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Circular inverter design eliminates electrolytic capacitors using MLCC-only DC link

July 11, 2025 By Redding Traiger

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) introduces the EPC91118, the first commercially available reference design to integrate gallium nitride (GaN) IC technology for humanoid robot motor joints. Optimized for space-constrained and weight-sensitive applications such as humanoid limbs and compact drone propulsion, the EPC91118 delivers up to 15 ARMS per phase from a 15 V to 55 […]

Filed Under: Consumer electronics, Development Tools, Motors and motor control, Reference design, Robotics Tagged With: efficientpowerconversioncorporation

Eval board demonstrates two-phase buck converter with 50 V GaN FETs

June 27, 2025 By Redding Traiger

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) announces the release of the EPC91109, a performance evaluation board designed to demonstrate the benefits of enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) power devices in a compact, thermally efficient, two-phase synchronous buck converter. The board targets USB Power Delivery (USB-PD 3.1) applications up to 180 W and is optimized for space- and […]

Filed Under: Converters, Development Tools, Evaluation boards, Power Components, Power Management Tagged With: efficientpowerconversioncorporation

GaN laser driver enables pulse widths as narrow as 5 ns with 10+ amp peak currents

April 22, 2025 By Aimee Kalnoskas

Efficient Power Conversion has expanded its product lineup with the introduction of the EPC91116, a laser driver evaluation board designed for indirect time-of-flight applications in automotive and industrial sensing environments. The board is built around the automotive-qualified EPC2203 gallium nitride power transistor, enabling nanosecond-scale performance with a straightforward architecture. The EPC91116 addresses growing demand for […]

Filed Under: Applications, Automotive, Industrial, Semiconductor Tagged With: efficientpowerconversioncorporation

Reference design bridges micro and string inverter gap

December 10, 2024 By Redding Traiger

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) has introduced the EPC9178 reference design for photovoltaic (PV) optimizers. The design aims to improve reliability while reducing passive components in solar energy systems, advancing GaN technology applications in renewable energy. The EPC9178 features a back-to-back buck-boost converter topology that helps optimize energy harvesting for individual solar panels during conditions […]

Filed Under: inverters, Power Management, Reference design Tagged With: efficientpowerconversioncorporation

AEC-Q101 qualified GaN FETs target 48-12 V dc/dc conversion, infotainment, LiDAR apps

December 8, 2022 By Redding Traiger

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation expands the selection of automotive, off-the-shelf gallium nitride transistors with the introduction of 80 V, 6 mΩ EPC2204A that delivers 125 A pulsed current in a 2.5 mm x 1.5 mm footprint and the 80 V, 3.2 mΩ EPC2218A that delivers 231 A pulsed current is a 3.5 mm x 1.95 […]

Filed Under: Automotive, Development Tools, MOSFETS, Power Management, Transistors Tagged With: efficientpowerconversioncorporation

Compact eGaN FETs target high power density converter apps

May 24, 2022 By Redding Traiger

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation expands the selection of low voltage, off-the-shelf gallium nitride transistors with the introduction of the EPC2066 (0.8 mΩ typical, 40 V) GaN FET. The low losses and small size of the EPC2066 make it the ideal switch for the secondary side of high power density 40 V – 60 V to […]

Filed Under: AI, Development Tools, Power Management, Reference design, Transistors Tagged With: efficientpowerconversioncorporation

eGaN 100-V FETs feature lower gate charges, zero reverse-recovery losses

May 10, 2022 By Redding Traiger

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation expands the selection of low voltage, off-the-shelf gallium nitride transistors with the introduction of the EPC2071 (1.7 mΩ typical, 100 V) GaN FET. The EPC2071 is ideal for applications with demanding requirements for high power density performance including 48 V – 54 V input DC-DC for new servers and artificial intelligence. […]

Filed Under: AI, Applications, Development Tools, Reference design, Transistors Tagged With: efficientpowerconversioncorporation

Better thermal management of eGaN FETs

February 16, 2022 By Assaad Helou

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A few simple thermal management guidelines can help conduct heat away from GaN FETs. Assaad Helou, Efficient Power Conversion Enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) FETs offer high power-density with ultra-fast switching and low on-resistance, all in a compact form factor. However, the power levels these high-performance devices provide can be limited by extreme heat-flux densities. If […]

Filed Under: FAQ, Featured, Heatsinks, Transistors Tagged With: efficientpowerconversioncorporation, FAQ

40-V, 1.3-milliohm eGaN FETs optimized for high power density apps

October 28, 2021 By Redding Traiger

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation expands the selection of low voltage, off-the-shelf gallium nitride transistors with the introduction of the EPC2067 (1.3 mΩ typical, 40 V) eGaN FET. The EPC2067 is ideal for applications with demanding requirements for high power density performance including 48 V – 54 V input servers. Lower gate charges and zero reverse […]

Filed Under: Development Tools, Power Management, Transistors Tagged With: efficientpowerconversioncorporation

Power bricks get an efficiency boost with GaN

October 14, 2021 By Lee Teschler

The design of an LLC resonant converter illustrates how eGaN FETs can shrink the physical size of modern supply circuitry. Alex Lidow, Efficient Power Conversion Corp. The rapid expansion of computing and telecommunications has brought a migration to a 48 V-based power architecture. Applications for this higher-voltage architecture include artificial intelligence, 5G, big data, and […]

Filed Under: Controllers, Converters, DC-DC, FAQ, Featured, power modules Tagged With: efficientpowerconversioncorporation, FAQ

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