Alex Lidow, CEO of Efficient Power Conversion, talks to Leo Laporte about Gallium Nitride, and how it is being used to create the next generation of microchips and wirelessly power the world.

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The EPC9086 high efficiency half-bridge development board can operate up to 10 MHz featuring a 30 V EPC2111 eGaN^® half bridge in combination with the recently introduced high speed Peregrine Semiconductor PE29102 gate driver.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—October 2017 — Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) today announces the availability of The EPC9086 development board, a high efficiency half-bridge development board that can operate up to 10 MHz.  The EPC9086 board measures 2” x 2” and contains a 30 V, 15 A EPC2111 enhancement-mode gallium nitride half bridge in combination with the recently introduced PE29102 gate driver from Peregrine Semiconductor.

MIGVAN now represents EPC’s Israel sales, marketing, and technical support to assist customers in adopting eGaN^® FETs and ICs for leading-edge power conversion systems using gallium nitride

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.— October 2017 — To support its accelerating growth throughout Israel, Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) is proud to announce the appointment of MIGVAN as its sales, marketing, and technical support representative.  MIGVAN Technologies & Engineering Ltd, founded in 1988, is devoted to promoting and selling advanced technology electronic components and subsystems to the Israeli electronics industry.

Superior characteristics of eGaN^® FETs and ICs, such as low output capacitance, low input capacitance, low parasitic inductances, and small size used in these demonstration kits show that GaN FETs and ICs are ideal for increasing efficiency in highly resonant, AirFuel™ Alliance compatible wireless power transfer systems.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.—October 2017 — Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) today announces the availability of two new demonstration kits -- the EPC9127, a complete wireless power kit including a 10 W, class 2 amplifier, category 3 receiver device and the EPC9128, consisting of a 16 W, class 3 amplifier and two receiver devices (categories 3 and 4). These systems, coupled with previously announced EPC9120, 33 W class 4 and the EPC9121 multi-mode kit capable of operating to either an AirFuel Class 2 standard with a category 3 device or a Qi (A6)/PMA standard with a compatible receiving device provide a full range of wireless power demonstration kits to allow for complete, wide-spread implementation.

宜普公司將於2017年無線電力峰會展示創新的桌面無線充電系統。該桌面是利用基於氮化鎵器件的磁共振技術在大面積上同時對多個接收無線電源的設備充電，包括手機、 筆記型電腦及桌燈！

無線充電的將來發展及最後能否得以普及，要看最終用戶可否在無線充電桌面上放置任何電子設備而不需要插上插頭來接通電源。宜普公司將於10月5日至6日在美國科羅拉多州的丹佛市的Embassy Suites酒店所舉行的2017年無線電力峰會，與工程師分享如何實現大面積無線充電解決方案。

宜普電源轉換公司首席執行官兼共同創辦人Alex Lidow展示大面積無線充電技術如何傳送電源。

Digital Journal
2017年9月18日
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面向全新及目前由MOSFET支援的應用的最新EPC氮化镓（eGaN^®）電晶體及積體電路系列，在提升性能及降低成本方面實現質的飛躍。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）第五代氮化鎵（eGaN）電晶體及積體電路系列榮獲《今日電子》與21IC中國電子網頒發2017年度“Top10電源產品—最佳應用獎”。該獎項在2017年9月15日於北京舉行的電源技術研討會上頒發。

EPC CEO & Co-Founder, Alex Lidow was a featured guest on Cheddar TV sharing how GaN technology is enabling new and disruptive technologies, such as LiDAR for self-driving cars and power conversion transistors and ICs for wide-area wireless power and medtech.

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September 11, 2017
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Nextbigfuture訪問了EPC公司的首席執行長Alex Lidow。 EPC公司是製造氮化鎵電晶體的領導廠商，目前帶領業界開啟無線充電新時代。在5至10年內，我們將有可能看到全屋或辦公大樓從採用昂貴的電源線改為在廣泛地方採用無線充電解決方案。

NextBigFuture
2017年9月9日
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The year is 2022. You sit down at your office desk, back from Ikea with your new lamp. You take it out of the box, place it on the table, and it illuminates the workspace immediately. You then take your MacBook out of your backpack, place it to the right of the lamp, and it starts charging instantly. It sounds unreasonable to think that all this could become reality in just a few years. But behind closed doors, this technology already exists.

“A couple of months ago, we demonstrated an entire table top where everything on it was powered wirelessly,” Alex Lidow, CEO of EPC, tells Inverse. “A lamp, computer monitor, computer, cell phones being charged… all sorts of stuff.”

Inverse Innovation
August, 2017
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宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）的全新EPC9083開發板可以幫助功率系統設計師容易並且快速地對E類放大器內、可在高達15 MHz頻率工作的200 V氮化鎵電晶體進行評估，應用包括無線充電、雷射雷達、電流模式D類放大器及推挽式轉換器。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈推出高效、靈活及採用氮化鎵電晶體的差分模式開發板（EPC9083），可以在高達15 MHz頻率工作，包括無線充電應用的6.78 MHz頻率。 推出開發板的目的是幫助功率系統設計師以簡易方法對氮化鎵電晶體的優越性能進行評估，使得他們的產品可以快速量產。

具備卓越性能的氮化鎵場效應電晶體（eGaN^®FET），例如低輸出電容、低輸入電容、低寄生電感及小型化，成為高度共振式並與AirFuel^™標準相容的無線充電系統的理想元件，可提高效率。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈推出與AirFuel聯盟第四級別（Class 4）規格相容的無線充電套件（EPC9120）。該系統可對應用提供高達33 W功率而同時工作在6.78 MHz頻率（最低ISM頻段），旨在於高效無線充電應用中，簡化對所採用的氮化鎵場效應電晶體（eGaN FET）進行評估。EPC9120採用具備高頻開關性能的EPC氮化鎵電晶體，使得無線充電系統可以在不同的工作條件下，實現80%至90%的效率。

Since Nikola Tesla first experimented with wireless power during the early 1900s, there has been a quest to “cut the cord” – and go wireless. Today’s applications for wireless power undoubtedly extend far beyond Tesla’s wildest imagination, as we now have the ability to wirelessly charge cell phones, power tools, and even buses while at their scheduled stops, not to mention airborne drones while flying. However, despite strong consumer and business demand for wireless charging, power cords still reign. What explains the lag in our ability to power all of our electronic devices and appliances wirelessly?

ITProPortal
August 2, 2017
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During our lifetime furniture design has been primarily dictated by style. However, as we become gradually more entangled in the internet of things, function is going to become increasingly important.

Future of Everything
July 20, 2017
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GaN power element technology has found its way into a major application in the industry with the release of the Dell Latitude computer using the AirFuel standard.

Planet Analog
July 19, 2017
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EPCが無線充電用途向けeGaN FETとパワーキットに関するデータ一覧

日経BP社
2017年6月15日
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這位在40年前成為博士的科學家曾為世界節省了15%電量，如今他正繼續自己的創新之旅，為人類找到了矽的全新替代材料。

我父親常常教導我：一個人的真正價值，是通過他對社會所作出的貢獻來衡量的。 1975年我進入研究生院學習，那時我的興趣在半導體領域，並且認為我對社會最大的貢獻，就是找到可以替代矽的半導體材料。我的研究生畢業課題從圍繞砷化鎵展開，但是直到在1977年獲得博士學位後，我才發現，作為一種半導體材料，砷化鎵受其基本材料特性所影響，它的應用前景非常有限，於是我轉而專注於研究如何製造出更好的矽基器件。

財富中文網 (Fortune China)
2017年6月15日
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宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）是矽基增強型氮化鎵場效應電晶體及積體電路的領先供應商，基於eGaN^®FET與積體電路 的低成本解決方案是在發射端採用單個功率放大器，而在接收端無論是採用什麼標準，也可以實現無線充電。

我們誠摯邀請工程師蒞臨中國上海，出席於2017年6月28日（星期三）上午11時在上海世博展覽館B2層2號會議室舉行的PCIM Asia 2017研討會（電力轉換與智慧運動研討會）。屆時EPC公司的應用工程副總裁Michael de Rooij博士將分享在高功率、高度共振式無線充電應用中，如何選擇放大器的拓撲結構，從而滿足客戶在產品設計上的要求。

業界資深技術專家Alex Lidow的使命，是帮助您對電子設備供電而不需使用電源線`。

Seeker
2017年6月
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Mr. Krueger to direct EPC’s European sales organization and assist customers in adopting eGaN^® FETs and Integrated Circuits for leading-edge power conversion systems

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — June 2017 — To support its accelerating growth, Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) is proud to announce that Wolfram Krueger has joined the EPC leadership team as Vice President of European sales. Mr. Krueger has over 30 years of sales operation experience within the semiconductor industry. His primary responsibilities at EPC are creating and implementing sales and marketing strategies to achieve the company’s sales objectives throughout Europe. He is based in Cologne, Germany.