Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) Corporation has posted an update to its popular “How to GaN” video podcast series, These updated videos are based on the recently published third edition textbook, GaN Transistors for Efficient Power Conversion. This 14-part educational video podcast series is designed to provide power system design engineers a technical foundation and application-focused […]
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Power stage IC handles 48-V dc-dc conversion via GaN technology
EPC announces the introduction of an 80 V, 12.5 A power stage integrated circuit designed for 48 V DC-DC conversion used in high-density computing applications and in motor drives for e-mobility. The EPC2152 is a single-chip driver plus eGaN FET half-bridge power stage using EPC’s proprietary GaN IC technology. Input logic interface, level shifting, bootstrap […]
Pulsed laser diode demo board targets flash Lidar apps
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9144, a 15 V, 28 A high current pulsed laser diode driver demonstration board. In time-of-flight systems, speed and accuracy of object detection is critical. As demonstrated on this board, the rapid transition capability of the AEC Q101-qualified EPC2216 provides power pulses to drive laser diodes, VCSELs or LEDs […]
Automotive-qualified 5-V GaN FET optimized for high-rez lidar
EPC announces successful AEC Q101 qualification of the 15 V EPC2216 designed for lidar applications where increased accuracy is vital such as in self-driving cars and other time-of-flight (TOF) applications including facial recognition, warehouse automation, drones, and mapping. The EPC2216, an 15 V, 26 mΩ, eGaN FET with a 28 A pulsed current rating in […]
Third edition of GaN textbook focuses on power conversion applications
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. This textbook is designed to provide power system design engineering students, as well as practicing engineers, basic technical and application-focused information […]
Low-cost GaN FETs to be incorporated into 250 W wireless power platforms
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 […]
Connected vehicles will make their connections through gallium nitride
The high performance of many autonomous automotive features will likely depend on the use of super-fast GaN semiconductors. Alex Lidow, Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) WITH the rise of autonomous cars and electric propulsion as driving forces in automotive applications, a huge new market for power devices based on gallium nitride grown on a silicon substrate […]
eGaN 30-V half-bridge module targets PoL apps
Efficient Power Conversion Corporation, the world’s leader in enhancement-mode gallium nitride on silicon (eGaN®) power FETs and ICs announces the EPC2111, 30 V enhancement-mode monolithic GaN transistor half bridge. By integrating two eGaN® power FETs into a single device, interconnect inductances and the interstitial space needed on the PCB are eliminated. This increases both efficiency […]
eGaN FET and IC applications center to open in Virginia
Efficient Power Conversion Corp.(EPC), a supplier of eGaN FETs, says it will open an Applications Center in Blacksburg, Va. This center will support research and development for the applications of enhancement-mode gallium nitride transistors and ICs. GaN technology has enabled emerging applications such as wireless power transfer, LiDAR for autonomous vehicles, and envelope tracking for […]
Multiple charging modes from a single amplifier
by Michael A. de Rooij, VP, Applications Engineering, Efficient Power Conversion Though there are two standards for charging appliances wirelessly, a single circuit can be devised to serve as a charging node for both of them. The good news about wireless charging techniques is that they do away with messy wiring that tethers phones and […]
