EPC2014 delivers high frequency switching with enhanced performance in lead-free, RoHS compliant package.
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. – August 2011 - Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (www.epc-co.com) announces the introduction of the EPC2014 as the newest member of EPC’s second-generation enhanced performance eGaN FET family. The EPC2014 is environmentally friendly; being lead free, RoHS-compliant (Restriction of Hazardous Substances), and halogen free.
The EPC2014 FET is a 1.87 mm2, 40 VDS, 10 A device with a maximum RDS(ON) of 16 milliohms with 5 V applied to the gate. This eGaN FET provides significant performance advantages over the first-generation EPC1014 eGaN device. The EPC2014 has an increase in maximum junction temperature rating to 150 degrees C and is fully enhanced at a lower gate voltage than the predecessor EPC1014.
Compared to a state-of-the-art silicon power MOSFET with similar on-resistance, the EPC2014 is much smaller and has many times superior switching performance. Applications that benefit from eGaN FET performance include high-speed DC-DC power supplies, point-of-load converters, class D audio amplifiers, hard-switched and high frequency circuits.
“In addition to increases in performance, this new generation enhancement mode gallium nitride FET is offered as lead-free, halogen-free and RoHS-compliant,” noted Alex Lidow, co-founder and CEO.
In 1k piece quantities, the EPC2014 is priced at $1.12 and is immediately available through Digi-Key Corporation at http://digikey.com/Suppliers/us/Efficient-Power-Conversion.page?lang=en
Design Support
An application note detailing the performance improvements of the EPC2014 eGaN FET can be found at https://epc-co.com/epc/documents/product-training/Characteristics_of_Second_Generation_eGaN_FETs.pdf
Table 1 – Summary of EPC2014 Specification Ratings
About EPC
EPC is the leader in enhancement mode Gallium Nitride based power management devices. EPC is the first to introduce enhancement-mode Gallium-Nitride-on-Silicon (eGaN) FETs as power MOSFET replacements in applications such as servers, netbooks, notebooks, LED lighting, cell phones, base stations, micro-inverters, and class-D audio amplifiers with device performance many times greater than the best silicon power MOSFETs. Visit our web site: www.epc-co.com.
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