With its new VALUE DC-DC product line, BrightLoop Converters is aiming to democratize access to performance and offer a range of converters dedicated to off-highway and commercial vehicles. The French player in power electronics is teaming up with Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) to deliver the upcoming VALUE product line. BrightLoop Converters has gained experience from […]
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48-to-12-V LLC converter handles 1 kW
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9149, a 1 kW-capable 48 V input to 12 V output LLC converter that operates as a DC transformer with a conversion ratio of 4:1. This demonstration board features the 100V EPC2218 and 40 V EPC2024 GaN FETs. The board is the size of DOSA-standard ⅛th brick format, measuring […]
GaN 1.5-kW 48/12-V bidirectional converter boasts 97% efficiency
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9137, a 1.5 kW, two-phase 48 V – 12 V bidirectional converter that operates with 97 % efficiency in a very small footprint. The design of this demonstration board is scalable; that is, two converters can be paralleled to achieve 3 kW or three converters can be paralleled to […]
Demo board powers 400-W BLDC motors with GaN
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9146, a 400 W motor drive demonstration. The EPC9146 power board contains three independently controlled half-bridge circuits, featuring the EPC2152 monolithic ePower Stage with integrated gate driver, 80 V maximum device voltage, 15 A (10 ARMS) maximum output current. The inverter board measures just 81 mm x 75 mm […]
Lidar laser IC includes 40-V, 10-A FET, integrated gate driver, LVDS logic-level input
EPC announces the introduction of a laser driver that integrates a 40 V,10 A FET with a gate driver and low-voltage differential signaling (LVDS) logic level input in a single chip for time-of-flight lidar systems used in robotics, drones, augmented reality, and gaming applications. The EPC21603 is a laser driver that is controlled using LVDS […]
Laser driver IC targets lidar time-of-flight apps
EPC announces the introduction of a laser driver that integrates a 40 V, 10 A FET with integrated gate driver and 3.3 logic level input in a single chip for time-of-flight lidar systems used in robotics, surveillance systems, drones, autonomous cars, and vacuum cleaners. The EPC21601 is a laser driver that is controlled using 3.3 […]
eGaN DC-DC demo board comes in tiny 1/16th brick size
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9157, a 300 W DC-DC demo board in the tiny 1/16th brick size, measuring just 33 mm x 22.9 mm x 9mm (1.3 x 0.9 x 0.35 in). The EPC9157 demo board integrates the Renesas ISL81806 80 V dual synchronous buck controller with the latest-generation EPC2218 eGaN FETs from […]
eGaN demo board covers 48-V dc-dc conversion
EPC announces the availability of the EPC9148 and EPC9153 demonstration boards for 48 V DC-DC conversion. The EPC9153 is a 250 W, extremely thin, power module using a simple, low-cost synchronous buck configuration delivering a 98.2% peak efficiency with a maximum component height of 6.5 mm. The EPC9148 utilizes a multilevel topology enabling a maximum […]
eGaN 200-V FETs sport low on resistance, small package size
EPC advances the performance capability while lowering the cost of off-the-shelf gallium nitride transistors with the introduction of the EPC2215 and EPC2207 200 V eGaN FETs. The applications for these leading-edge devices include class D audio, synchronous rectification, solar MPPTs (maximum power point tracker), DC-DC converters (hard-switched and resonant), and multilevel high voltage converters. The EPC2215 […]
Reliability report covers gallium-nitride power semiconductors
EPC announces its Phase Eleven Reliability Report, documenting the strategy used to achieve a remarkable field reliability record. This strategy relied upon tests forcing devices to fail under a variety of conditions to create stronger products to serve demanding applications such as lidar for autonomous vehicles, LTE base stations, vehicle headlamps, and satellites to name […]
