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Power
11th December 2024
Design high-efficiency solar optimisers with GaN FETs

Efficient Power Conversion Corporation (EPC) has announced the launch of the EPC9178, the latest reference design for photovoltaic (PV) optimisers.

Tech Videos
14th November 2024
GaN and the future of untethered robots

At electronica 2024, on the DigiKey booth, Caitlin Gittins speaks with Alex Lidow, CEO, EPC about GaN and the future of untethered robots.

Power
7th May 2024
CNIPA validates EPC's GaN gate semiconductor technology patent

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) has announced that the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) has validated the claims of EPC patent titled “Compensated gate MOSFET and method for fabricating the same” (Chinese Patent No. ZL201080015425.X) for enhancement-mode GaN semiconductor devices.

Design
11th April 2024
Design high-performance Class-D audio amplifiers with GaN FETs

The EPC9192 Class-D audio reference design enables high power and high efficiency in a modular design for customisation and high performance.

Power
26th March 2024
GaN for low-cost e-bikes, drones, and robotics

EPC announces the availability of the EPC9193, a three-phase BLDC motor drive inverter using the EPC2619 eGaN FET.

Analysis
15th March 2024
EPC phase 16 report: GaN reliability forecast

EPC announces the publication of its Phase-16 Reliability Report, documenting continued work using test-to-fail methodology and adding specific guidelines for overvoltage specifications and improving thermo-mechanical reliability.

Power
28th February 2024
First GaN FET with 1 mΩ on-resistance

EPC has launched the 100 V, 1 mOhm EPC2361. This is the lowest on-resistance GaN FET on the market offering double the power density compared to EPC’s prior-generation products.

Micros
14th February 2024
PC GaN FETs give benchmark power density and efficiency

EPC GaN FETs set new standards in power density and efficiency for DC/DC conversion, utilising drivers and controllers from Analog Devices (ADI) to streamline GaN design. This collaboration enhances efficiency, minimises cooling expenses, and supports the highest power density in computing, industrial, and consumer DC/DC converters. EPC has introduced several reference designs featuring its GaN FETs alongside ADI controlle...

Power
10th January 2024
GaN FETs enable 75-231A laser diode control in nanoseconds

EPC has unveiled three new evaluation boards – EPC9179, EPC9181, and EPC9180 – featuring 75, 125, and 231A pulse current laser drivers, respectively.

Design
3rd November 2023
Shrink motor drives for e-bikes, robots, and drones

EPC announces the availability of the EPC9194, a 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter reference design.

Power
19th July 2023
40V rad hard GaN FETs from EPC

EPC has announced the introduction of two new 40V rated radiation-hardened GaN FETs, with packaged versions.

News & Analysis
10th May 2023
Motor reference design demonstrates GaN

 In Nuremberg, at PCIM Europe 2023, EPC is showing its latest GaN-based inverter reference design based on its EPC2302 eGaN FETs. It is designed to demonstrate the suitability of GaN for high power motor applications in equipment, vehicles and drones.

Power
2nd March 2023
USB PD 3.1 high power density and low-profile solutions using EPC GaN integrated power stage

EPC announces the availability of the EPC9177, a digitally-controlled, single-output synchronous buck converter reference design board operating at 720kHz switching frequency converting an input voltage of 48, 36, 28V to a regulated 12V output voltage and delivering up to 20A continuous output current.

Micros
12th October 2022
GaN ICs shrink motor drives and speed time-to-market

EPC announces the availability of the EPC9176, a 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter using the EPC23102 ePower Stage GaN IC with embedded gate driver function and two GaN FETs with 5.2 mΩ typical RDS(on).

Power
9th June 2022
Model behaviour to determine GaN performance

Users now have a tool to determine the derating needed in an application and reduce voltage derating factors, reveals Andrea Gorgerino, Director of global field application engineering, EPC.

Power
26th May 2022
EPC's 40V, 1.1mΩ FET offers smaller device

EPC introduces the 40 V, 1.1 mΩ EPC2066 GaN FET, offering designers a significantly smaller and more efficient device than silicon MOSFETs for high-performance, space-constrained applications.

Power
23rd March 2022
Benchmark power DC reference design delivering 240 W

The EPC9171 evaluation board converts 90 – 265 V universal AC input to a DC output voltage adjustable over a wide range of 15 V through 48 V. This reference design can supply 240 W maximum output power at 48 V output voltage and 5 A load current.

Power
24th February 2022
Premium motor drive performance at low cost for e-bikes, drones, and robotics

EPC announces the availability of the EPC9167, a 3-phase BLDC motor drive inverter using the EPC2065 eGaN FET.  

Power
21st January 2022
Reduced time to market for GaN power system designs

Efficient Power Conversion (EPC) provides engineers with an array of design tools, models, and performance simulations for high performance GaN-based designs.

Latest
5th January 2022
EPC Introduces boost Converter Demonstration

The combination of the Renesas two-phase synchronous GaN boost controller with ultra-efficient eGaN FETs from EPC (Efficient Power Conversion) enables high power density and low-cost DC-DC conversion.

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