[Via Satellite 04-18-2016] Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), provider of enhancement-mode Gallium Nitride (GaN) power transistors, has signed an agreement with Freebird Semiconductor Corporation to develop products for use in high reliability, space, and harsh environment applications based upon EPC’s eGaN technology.

“The superior conductivity and switching characteristics of GaN devices allow designers to greatly reduce system power losses, size, and weight. Given GaN’s superior state-of-the-art performance, coupled with its demonstrated ability to operate reliably under harsh environmental conditions and high radiation, GaN devices have a very bright future in space applications,” said Alex Lidow, EPC CEO and co-founder.