ePower Stage Ics Boost Power Density and Simplify Design Across Power Budgets

EPC announces the introduction of two new 100 V power stage Ics rated at 15 A (EPC23104) and 25 A (EPC23103). The two devices join the 100 V 35 A power stage IC EPC23102 offered by EPC. The three Ics are capable of a maximum withstand voltage of 100 Vand integrate a complete GaN half-bridge power stage that includes symmetrical FETs in half bridge configuration, half bridge driver, level shifter, bootstrap charging, and input logic interface. The three devices feature a thermally enhanced QFN package measuring only 3.5 mm x 5 mm with exposed top for dual side cooling and wettable flanks. Footprint compatibility enables customers to upgrade their design for better performance or lower cost without modification to the board, and therefore can easily adapt to changing load requirements. In DC-DC applications, the devicescan operate with high efficiency at high switching frequency (3 MHz maximum) and offer higher performance and smaller solution size for 28V – 60V DC-DC in computing, industrial and USB PD 3.1 applications. In 32V – 48V BLDC motor drives for e-mobility, robotics, power tools, and drones, the device can operate with small deadtimes (21 ns) and at 100 kHz to increase the system efficiency due to less motor core losses and vibrations, and to reduce or eliminate the electrolytic capacitors. “The ePower family of products makes it easy for designers to take...