汽車電子在過去30年内經歷了幾個時代的演變。 從主要採用機械或發動機驅動系統的純內燃機 (ICE)，到添加電力動力的輕度混合動力 (MHEV)，再到全電池電動汽車 (BEV)應用。 在這三個時代中，用於轉換和分配電力的架構甚至基本半導體元件都發生了重大的變化。 本文討論了這個進化過程和對將來進化的方向做出了一些推測。

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是一款兩相是48 V/12 V雙向轉換器，以小型化解决方案提供1.5 kW功率，效率爲97%，適用於輕混電動車和電池電源備用裝置。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈推出EPC9137，這是一款1.5 kW的兩相48 V/12 V雙向轉換器，占板面積小，效率爲97%。 該演示板的設計是可擴展的 – 並聯兩個轉換器可實現3 kW，或者並聯3個轉換器可實現4.5 kW。該板使用4個100 V的eGaN^®FET（EPC2206）,幷且由一個包括Microchip dsPIC33CK256MP503 16位數字控制器的模組控制。