EPC introduces two new 80 V AEC-Q101 qualified GaN FETs, offering designers significantly smaller and more efficient solutions than silicon MOSFETs for automotive 48 V- 12 V DC-DC conversion, infotainment, and lidar for autonomous driving.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — November 2022 — Efficient Power Conversion Corporation, the world’s leader in enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN^®) FETs and ICs, expands the selection of automotive, off-the-shelf gallium nitride transistors with the introduction of 80 V, 6 mΩ EPC2204A that delivers 125 A pulsed current in a 2.5 mm x 1.5 mm footprint and the 80 V, 3.2 mΩ EPC2218A that delivers 231 A pulsed current is a 3.5 mm x 1.95 mm footprint, offering designers significantly smaller and more efficient devices than silicon MOSFETs for automotive DC-DC for 48V-12V conversion, infotainment, and lidar for autonomous driving.

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）新推100 V、2.2 mΩ的氮化鎵場效應電晶體（EPC2071）,爲設計工程師提供比矽MOSFET更小、更高效的元件，用於高性能、佔板面積受限的應用。

全球行業領先供應商宜普電源轉換公司為業界提供增强型氮化鎵（eGaN^®）功率場效應電晶體和集成電路，最新推出100 V、典型值爲1.7 mΩ的EPC2071氮化鎵場效應電晶體，爲客戶提供更多可選的低壓氮化鎵電晶體和可以立即發貨。

EPC公司的氮化鎵專家將在PCIM 歐洲展會分享多項現場演示以闡釋卓越的氮化鎵技術如何爲許多應用的功率轉換帶來革命性突破，包括計算、通訊和e-mobility。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）團隊將於5月10日至12日在德國紐倫堡舉行的PCIM 歐洲2022展覽進行多場關於氮化鎵技術的演講和專業研討會，詳請如下。 此外，我們將在展位（9號廳、113號展臺）展出採用新型eGaN^®FET 和 IC的客戶的最新終端產品。

宜普電源轉換公司(EPC)宣佈推出通過車規認證的電晶體和積體電路最新成員，面向飛行時間（ToF）光達應用，讓客戶實現具有更高的性能和更小的解決方案，用於機器人、無人機、3D 感測器和自動駕駛車輛等應用。

EPC公司宣佈推出 EPC2221，這是一款共源雙路氮化鎵場效應電晶體，額定電壓爲100 V、58 mΩ 和 20 A脈衝電流，可用於機器人、監控系統、無人機、自動駕駛車輛和吸塵器的光達系統。

EPC公司爲電源系統設計工程師提供全新的100 V、23 mΩ 功率電晶體（EPC2070），它採用微型芯片級封裝並提供34 Ａ脉衝電流，非常適合 60 W、48 V 電源轉換器、光達和 LED 照明等應用。

宜普電源轉換公司(EPC)宣佈推出100 V的氮化鎵電晶體（EPC2070），具有23 mΩ 的最大導通阻抗和34 A脉衝輸出電流，可在細小的1.1 mm²佔板面積實現高效功率轉換。

The new gallium nitride (GaN) family aims to deliver time-of-flight (ToF) applications for autonomous cars and 3D sensing across the consumer and industrial sectors. In an interview with EE Times, Alex Lidow, CEO at EPC, highlighted how introducing the eToF Laser Driver family’s for LiDAR system design at a low cost competes with the Mosfet when it comes to LiDAR applications.

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宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈擴大氮化鎵（GaN）積體電路（IC）系列，實現性能更高、更小巧且採用飛行時間（ToF）技術的雷射雷達應用，包括機器人、無人機、3D感測器，遊戲和自動駕駛汽車等應用。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈推出雷射驅動器IC（EPC21603），在單個晶片上集成了40 V、10 A 場效應電晶體、閘極驅動器和LVDS邏輯電平輸入，面向飛行時間（ToF）雷射雷達系統，用於機器人、無人機、擴增實境和遊戲等應用。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）推出氮化鎵（GaN）積體電路（IC）系列，實現性能更高、更小巧且採用飛行時間（ToF）技術的光達應用，包括機器人、無人機、3D感測器和自動駕駛車輛等應用。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈推出雷射驅動器IC(EPC21601)，在單個晶片上集成了40 V、10 A 場效應電晶體、閘極驅動器和3.3 V邏輯電平輸入，面向採用飛時測距（ToF）技術的光達系統，用於機器人、監控保安系統、無人機、全自動駕駛車輛和吸塵器。

The ultimate aim of Artificial Intelligence is to provide machines the ability to operate autonomously. One such area which is projected to grow exponentially over the next decade is Autonomous Vehicles. With Artificial Intelligence coupled with the rapid advances in electronics and computer technology, the word driverless will soon take over the roads.

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October, 2020
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新一代100 V 氮化鎵場效應電晶體（eGaN^® FET）是48 V_OUT同步整流、D類音訊放大器、汽車資訊娛樂及雷射雷達系統的理想功率元件。

增強型矽基氮化鎵（eGaN）功率場效應電晶體和積體電路的全球領導廠商宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）最新推出的兩款100 V eGaN FET（EPC2218及EPC2204），性能更高並且成本更低，可立即供貨。採用這些先進氮化鎵元件的應用非常廣闊，包括同步整流器、D類音訊放大器、汽車資訊娛樂系統、DC/DC轉換器（硬開關和諧振式）和面向全自動駕駛車輛、機械人及無人機的雷射雷達系統。

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) will showcase the company’s latest ePower™ Stage IC family of products showing how GaN technology’s superior performance is transforming power delivery for computing, communications, robotics, and transportation at the PCIM Europe 2020 Digital Days.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.— June 2020 — The EPC team will be delivering three technical presentations and participating in two panel discussions on gallium nitride (GaN) technology and applications at the upcoming PCIM Europe 2020 Digital Days, July 7 – 8. In addition, the company will participate in the event’s virtual exhibit, showing its latest eGaN FETs and ICs in customers’ end products that are rapidly adopting eGaN technology.

It’s getting harder to avoid using GaN power transistors and ICs, says Alex Lidow. There are many reasons to use GaN-on-Si power transistors such as eGaN FETs, in telecoms, vehicles, healthcare and computing. Smaller, faster, lower cost, and more integrated, GaN-on-Si devices have spent a decade gaining the confidence and trust of designers across the spectrum of power conversion applications.

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November 20, 2019
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EPC's chief executive, Alex Lidow, believes his GaN devices now beat silicon on performance and price, reports Rebecca Pool.

For EPC chief executive, Alex Lidow, this year's PCIM Europe 2019 has been all about applications. Presenting myriad enhanced-mode GaN FETs and ICs in end-products, the company is making a big play for 48 V DC-DC power conversion in advanced computing and automotives.

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在此播客，我們跟宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）的Alex Lidow談論關於應用於聯網汽車的氮化鎵（GaN）技術。

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eGaN FET（及目前的積體電路）之可以應用於全自動車輛的雷射雷達系統，以及全自動電動賽車，是因為這些元件可以實現高很多的解析度（由於具備超短雷射脈衝）、更快速的圖像速度（由於短雷射脈衝），及可以準確地看得更遠（由於在超高電流時可以實現快速雷射脈衝）。

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This article takes a deep dive into lidar technology. It explains how the technology works and the challenges technologists face as they try to build lidar sensors that meet the demanding requirements for commercial self-driving cars.

The bottom line is that while bringing lidar costs down will take a significant amount of difficult engineering work, there don't seem to be any fundamental barriers to bringing the cost of high-quality lidar down below $1,000—and eventually below $100. That means the technology—and ultimately, self-driving vehicles that depend on lidar—should be well within reach for ordinary consumers.

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EPC2040, an eGaN^® power transistor optimized for LiDAR applications, placed first in the Passive Components & Discrete Semiconductors category of ECN magazine’s prestigious 2017 Impact Award.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif — November  2017 — Efficient Power Conversion Corporation’s (EPC) is proud to announce that Electronic Component News (ECN) — a leading trade publication for electronic design engineers — has awarded the EPC2040, enhancement mode gallium nitride (eGaN) transistor its ECN Impact Award for 2017 in the Passive Components and Discrete Semiconductors category.

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）首席執行長Alex Lidow分析無人駕駛汽車行業的前景及實現該行業潛能的相關技術。

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Light detection and ranging (lidar) is a versatile light-based remote sensing technology that recently has been the subject of great attention. It has shown up in a number of media venues and has even led to public debate about the engineering choices of a well-known electric car company, Tesla Motors. While this article is not going to enter the fray, it will provide some background on lidar and discuss its strong connection to power electronics technologies.

Published in: IEEE Power Electronics Magazine ( Volume: 4, Issue: 1, March 2017 )
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宜普電源轉換公司(EPC)於本年1月在拉斯維加斯舉行的CES 2017展覽演示氮化鎵（GaN）如何成為全自動駕駛車背後的重要技術、沒有電源線的未來家居、聯網汽車及藥丸內含微型X光系統以非侵入式方法進行結腸鏡檢查。可以替代半導體業界最常用的矽元件是一種名為氮化鎵（GaN）的全新材料，而性能更優越的EPC的GaN元件名為eGaN元件。矽技術幫助Intel公司建立其王國，它有可能被GaN替代嗎？你將從本播客知道更多。矽技術在數位時代的日子將不會長久，而各家公司必需顛覆破壞其對手，抑或是被顛覆破壞。喜歡技術及希望知道業界發展方向的朋友會喜歡本播客。嘉賓資料：Alex Lidow博士是EPC公司的首席執行官兼共同創辦人。他會為大家解答氮化鎵是什麼、為何使用氮化鎵技術及該技術何去何從等問題。

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