What should engineers review before using EPC21601?

Hold IN low during power-up, apply VDD before the laser drain voltage, and reverse that order during shutdown. Keep power and gate-drive loops short and low inductance, use close ceramic decoupling, and confirm thermal behavior for the intended pulse duration and duty cycle.

What is the pinout of EPC21601?

Use the EPC21601 datasheet for the official pinout diagram and pin names. In PartGenie, ask Datasheet AI about EPC21601 pinout to locate pins, power rails, and interface signals before layout.

EPC21601 Datasheet, Specs, Alternatives & ECAD | EPC

AI summary

EPC21601 is a compact eGaN laser driver for fast pulsed laser and VCSEL applications requiring up to 15 A peak current and laser supply voltages from 5 V to 30 V.

Best for

High-speed VCSEL pulse drivers
Time-of-flight optical sensing
Compact laser-driver layouts

Avoid if

Applications requiring continuous current above the specified average drain-current limit
Designs without controlled laser safety measures
Layouts with long or high-inductance laser current loops

Check before use

15 A peak current and pulse duty-cycle requirements
5 V to 30 V laser supply range
VDD-before-drain power sequencing
Thermal impedance and PCB heat removal

Key specifications

Laser driver supply: 5 V to 30 V
Peak laser current: 15 A
Drain voltage rating: 40 V
Maximum frequency: 100 MHz
Minimum drain pulse width: 1.5 ns

Compliance & Environment

RoHS: ROHS3 Compliant
REACH: -
MSL: MSL 1
ECCN: -
HTSUS: -

Application

Time-of-flight sensingVCSEL camera modulesIndustrial optical sensing

Datasheet

66d23eabb3a914c44e824305b09cd35d_EPC21601_datasheet.pdf

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Questions & answers

EPC21601 is a 40 V eGaN integrated laser driver IC from EPC. It accepts 3.3 V-compatible logic input signals, uses a 5 V logic supply, and switches a laser current path with up to 15 A peak current capability.

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