Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) publishes Phase-14 Reliability Report, which adds to the extensive knowledge and demonstrates a robustness capability unmatched by silicon power devices.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.— February 2022 — EPC announces its Phase-14 Reliability Report, documenting the strategy used to achieve a remarkable field reliability record. The rapid adoption of GaN devices in many diverse applications calls for the continued accumulation of reliability statistics and research into the fundamental physics of failure in GaN devices. The Phase-14 Reliability Report presents the strategy used to measure and predict lifetime based upon tests that force devices to fail under various conditions. This information can be used to create more robust and and higher performance products for applications such as lidar for autonomous cars, robotics, security, and drones, high power density computing, and satellites, to name just a few.

EPC9170演示板是一款两相、可調輸出電壓的48 V/14 V雙向轉換器，提供2 kW功率和實現96.8 %峰值效率。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈推出EPC9170演示板，這是一款2kW、两相48 V /14 V雙向轉換器，在小尺寸内實現96.8%的峰值效率。該板採用100 V、65 A 的ePower™ IC晶片组，包含EPC23101 eGaN^® IC和 EPC2302 eGaN^® FET，可實現的解決方案的最大電壓為100 V、負載電流可高達65 A和開關頻率可超過1 MHz。

宜普電源轉換公司(EPC)為工程師提供更多的設計工具、模型和性能模擬器，用於基於高性能氮化鎵元件的設計。

EPC公司宣佈推出GaN Power Bench™設計工具，幫助工程师實現基於氮化鎵元件的設計的最高性能。eGaN^® FET和IC具有快速開關、高效和小尺寸等優勢，可满足當今前沿應用對功率密度的嚴格要求。GaN Power Bench工具可幫助設計工程師為各種應用選擇最合適的氮化鎵元件、模擬和優化設計的熱性能，並提供應用實例和相關檔案，從而可以快速、輕鬆地實現最佳設計的理想性能。

Wide-bandgap semiconductors like gallium nitride (GaN) and silicon carbide (SiC) are changing how people are thinking about power. In this video, Electronic Design talks to Alex Lidow, Founder and CEO of Efficient Powert Conversion (EPC), about the growing role of GaN in advanced embedded applications like automotive, among others such as space.

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January, 2022
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The year 2021 was a transitional year in which the world decided to open its doors to GaN. In this interview with Power Electronics News during CES week, GaN industry experts confirmed that GaN is now proving its superiority over silicon.

Power Electronics News
January, 2022
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In the field of motion control, there is a growing use of GaN devices, especially in low voltage applications. This paper provides guidelines for designers on the optimal use of GaN FETs in motor control applications, identifying the advantages and discussing the main issues.

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October, 2021
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Mature, low-cost manufacturing and proven reliability spur use in EVs, smartphones, and consumer electronics.

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) has logged more than 100 emerging applications for its eGaN FETs and ICs. Alex Lidow, the company’s CEO, said the five fastest-growing applications are lidar systems for robotics, drones, consumer products, driver alertness systems, and autonomous vehicles; DC-DC converters for AI systems, servers, and telecom power systems; motor drives for e-mobility and robotics; satellite systems, including motor drives and DC-DC power supplies that require radiation hardness; and solar power point trackers.

Semiconductor Engineering
December, 2021
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EPC announces the introduction of a 100 V, 65 A integrated circuit chipset designed for 48 V DC-DC conversion used in high-density computing applications and in 48 V BLDC motor drives for e-mobility, robotics, and drones.

The EPC23101 eGaN IC plus EPC2302 eGaN FET offers a new ePower Chipset capable of a maximum withstand voltage of 100 V, delivering up to 65 A load current, while capable of switching speeds greater than 1 MHz.

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December, 2021
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宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）推出ePower晶片組系列。該系列集成了100 V氮化鎵驅動器和場效應電晶體，可實現高達65 A的輸出電流，爲高功率密度應用提供更高的性能和更小型化的解決方案，包括DC/DC轉換和馬達控制等應用。

宜普電源轉換公司宣佈推出100 V、65 A的積體電路晶片組，專爲48 V DC/DC轉換而設計，用於高密度運算應用和用於電動汽車、機器人和無人機的48 V BLDC馬達控制器。

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。

Today, the permanent magnet motor, also known as DC brushless motor (BLDC), is widely used and offers higher torque capability per cubic inch and higher dynamics when compared to other motors. So far, silicon-based power devices have been dominant in the inverter electronics, but today their performance is nearing their theoretical limits. There is an increasing need for higher power density. Gallium nitride (GaN) transistors and ICs have the best attributes to satisfy these needs.

Power Systems Design
November, 2021
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November 3, 2021 - Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC), the world’s leader in enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN^®) power FETs and ICs, has won the Product of the Year 2021 – Power Semiconductor/Driver IC of the prestigious World Electronics Achievement Awards (WEAA) for EPC21601 eToF™ Laser Driver IC.

The WEAA scheme honors products that have made outstanding contributions to the innovation and development of the electronics industry worldwide. A committee comprising of ASPENCORE global senior industry analysts and online users worldwide select the winners. ASPENCORE is the largest electronics industry media and SaaS group in the world featuring media titles including EE Times and EDN.

As the outer reaches of the Earth’s atmosphere and space are opened to commercial development, motors will become increasingly important to systems places there for various functions. With the inevitability of manufacturing in space, motors – including their drivers – will take on even more functions. Of equal importance will be the motor drivers selected to drive those motors efficiently and reliably.

Components in Electronics
October, 2021
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EPC9163是一款兩相48 V/12 V雙向轉換器，可提供2 kW的功率和實現96.5%的效率，是適用於輕度混合動力汽車和備用電池裝置的小型化解決方案。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈推出EPC9163，這是一款 2 kW、兩相的48 V /12 V雙向轉換器演示板，可在非常小的佔板面積上實現96.5%的效率。該演示板的設計具有可擴展性 – 並聯兩個轉換器可以實現4 kW的功率，或者並聯三個轉換器以實現6 kW。該板採用8個100 V 的eGaN^® FET（EPC2218），並由模塊控制，該模塊採用Microchip公司的dsPIC33CK256MP503 16位數位控制器。

EPC推出了40 V、1.3 mΩ的氮化鎵場效應電晶體 （eGaN^® FET），元件型號爲EPC2067，專爲設計人員而設。EPC2067比MOSFET更小、更高效、更可靠，適用於高性能且空間受限的應用。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）是增强型矽基氮化鎵功率電晶體和積體電路的全球領導者。新推的EPC2067（典型值爲 1.3 mΩ、40 V）擴大了可選的低壓元件，可立即供貨。

50 W、12 V/60 V且基於eGaN^® FET的同步升壓轉換器採用簡單、低成本的拓樸結構，可實現 95.3%的峰值效率和低温升。

宜普電源轉換公司（EPC）宣佈推出雙向降壓或反向升壓轉換器演示板（EPC9162）。該演示板用於同步轉換器時採用100 V的EPC2052元件，以及用於同步自舉FET電路時，採用EPC2038元件。

This month has been a busy one in the FET space. Here are a few FETs from EPC, UnitedSiC, and Intel that depart from traditional silicon transistors in interesting ways.

All About Circuits
October, 2021
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The design of an LLC resonant converter illustrates how eGaN FETs can shrink the physical size of modern supply circuitry.

Power Electronic Tips
October, 2021
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GaN devices and applications, such as lidar, DC-DC conversion, motor drive, and low-cost satellites using gallium nitride FETs and ICs, form the focus of this book, GaN Power Devices and Applications.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — October 2021 — Efficient Power Conversion Corporation, the world’s leader in enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN) power FETs and ICs, announces the publication of a valuable learning resource for professional engineers, systems designers, and electrical engineering students seeking the latest information on gallium nitride technology and applications. 

GaN transistors and ICs increase power density in motor drive applications. An optimal lay-out approach allows obtaining ring-free output switching waveforms and clean current reconstruction signals either from leg shunts or from in-phase shunts.

EEPower
October, 2021
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