Spirit公司的Marti McCurdy及EPC公司首席執行長Alex Lidow分享氮化鎵元件如何在性能及成本方面比矽元件優越，以及分享全球領導廠商如何與EPC公司合作，利用氮化鎵元件的優勢，開發出他們新一代的技術。

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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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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宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）於中國上海與功率管理工程師會面並討論關於1）針對大於30 W功率高度諧振無線功率接收器、內建同步整流FET的E類整流器； 及2）採用eGaN^® FET、120 A、少於10納秒脈衝及佔板面積小於3平方釐米的千瓦級雷射驅動器。

我們誠摯邀請工程師蒞臨中國上海，出席我們於2018年6月26日（星期二）上午10時至10時50分、在1099號國展路上海世博展覽館1層2號展館內舉行的PCIM Asia 2018研討會的演講。

For LiDAR systems to meet ever-higher performance specs, they must perform fast switching of high-current pulses, which is where a gallium-nitride power switch can step in to help.

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LIDAR is presently a subject of great interest, primarily due to its widespread adoption in autonomous navigation systems for vehicles, robots, drones, and other mobile machines. eGaN devices are one of the main factors in making affordable, high performance LIDAR possible in a small form factor thus further fueling the LIDAR revolution.

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By John Glaser
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In recent years, GaN-based power conversion has increased in popularity due to the inherent benefits of eGaN FETs over conventional Si transistors. Migrating a converter design from Si to GaN offers many system-level improvements, which require consideration of all the components in that system. This trend has subsequently spurred a growth in the ecosystem of power electronics that support GaN-based designs.

Power Systems Designs
By Edward A. Jones, Michael de Rooij, and David Reusch
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As GaN-on-Si becomes more common in DC-DC converter designs, questions often arise from experienced designers about the impact of the unique characteristics of GaN transistors when used as synchronous rectifiers (SRs). In particular, the third quadrant off-state characteristics, better known as “body diode” conduction in Si MOSFETs, which is activated during converter dead-time, is of interest. For this article, the focus will be on the similarities and differences of Si MOSFETs and eGaN^® FETs when operated as a “body diode” and outline their relative advantages and disadvantages.

Bodo’s Power Systems
By David Reusch & John Glaser
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AirFuel聯盟公司會員jjPLUS與EPC公司攜手為工程師演示如何依據最先進的AirFuel™共振標準，設計大面積無線供電桌面，從而實現無線供電家居及辦公室！

先進無線通訊及嵌入式無線電源解決方案的設計生產商捷佳科技股份有限公司(jjPlus)將於臺北國際電腦展的InnoVEX 2018新創特展，展示新一代磁共振無線電源傳輸（WPT）技術。作為jjPLUS公司的技術合作夥伴EPC公司在6月6日至8日攜手參展，於TWTC的3號館、展覽攤位G0309a與工程師會面。jjPLUS與EPC公司皆是AirFuel聯盟的工作委員會會員，也同時於2018年3月在深圳首次舉行的AirFuel無線充電大會暨開發者論壇演講。

Superior characteristics of eGaN^® FETs and integrated circuits, such as low output capacitance, low input capacitance, low parasitic inductances, and small size make them ideal for increasing efficiency in highly resonant, AirFuel™ wireless power transfer systems.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.— May 2018 — Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) today announces the availability of a complete class 4 wireless power kit, the EPC9129. The system can transmit up to 33 W while operating at 6.78 MHz (the lowest ISM band). The kit comes complete with two receivers, each with a regulated output − one capable of 5 W capable and a second capable of delivering 27 W at 19 V.

Spirit Electronics now provides distribution support to assist customers in adopting eGaN^® FETs and ICs for leading-edge power conversion systems in the defense and aerospace market.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.— May 2018 — To support its accelerating growth in the defense and aerospace markets, Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) is proud to announce the appointment of Spirit Electronics as a distribution partner focusing on these key market segments.  Spirit Electronics, in operation since 1979 and located in Phoenix, Arizona and Irvine, California, supplies products and services to the Department of Defense, aerospace, and telecommunication industries.  

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) will exhibit live demonstrations at PCIM Europe 2018 showing how GaN technology’s superior performance is transforming power delivery for entire industries including computing, communications, and automotive.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — May 2018 — The EPC team will be delivering five technical presentations on gallium nitride (GaN) technology and applications at PCIM Europe 2018 in Nuremberg, Germany from June 5^th through the 7^th. In addition, in Hall 7, Stand 539, the company will exhibit its latest eGaN^® FETs and ICs in customers’ end products that are enabled by eGaN technology.

The increase in switching speed offered by GaN transistors requires good measurement technology, as well as good techniques to capture important details of high-speed waveforms. This article focuses on how to leverage the measurement equipment for the user’s requirement and measurement techniques to accurately evaluate high performance GaN transistors. The article also evaluates high bandwidth differential probes for use with non-ground-referenced waveforms.

EDN Network
By Suvankar Biswas , David Reusch & Michael de Rooij
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EPC公司的“2018年中國路演”繼續展開行程,於5月17至19日在西安舉行的首次亞太區WiPDA研討會中與工程師分享最新的氮化鎵技術發展。

宜普電源轉換公司“2018年中國路演”於3月14日在深圳舉行的首屆AirFuel無線充電大會暨開發者論壇出發，繼而由其首席執行官兼共同創辦人Alex Lidow於3月15日在上海由中國SEMI舉辦的功率及功率暨化合物半導體論壇作開幕專題演講。路演的下一站是於5月17-19日在西安舉行的首次亞太區WiPDA論壇，與工程師作技術交流並展示其最新的eGaN®元件。之後，我們將於6月26–28日在上海舉行的亞太區PCIM會議演講，與工程師分享採用氮化鎵元件的無線電源傳送應用和面向全自動汽車的雷射雷達系統。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）的兩個車用氮化鎵電晶體成功通過了國際汽車電子協會所制定的AEC Q101離散元件可靠度驗證測試

宜普電源轉換公司宣佈其兩個車用氮化鎵(eGaN^®)元件成功通過AEC Q101測試認證，可在車用及其他嚴峻環境實現多種全新應用。EPC2202及EPC2203是採用晶圓級晶片尺寸封裝、80 V_DS 的離散電晶體。面向嚴峻的車用環境的多個離散電晶體及積體電路也將在不久的未來推出。

The EPC2050 offers power systems designers a 350 V, 65 mΩ, 26 A power transistor in an extremely small chip-scale package.  These new devices are ideal for applications such as multi-level converters, EV charging, solar power inverters, and motor drives.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — April 2018 — Efficient Power Conversion announces the EPC2050, a 350 V GaN transistor with a maximum R_DS(on) of 65 mΩ and a 26 A pulsed output current. Applications include EV charging, solar power inverters, motor drives, and multi-level converter configurations, such as a 3-level, 400 V input to 48 V output LLC converter for telecom or server power supplies.

Wireless power charging was a big point of discussion with a number of different solutions on the APEC 2018 exhibit floor. The following wireless charging solutions had unique aspects in their strategies; let’s take a look at what I saw over the last few days.

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By Steve Taranovich
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In this video Alex Lidow, Founder and CEO of EPC, talks to Alix Paultre, Editor-in-Chief of Power Electronics News, about the various demonstrations of GaN-based solutions at the EPC booth at APEC 2018 in San Antonio, Texas. The high-frequency operation and other advanced performance advantages over Silicon enables GaN to empower applications from LIDAR to wireless power transmission. The booth exhibits include examples of these, from a real-time LIDAR demonstration to a running "wireless desk".

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LIDAR is made up of a laser (or arrays) capable of transmitting pulsed light over the required range of interest, and a high-speed, low-noise receiver for reflected signal analysis. A portion of this light is reflected or scattered back to the receiver according to the reflectivity of the target.

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EPC公司在3月14至16日於中國深圳及上海各大論壇及展會亮相，展示氮化鎵技術的卓越性能如何為整個半導體業界帶來全新電源轉換設計思路，包括無線充電、DC/DC、雷射雷達及汽車等應用領域。

EPC公司的管理及技術團隊在中國深圳及上海於3月14至16日舉行的各大業界論壇及展會上，與工程師會面並作技術交流。EPC團隊分享了如何發揮氮化鎵場效應電晶體（GaN FET）及積體電路的最高性能、創新設計，從而為工程師及其客戶，打造共創共贏新局面。

Gamers may not care about the finer points of gallium nitride (eGaN) chips as evangelized by power pioneer Alex Lidow, CEO of Efficient Power Conversion (EPC). But they will care that those chips will enable a new generation of gaming laptops with much smaller power supplies than in the past.

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