Ahead of December’s Power Conference in Munich, Bodo Arlt took the opportunity to get an insight into Alex Lidow’s thoughts on where the GaN market is now and where he sees the potential applications for the future. Dr. Lidow is the CEO and Co-founder of Efficient Power Conversion (EPC).

Bodo’s Power Systems
November, 2019
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氮化鎵（GaN）及碳化矽（SiC）元件的價格下調，對客戶而言，更為吸引。多家供應商推出基於氮化鎵及碳化矽的功率半導體，摩拳擦掌，正在爆發新一輪的半導體大戰，全速進攻傳統矽基元件的市場份額。

Semiconductor Engineering
2019年10月
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GaN theory and applications, such as lidar, DC-DC conversion, and wireless power using gallium nitride FETs and ICs, form the focus of this third edition of “GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion”

EL SEGUNDO, CA – October 2019 – Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announce the publication of the third edition of “GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion,” a textbook written by power conversion industry experts and published by John Wiley and Sons. 

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) provides gallium nitride-based power devices for Solace Power’s 250 W wireless power platforms to enable higher power solutions and faster design cycle times.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.— September 2019 — EPC announces collaboration with Solace Power, a leading wireless power, sense and data company, to enable 250-watt wireless power solutions designed for 5G, aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial applications. Solace Power’s intelligent wireless platform use EPC’s 200 V enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN^®) power transistors. This modular platform shares the same Equus™ architecture and enables up to 250 Watts of transmitted power with superior six degrees of spatial freedom.

氮化鎵技術為業界實現以前不可能達到的目標。EPC公司的Alex Lidow闡析醫療護理如何更好地利用氮化鎵技術，實現重大的改進。

Electronic Specifier
2019年8月
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Alex Lidow has deep roots in the electronics industry. His father and grandfather founded International Rectifier in 1947. Alex eventually ran the company himself for 12 years. He is currently the CEO of EPC, a company that manufactures gallium nitride-based power transistors and integrated circuits. These products are now found in lidar systems for autonomous vehicles, in 4G/LTE base stations, in DC-DC converters for servers and satellites, and in a wide variety of medical products.

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GaN transistors, with favorable figures of merit (FOM) for 48 V applications, can provide a reduction in size, weight, and bill of material costs. This article presents a five-phase, fully regulated, bidirectional 48 V to 12 V DC-DC converter. An advancedthermalmanagement solution suitable for use with eGaN FETs results in a system that can provide 3kW of power at an efficiency exceeding 97.5% into a 14.5 V battery.

Power Systems Design
July, 2019
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Small satellites bring a more cost-effective approach to low-Earth-orbit (LEO) missions, helping to deliver low-cost internet access across the globe. For this application, GaN FETs partnered with a radiation tolerant pulse width modulation controller and GaN fet driver allow more efficient switching, higher frequency operation, reduced gate drive voltage and smaller solution sizes compared to the traditional silicon counterparts.

Electronics Weekly
July, 2019
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EPC proudly announces the induction of Dr. Alex Lidow, CEO and co-founder into the ISPSD Hall of Fame 2019

El Segundo, Calif. – May 2019 – Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) Corporation proudly announces that Dr. Alex Lidow, CEO and co-founder, is inducted into the ISPSD Hall of Fame 2019. This prestigious honor is bestowed upon an honored contributor to advancing power semiconductor technology and sustaining the success of ISPSD. This Hall of Fame award was announced on May 20^th, 2019 at 31^st IEEE International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) 2019 at the Marriott Parkview Hotel, Shanghai, China.

Unleash the full potential of your solutions with jjPlus wireless technologies!

TAIPEI, Taiwan, May 21, 2019 — jjPLus Corp. a Taiwan design manufacturer of high quality wireless communications and wireless power embedded solutions, will showcase the next generation Wireless Power Transfer as well as new WiFi solutions at COMPUTEX 2019 in Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1, at K1024 booth during May 28 - June 1 in Taipei, Taiwan..

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）將於歐洲PCIM展會現場演示優越的氮化鎵技術如何提升多種應用所需的電源供電效率，包括運算、通信及運輸行業。

EPC團隊將於5月7日至9日在德國的Nuremberg、歐洲PCIM展覽及研討會的會場，進行7場關於氮化鎵（GaN）技術及應用的演講，並於7號展館、335展覽攤位與工程師會面並分享最新的、基於eGaN^® FET及積體電路的終端客戶產品。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）進一步擴大車規級氮化鎵產品系列 -- 全新成員是面向具有高解析度的雷射雷達系統、80 V的EPC2214氮化鎵場效應電晶體，該元件成功通過國際汽車電子協會所制定的AEC Q101應力測試認證。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈再多一個車用氮化鎵(eGaN)元件（80 V的EPC2214）成功通過AEC Q101測試認證，可在車用及其他嚴峻環境支持多種全新應用。

宜普電源轉換公司的基於氮化鎵的元件乃前沿技術。在本影片，宜普公司的首席執行長Alex Lidow於APEC展會現場與 Alix Paultre分享多個design in項目，從而展示基於氮化鎵的元件的各種優勢。

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宜普電源轉換公司首席執行長兼共同創辦人Alex Lidow於APEC 2019展覽會的Ridley Engineering展覽攤位進行演講，題目是“矽已經死亡”。

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In this episode of PSDtv Alex Lidow, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) is at APEC 2019 in Anaheim and discusses why their GaN on Silicon devices make Silicon now dead.

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With the power architecture transition from a 12 V to a 48 V bus power distribution in modern data centers, there is an increased demand to improve 48 V power conversion efficiency and power density. In this context, DC-DC converters designed using eGaN^® FETs and ICs provide a high efficiency and high power density solution. Additionally, with the advent of 48 V power systems in mild-hybrid, hybrid and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles, GaN transistors can provide a reduction in size, weight, and Bill of Materials (BOM) cost.

Power Systems Design
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工研院舉辦無線電能傳輸研討會，邀請了來自AirFuel 無線充電聯盟、宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）、jjPLUS和IHS Markit的業界領袖進行專家演講。

2018年10月30日 - 人們對5G、筆記型電腦、機器人、機械工具和醫療設備等新應用的中高功率無線充電（WPT）需求不斷增加，無線電力的下一個殺手級應用將會是什麼?

為了解答這個問題並旨在推動基於高效無線充電標準的產業發展，臺灣工業技術研究院（ITRI）的區域與兩岸工作小組、AirFuel無線充電聯盟、宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）和jjPLUS公司攜手支持首屆“無線電能傳輸（WPT）結合5G新應用研討會”。活動於2018年10月30日（星期二）在臺北的國立臺灣大學博理館演講廳舉行。

專為高效電源轉換而設的氮化鎵功率電晶體已經投產7年多了。全新的市場例如雷射雷達、波峰追蹤及無線電源，都成為氮化鎵的新興市場，因為氮化鎵具備超高速的的開關速度。這些市場使得氮化鎵產品得以量產、成本更低及具備優越的可靠性。這些優勢為比較保守的設計工程師提供更大的利好條件，因此，DC/DC轉換器工程師、AC/DC轉換器及車載應用工程師都開始對氮化鎵器件進行評估。要把120億美元的矽基MOSFET市場轉為氮化鎵市場，還有什麼壁壘呢？就是信心的問題。設計工程師、製造工程師、採購經理及管理層都必需對氮化鎵技術的優勢有足夠的信心、相信氮化鎵技術可以解決設計師對採用全新技術的風險的疑問。讓我們看看3個主要構成風險的因素：供應鏈、成本及產品的可靠性。

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宜普电源转换公司（EPC）的两个车规级氮化镓晶体管（EPC2202及EPC2203）成功通过了国际汽车电子协会所制定的AEC Q101分立器件应力测试认证，推动一系列面向车用及其它严峻环境的应用的发展。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）的第一批通過國際汽車電子協會所制定的AEC Q101分立器件應力測試認證的氮化鎵場效應電晶體（EPC2202及EPC2203），榮獲《今日電子》雜誌與21IC中國電子網頒發2018年度“Top-10電源產品獎—技術突破獎”。該獎項在2018年9月13日於北京舉行的21iC電源技術研討會上頒發。

專為功率系統設計師而設的EPC2051功率電晶體是一種100 V、25 mΩ並採用超小型晶片級封裝的電晶體，可實現37 A脈衝輸出電流。EPC2051是多種應用的理想元件，包括48 V功率轉換器、雷射雷達及LED照明等應用。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈推出100 V的EPC2051氮化鎵場效應電晶體，其佔板面積只是1.1平方毫米、最大導通阻抗(R_DS(on))為25 mΩ及脈衝輸出電流高達37 A 以支援高效功率轉換。