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With over 5 million PowiGaN™-based InnoSwitch3 switcher ICs shipped, PI is the first high-voltage GaN technology to be successfully used in large volumes. What makes PowiGaN different? Come to our APEC 2020 virtual booth and PI CEO Balu Balakrishnan will explain it to you in detail.

</p> <div style="text-align: left;line-height: 1.75em;text-indent: 0em;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> <br/> </span> </div> <div style="text-align: left;line-height: 1.75em;text-indent: 0em;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> The InnoSwitch3 IC family with PowiGan technology includes: </span> </div> <ul class="list-paddingleft-2" style="list-style-type: disc;"> <li> <p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> InnoSwitch3-Pro: Suitable for digital control of constant voltage/constant current </span> </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> InnoSwitch3-CP: Suitable for constant power and constant voltage/constant current </span> </p> </li> <li> <p style="text-align: left;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> InnoSwitch3-EP: Suitable for open frame applications and adapter CV/CC </span> </p> </li> </ul> <div style="text-align: left;line-height: 1.75em;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> <br/> </span> </div> <div data-style-id="25010" data-support="96编辑器"> <div style="text-align: center;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="border-style: solid;border-width: 5px;border-color: rgb(30, 30, 30);padding: 8px;box-sizing: border-box;"> <div style="display: flex;justify-content: space-between;margin-bottom: -1.5em;"> <div style="width: 1.8em;height: 1.8em;border-top: 2px solid rgb(34, 34, 34);border-left: 2px solid rgb(34, 34, 34);border-right: none;border-bottom: none;border-radius: 8px 0px 0px;box-sizing: border-box;"> <br/> </div> <div style="width: 1.8em;height: 1.8em;border-top: 2px solid rgb(34, 34, 34);border-right: 2px solid rgb(34, 34, 34);border-left: none;border-bottom: none;border-radius: 0px 8px 0px 0px;box-sizing: border-box;"> <br/> </div> </div> <div style="margin-top: 5px;margin-right: 10px;margin-left: auto;width: 10px;height: 10px;background-color: rgb(228, 0, 0);border-radius: 50%;box-sizing: border-box;"> <br/> </div> <div style="margin-top:-15px;margin-left:10px;"> <p style="text-align: left;"> <strong> REC </strong> </p> </div> <div style="margin-right: 10px;margin-left: 10px;"> <p style="margin-top: 5px;margin-bottom: 5px;"> </p> </div> <p data-width="4%" style="width: 4%;margin-left: auto;margin-right: 10px;"> </p> <p data-width="8%" style="margin-top: -20px;width: 8%;margin-left: 10px;"> </p> <div style="display: flex;justify-content: space-between;margin-top: -1.5em;"> <div style="width: 1.8em;height: 1.8em;border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(34, 34, 34);border-left: 2px solid rgb(34, 34, 34);border-right: none;border-top: none;border-radius: 0px 0px 0px 8px;box-sizing: border-box;"> <br/> </div> <div style="width: 1.8em;height: 1.8em;border-right: 2px solid rgb(34, 34, 34);border-bottom: 2px solid rgb(34, 34, 34);border-left: none;border-top: none;border-radius: 0px 0px 8px;box-sizing: border-box;"> <br/> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div> <p> <br/> </p> </div> <div style="text-align: left;line-height: 1.75em;"> <strong> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> Higher efficiency </span> </strong> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> – PowiGaN-based switching power ICs can achieve high efficiency of 95% and output power up to 100 W. Not only are they suitable for high-power fast charging applications, but they also provide heat sink-free power solutions for home appliances, eliminating the damage and reliability issues associated with heat sinks. </span> <br/> </div> <div style="text-align: left;line-height: 1.75em;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> <br/> </span> </div> <div style="text-align: left;line-height: 1.75em;"> <strong> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> Easier to use </span> </strong> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> – PowiGaN-based ICs integrate drivers customized for specific PowiGaN devices to optimize switching speeds, thereby reducing EMI, improving efficiency and eliminating oscillations. </span> </div> <div style="text-align: left;line-height: 1.75em;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> <br/> </span> </div> <div style="text-align: left;line-height: 1.75em;"> <strong> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> Improved protection </span> </strong> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> – PowiGaN devices also feature a lossless primary current sensing technique that completely eliminates the need for external sense resistors (in discrete solutions, these resistors would typically exceed the resistance of the GaN switch itself). </span> </div> <div style="text-align: left;line-height: 1.75em;"> <span style="font-size: 16px;font-family: 微软雅黑, sans-serif;color: rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing: normal;"> <br/> </span> </div> <p> <iframe allowfullscreen="" class="video_iframe rich_pages" data-cover="http%3A%2F%2Fshp.qpic.cn%2Fqqvideo_ori%2F0%2Ff0943ruumwp_496_280%2F0" data-vidtype="1" frameborder="0" src="https://v.qq.com/iframe/preview.html?width=500&height=375&auto=0&vid=f0943ruumwp" width="778">

[ PI Product Marketing Engineer Aditya Kulkarni analyzes how the PowiGaN-based InnoSwitch3 offline switcher IC enables lighter, smaller, and more efficient USB PD adapter designs]

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