汽车电子在过去30年内经历了几个时代的演变。 从主要采用机械或发动机驱动系统的纯内燃机 (ICE)，到添加电力动力的轻度混合动力 (MHEV)，再到全电池电动汽车 (BEV)应用。 在这三个时代中，用于转换和分配电力的架构甚至基本半导体元件都发生了重大的变化。 本文讨论了这个进化过程和对将来进化的方向做出了一些推测。

Power Systems Design
2023年8月
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With the increase in government mandates to combat climate change, automakers are moving quickly to leverage new technology to respond by switching from the internal combustion engine to electric-drive vehicles. This article presents the design of a 2 kW, two-phase 48 V/12 V bi-directional converter using GaN FETs that achieves 96% efficiency and is targeted for the 48 V mild hybrid system.

PSD North America
March, 2023
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An exploration of a GaN-based design of a 2 kW 48V/12V bi-directional power module for 48 V mild hybrid electric vehicles.

Electronics Today
January, 2023
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With increasing legislation aimed at higher fuel efficiency standards, vehicle manufacturers are searching for cost-effective solutions to meet these demands while still providing the power required for ever-increasing electronically driven functions.  This article details a bi-directional high power converter for mild-hybrid cars and battery backup units using GaN FETs to achieve efficiency exceeding 96% when converting from 48 V to 14.3 V at 500 kHz switching frequency.

Power Electronics Europe
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This article presents the design and performance of an automotive buck/reverse-boost converter with GaN for efficient 48 V power distribution.

Electronics Today
December/January Edition
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EPC9137是一款两相的48 V/12 V双向转换器，以小型化解决方案提供1.5 kW功率，效率为97%，适用于轻度混合动力汽车和电池电源备用装置。

宜普电源转换公司（EPC）宣布推出EPC9137，这是一款1.5 kW的两相48 V/12 V双向转换器，占板面积小，效率为97%。该演示板的设计是可扩展的–并联两个转换器可实现3 kW，或者并联3个转换器可实现4.5 kW。该板使用4个100 V的eGaN^®FET（EPC2206），并由一个包括Microchip dsPIC33CK256MP503 16位数字控制器的模块控制。