This panel discussion from Electronica 2022 discusses the benefits and challenges for SiC and GaN in multiple application contexts, as well as the last barriers to overcome for widespread adoption, such as large-volume capabilities and prices.

Power Electronic News
January, 2023
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From Nov. 15 to 18, electronica 2022 will bring the international electronics industry together at the Munich exhibition grounds. Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, Renewable Energies, Smart Grid, and Energy Storage will be the major topics covered by the Power Electronics Forum at electronica 2022. In this podcast, onsemi president and CEO Hassane El-Khoury, Silanna Semiconductor North America CEO Mark Drucker, and of Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) CEO Alex Lidow will introduce the Power Electronics Forum. Interview with Alex Lidow starts at 31:55

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In this video, Alex Lidow shares thoughts on his career, his family, his time at university, and his Ph.D. course, but also about energy trends, the shift to GaN that the power electronics ecosystem is ready to make, and the following weekend, with the finest wine!

Power Electronics News
April 22, 2022
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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.

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August, 2020
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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.

Last week, Anker debuted a tiny new power brick, crediting its small size with the component it uses instead of silicon: gallium nitride (GaN). It’s the latest example of the growing popularity of this transparent, glass-like material that could one day unseat silicon and cut energy use worldwide.

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Bloomberg Business的Ashlee Vance 剖析宜普电源转换公司（EPC）的发展。一直以来，硅保留了它对半导体行业发展的影响力。在过去的60年里，晶体管所使用的半导体材料以硅为首选。晶体管就是细小的开关，它是驱动信息时代发展的动力。硅谷也以此材料而命名，而且许多公司藉着它打造出价值十亿元的王国。现在我们把眼光移离硅元素 -- 它最终有可能处于被取替的边缘。

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2015年2月12日

Yole Développement市场研究公司将于本星期发表关于“硅衬底氮化镓基技术及LED与功率电子市场”研究报告。分析员相信功率电子应用将普遍采纳硅基氮化镓技术。功率电子市场所涵盖的应用包括交流-直流或直流-交流电源转换，这些应用皆面对很大的电源损耗并随着更高功率及更高工作频率而增加。由于目前的硅基技术已接近其极限，因此很困难达到业界所需的更高要求。

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