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GaN Motor Drives for Drones, Robots and Power Tools: EPC’s Latest Reference Designs at APEC

Thursday, April 9, 2026

GaN Motor Drives for Drones, Robots and Power Tools: EPC’s Latest Reference Designs at APEC

In this video from APEC, Marco Palma, Director, Motor Drives Systems and Applications at EPC, presents advanced motor drive reference designs based on gallium nitride (GaN) technology. He first highlights the EPC91122 reference design, featuring the EPC33110 three-phase power module used to drive a mid-size drone motor and a high-torque humanoid robot joint. He then introduces the EPC91121, a highly integrated board for power tools, built on EPC’s latest Gen 7, 40 V GaN devices. Both platforms showcase compact form factor, high efficiency, and easy scalability from 250 W up to 5 kW for rapid prototyping.

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