Pi Innovo and GaN Systems collaborate on GaN
Pi Innovo, a company that makes embedded control systems, and GaN Systems are working together to offer car makers a pathway to the efficient and effective electrification of auxiliary systems for multi-voltage conventional, hybrid-electric, and pure electric vehicles.
Pi Innovo has already designed and implemented custom motor control electronics to take advantage of the benefits of GaN Systems GaN semiconductors in applications with a wide range of input voltages from 12V to 300V.
The controller design provides a functional starting-point for the development of 48V and above, high-speed motor-driven vehicle systems, and adds to a portion of Pi Innovo's business providing custom electronics solutions across multiple markets.
Following the success of this GaN-based multi-voltage motor controller development project, Pi Innovo is now offering design and development services in support of customers looking to adopt this technology for a wide range of electronics design applications in automotive and adjacent markets.
"Pi Innovo's hardware, software and applications engineers worked closely with the GaN Systems team to understand their semiconductor design requirements and to ensure the final controller design maximizes the reduction in size, weight and power consumption benefits that GaN semiconductors provide," said Walter Lucking, CEO of Pi Innovo.
"Working with GaN Systems on this project has been a great experience for our team and we're looking forward to continuing our close partnership to support our customers on many future designs."
"Having a technology development partner like Pi Innovo that really understands the intricacies of control electronics design for vehicle applications, is invaluable in supporting the continued adoption of GaN in the electrification of vehicle systems," said Jim Witham, GaN Systems' CEO.
