligence, part of Yole Group, explained how New Space—the low Earth orbit (LEO) mission segment, with a typical satellite lifespan of three to five years and lower reliability requirements—has become a focal point for GaN adoption. As a result, power GaN devices are being adopted for various satellite systems, including DC/DC converters, point-of-load systems, motor drives and ion thrusters.

EE Times Europe
October 2023
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宜普电源转换公司首席执行官兼共同创办人Alex Lidow表示，GaN的成本竞争力亦与Si MOSFET并驾齐驱，潜在爆发力更有过之而无不及，目前最关键就是得重塑诸多研究者的老旧观念，认为GaN昂贵到碰不得。GaN的技术正迎来转捩点，在先进运算、车用电子、太空电子及消费电子等新型应用设计多数采GaN技术，而非Si MOSFET……

DIGITIMES Asia
2023年9月
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宜普电源转换公司首席执行官兼共同创办人Alex Lidow接受DIGITIMES专访，提到GaN主要会被应用在650V及以下市场。反之碳化硅则是主导650V以上的市场，它可望取代硅基绝缘栅极双极性晶体管。宜普也在开发对速度及尺寸特性极为要求的400V以下市场。且致力于制造比Si功率元件拥有更高性能、更具成本竞争力的GaN元件。

DIGITIMES Asia
2023年9月
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Manufacturers of GaN power semiconductors showcased their latest products, from 100 V to 650-V devices at PCIM Europe. PCIM Europe showcased several presentations about the benefits and use cases of wide bandgap (WGG) semiconductors, including gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC). Several manufacturers, including EPC, GaN Systems, Infineon, Nexperia, and STMicroelectronics announced several new families of GaN power semiconductors during the week.

Electronic Products
May, 2021
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Gallium nitride (GaN) power devices have been in production for over 10 years and, beyond just performance and cost improvements, the most significant opportunity for GaN technology to impact the power conversion market comes from the intrinsic ability to integrate multiple devices on the same substrate. This capability will allow monolithic power systems to be designed on a single chip in a more straightforward, higher efficiency, and more cost-effective way.

Power Electronic News
March, 2021
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In this inaugural episode, guests are Alex Lidow, CEO of Efficient Power Conversion Corp., and Dinesh Ramanathan, co-CEO of NexGen Power Systems. EPC and NexGen both have expertise with gallium nitride technology and GaN power devices. EETimes speaks with both about the technology and about the market for GaN power devices.

EETimes
August, 2020
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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).

Bodo’s Power Systems
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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From the heart of Silicon Valley comes a new buzzword. Gallium nitride is the future of power technology. Tech blogs are touting gallium nitride as the silicon of the future, and you are savvy enough to get in on the ground floor. Knowing how important gallium nitride is makes you a smarter, better consumer. You are at the forefront of your peer group because you know of an up and coming technology, and this one goes by the name of gallium nitride.

HACKADAY
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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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氮化镓技术已经成熟至可以挑战传统的硅技术。从2010年起，商用的低压硅基氮化镓功率器件实现了很多全新应用。具备高速开关性能的氮化镓器件也推动了全新市场的出现，例如激光雷达、包络跟踪及无线电源市场。这些全新应用有助供应链的开发、实现低制造成本及良好的器件可靠性记录。这一切对于比较保守的DC/DC转换器、AC/DC转换器及车载应用的设计工程师来说，是很好的理据，是时候开始对氮化镓器件进行评了。本文探讨加快采纳氮化镓器件的各项因素。

Electronics Weekly
2019年1月
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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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Tesla Motors is releasing a new version of Autopilot overnight, adding features the company says will make it safer and more reliable. Investigators are probing what role the self-driving system played in a pair of fatal crashes in Florida and China.

Silicon Beat
September 21, 2016
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人们用硅材料命名了“硅谷”，而硅材料现正面对全新并具有潜力的竞争对手 – 氮化镓（GaN）材料。有说氮化镓器件可以取得300亿美元的半导体电源供应产业的市场份额。这个市场涵盖了所有利用墙上的电源插座取得电源的产品—从Apple（AAPL）的iPhone充电器，以至Tesla（TSLA）的豪华电动汽车。

Investor's Business Daily
Allison Gatlin
2016年7月
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宜普电源转换公司的首席执行官Alex Lidow说硅材料是半导体的主要材料，它一直以来是电子行业背后的推动力。可是，它的性能已经到了极限。位于美国洛杉矶的宜普公司正在探究以具备更高的性能的氮化镓（GaN）器件颠覆市场并且取得硅基器件价值4000亿美元（2770亿英镑）的市场份额。Alex说：「这是业界首款比硅基器件的成本更低并且具备更高的性能的半导体。」

Wired Magazine
Emma Bryce
2016年3月31日
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“The semiconductor industry will become one where there are a lot of large corporations and smaller companies will, in effect, be outsourced R&D, much like the pharmaceutical sector,” says Alex Lidow, CEO of Efficient Power Conversion. He says in this scenario Qorvo Corporation and Intersil Corp. could become attractive targets.

Lidow, however, believes consolidation may bring a dark ages to innovation in the semiconductor industry.

Forbes
November 23, 2015
By: Antoine Gara
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根据Transparency Market Research公司的全新调查报告指出，全球氮化镓半导体器件市场在2012年的营销额为三亿七千九百八十二万美元，并估计在2019年底该市场的营销达二十二亿零三百七十三万美元。根据2013年至2019的市场预测，该氮化镓半导体器件市场的年均复合增长率将达24.6%。

杂志：Industry Today
2015年10月14日
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In recent years, the acceleration predicted by Moore’s law has slipped. However, silicon could give way to new materials for making faster and smaller transistors.

New York Times
By: John Markoff
September 26, 2015
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电子工程界后裔Alex Lidow认为技术业界的必用材料需要改变。六十岁的Lidow现为宜普电源转换公司的首席执行官，是技术业界大力鼓吹利用氮化镓材料制造晶体管及半导体的提倡者。技术业界一直以来依靠采用传统的硅材料制造晶体管及半导体。这是一门非常获利的生意，根据代表于美国设立的公司的SIA估计，去年全球半导体业界的营收达三千三百五十八亿美元。

Fast Company
2015年9月
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The company Alex founded in 2007, called Efficient Power Conversion, or EPC, is wholly dedicated to the task of putting GaN in the forefront for use in a variety of things. Wireless power transmission, Class D audio amplifiers, (using a small circuit board, this would produce less heat, and extend battery life on portable systems); and pulsed lasers, or LiDAR (Light Distancing and Ranging), designed to quickly create 3D images useful in mapping and meteorology.

By: Bruce Rogers
Forbes
September 3, 2015
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