Navitas & GigaDevice Announce Partnership to Combine Power & Control for Next-Gen, High-Frequency, High-Efficiency, & High-Density Power Platforms
Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) and GigaDevice have announced a strategic partnership to establish a joint laboratory focused on integrating Navitas' GaNFast™ ICs with GigaDevice's microcontrollers. The collaboration aims to accelerate the adoption of GaN and SiC technologies in AI data centers, electric vehicles, solar, and energy storage systems.
The partnership combines Navitas' expertise in next-generation power semiconductor technology with GigaDevice's advanced MCU capabilities. GigaDevice, a leader in China's MCU market with over 2 billion units shipped, brings its GD32 high-performance MCU series to the collaboration. Navitas contributes its GaNFast™ power ICs, which enable 3x more power and 3x faster charging in half the size compared to traditional silicon devices.
The joint R&D laboratory will focus on developing intelligent and efficient power management solutions, optimizing MCUs for high-frequency switching characteristics and fast I/O capabilities.
Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) e GigaDevice hanno annunciato una partnership strategica per istituire un laboratorio congiunto focalizzato sull'integrazione dei circuiti integrati GaNFast™ di Navitas con i microcontrollori di GigaDevice. La collaborazione mira ad accelerare l'adozione delle tecnologie GaN e SiC nei data center AI, veicoli elettrici, solare e sistemi di accumulo energetico.
La partnership combina l'esperienza di Navitas nella tecnologia dei semiconduttori di potenza di nuova generazione con le avanzate capacità MCU di GigaDevice. GigaDevice, leader nel mercato cinese dei microcontrollori con oltre 2 miliardi di unità spedite, porta alla collaborazione la sua serie di MCU ad alte prestazioni GD32. Navitas contribuisce con i suoi circuiti integrati di potenza GaNFast™, che consentono 3 volte più potenza e 3 volte una ricarica più veloce in dimensioni ridotte rispetto ai dispositivi tradizionali in silicio.
Il laboratorio congiunto di R&D si concentrerà sullo sviluppo di soluzioni intelligenti ed efficienti per la gestione dell'energia, ottimizzando i microcontrollori per caratteristiche di commutazione ad alta frequenza e capacità di I/O rapide.
Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) y GigaDevice han anunciado una asociación estratégica para establecer un laboratorio conjunto enfocado en la integración de los circuitos integrados GaNFast™ de Navitas con los microcontroladores de GigaDevice. La colaboración tiene como objetivo acelerar la adopción de tecnologías GaN y SiC en centros de datos de IA, vehículos eléctricos, energía solar y sistemas de almacenamiento de energía.
La asociación combina la experiencia de Navitas en tecnología de semiconductores de potencia de próxima generación con las capacidades avanzadas de MCU de GigaDevice. GigaDevice, líder en el mercado de MCU de China con más de 2 mil millones de unidades enviadas, aporta a la colaboración su serie de MCU de alto rendimiento GD32. Navitas contribuye con sus circuitos integrados de potencia GaNFast™, que permiten 3 veces más potencia y 3 veces una carga más rápida en la mitad del tamaño en comparación con los dispositivos de silicio tradicionales.
El laboratorio conjunto de I+D se centrará en desarrollar soluciones inteligentes y eficientes para la gestión de energía, optimizando los MCU para características de conmutación de alta frecuencia y capacidades de E/S rápidas.
Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS)와 GigaDevice가 Navitas의 GaNFast™ IC와 GigaDevice의 마이크로컨트롤러 통합에 중점을 둔 공동 연구소를 설립하기 위한 전략적 파트너십을 발표했습니다. 이 협업은 AI 데이터 센터, 전기차, 태양광 및 에너지 저장 시스템에서 GaN 및 SiC 기술의 채택을 가속화하는 것을 목표로 하고 있습니다.
이 파트너십은 차세대 전력 반도체 기술에 대한 Navitas의 전문성과 GigaDevice의 고급 MCU 기능을 결합합니다. GigaDevice는 20억 개 이상의 유닛을 출하한 중국 MCU 시장의 선두주자로, 협업에 GD32 고성능 MCU 시리즈를 제공합니다. Navitas는 기존 실리콘 장치에 비해 3배 더 많은 전력과 3배 더 빠른 충전을 가능하게 하는 GaNFast™ 전력 IC를 기여합니다.
공동 연구개발 실험실은 높은 주파수 스위칭 특성과 빠른 I/O 기능을 위해 MCU를 최적화하며, 지능적이고 효율적인 전력 관리 솔루션 개발에 집중할 것입니다.
Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) et GigaDevice ont annoncé un partenariat stratégique pour établir un laboratoire commun axé sur l'intégration des circuits intégrés GaNFast™ de Navitas avec les microcontrôleurs de GigaDevice. Cette collaboration vise à accélérer l'adoption des technologies GaN et SiC dans les centres de données IA, les véhicules électriques, l'énergie solaire et les systèmes de stockage d'énergie.
Ce partenariat combine l'expertise de Navitas en technologie de semi-conducteurs de puissance de nouvelle génération avec les capacités avancées de MCU de GigaDevice. GigaDevice, leader sur le marché chinois des MCU avec plus de 2 milliards d'unités expédiées, apporte à la collaboration sa série de MCU haute performance GD32. Navitas contribue avec ses circuits intégrés de puissance GaNFast™, qui permettent 3 fois plus de puissance et 3 fois une charge plus rapide dans une taille réduite par rapport aux dispositifs en silicium traditionnels.
Le laboratoire de R&D commun se concentrera sur le développement de solutions intelligentes et efficaces pour la gestion de l'énergie, en optimisant les MCU pour des caractéristiques de commutation haute fréquence et des capacités d'E/S rapides.
Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) und GigaDevice haben eine strategische Partnerschaft angekündigt, um ein gemeinsames Labor einzurichten, das sich auf die Integration von Navitas' GaNFast™-ICs mit den Mikrocontrollern von GigaDevice konzentriert. Die Zusammenarbeit zielt darauf ab, die Einführung von GaN- und SiC-Technologien in KI-Datenzentren, Elektrofahrzeugen, Solar- und Energiespeichersystemen zu beschleunigen.
Die Partnerschaft kombiniert Navitas' Expertise in der Leistungshalbleitertechnologie der nächsten Generation mit den fortschrittlichen MCU-Fähigkeiten von GigaDevice. GigaDevice, ein führendes Unternehmen auf dem chinesischen MCU-Markt mit über 2 Milliarden ausgelieferten Einheiten, bringt seine GD32-Hochleistungs-MCU-Serie in die Zusammenarbeit ein. Navitas steuert seine GaNFast™-Leistungs-ICs bei, die im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen Siliziumgeräten dreimal mehr Leistung und dreimal schnellere Ladezeiten bei halb so großer Größe ermöglichen.
Das gemeinsame F&E-Labor wird sich auf die Entwicklung intelligenter und effizienter Lösungen für das Energiemanagement konzentrieren, indem die MCUs für Hochfrequenzschaltmerkmale und schnelle I/O-Fähigkeiten optimiert werden.
- Strategic partnership combines Navitas' GaN/SiC expertise with GigaDevice's strong MCU market position
- Joint R&D lab establishment to accelerate product development and market adoption
- Access to GigaDevice's extensive distribution network with 2B+ units shipped
- Expansion into high-growth markets: AI data centers, EVs, and renewable energy
- Enhancement of product portfolio with integrated power solutions
- R&D investment and integration costs may impact short-term financials
- Success depends on effective technical integration between both companies' technologies
- Competition from established power semiconductor companies in target markets
Insights
This strategic partnership between Navitas and GigaDevice represents a significant ecosystem expansion for Navitas' next-generation power semiconductor technologies. By combining Navitas' GaNFast ICs with GigaDevice's MCU expertise, the collaboration directly addresses a critical technical challenge: optimizing control systems for the extremely fast switching speeds inherent to GaN and SiC technologies.
The technical synergy is particularly compelling for high-frequency, single-stage BDS converters where traditional control architectures become bottlenecks. GigaDevice brings substantial scale with over 2 billion MCU units shipped and deep market penetration in China, potentially accelerating Navitas' adoption in key growth verticals.
This partnership follows Navitas' systematic ecosystem-building strategy, which previously included developing specialized components like IsoFast drivers and partnerships for high-frequency magnetics. The creation of a joint R&D lab suggests a deeper integration than typical component-level collaborations, potentially yielding differentiated solutions for AI data centers, where Navitas already demonstrated leadership with their 8.5kW GaN/SiC power supply achieving 98% efficiency.
For EV applications, this collaboration could enhance Navitas' position following their breakthrough with Changan Automobile's GaN-based on-board charger. The combined intelligence of advanced MCUs with GaN's efficiency advantages addresses growing demands for smarter, more efficient power conversion in space-constrained applications where thermal management remains challenging.
This partnership strategically positions Navitas to accelerate penetration in four high-growth markets simultaneously: AI data centers, EVs, solar, and energy storage systems. The timing is particularly advantageous as all four sectors face intensifying pressure to improve power efficiency and density metrics.
The collaboration with GigaDevice addresses a critical go-to-market challenge for Navitas by reducing integration complexity for end customers. By offering pre-optimized power+control solutions, Navitas can potentially reduce design cycles and technical barriers to adoption that have historically slowed the displacement of silicon-based power solutions.
From a competitive standpoint, this partnership helps Navitas maintain its first-mover advantage in GaN power ICs while extending its reach in the Chinese market, where GigaDevice holds substantial influence. The cross-pollination of expertise could accelerate application-specific optimizations that would be difficult for either company to achieve independently.
While financial terms weren't disclosed, the strategic value lies in potential market expansion rather than immediate revenue impact. The joint lab represents a long-term competitive moat-building exercise that could yield increasingly differentiated solutions as development progresses. For Navitas investors, this partnership demonstrates management's systematic approach to ecosystem development and validates their "Smart + Green" strategic vision in tangible terms beyond marketing rhetoric.
Joint lab collaboration expected to accelerate GaN & SiC adoption in AI data centers, EV, solar and energy storage systems (ESS)
TORRANCE, Calif., April 09, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), the only pure-play, next-generation power semiconductor company and industry leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide (SiC) technology, has announced a new strategic partnership with GigaDevice, a world-leader in microcontrollers (MCUs) and flash memory, to create a joint-lab for integrating and tailoring Navitas’ GaNFast™ ICs & GigaDevice's Microcontrollers, targeting AI data centers, EVs, Solar, and Energy Saving Systems.
As GaN & SiC power technologies transition power conversion to faster, lighter, and more compact solutions, such as single-stage BDS converters, MCUs need to be optimized to maximize these extremely fast switching characteristics, such as high processing speeds and fast I/O capabilities. A co-developed solution of Navitas’ power and GigaDevice’s control will further accelerate the adoption of GaN & SiC into higher-power markets.
The joint R&D laboratory will integrate both company’s technical product and system-level application expertise to drive innovative advancements in intelligent and efficient power management solutions. Integrating Navitas’ next-generation, clean-energy, GaNFast™ technology with GigaDevice's advanced high-performance MCU products will enable a new level of integration, performance, and high-power-density digital-power solutions.
As a leader in China's high-performance general-purpose MCU market, GigaDevice has been widely adopted across diverse sectors including power systems, industrial automation, automotive electronics, and motion control, with cumulative shipments exceeding 2 billion units. GigaDevice’s GD32 high-performance MCU series has been designed to use leading technology and core architecture, with higher processing power, greater storage capacity, and richer on-chip resources, to bring high-end innovative experiences to developers for industrial automation, photovoltaic energy storage, graphic displays, digital power supplies, motor control, and other diversified applications. Their expansive portfolio is complemented by comprehensive industry-specific vertical solutions, delivering exceptional products, tailored technical support, and system-level design services to customers.
Navitas is an industry leader in GaN power technology with a wide portfolio of GaNFast™ power ICs, which enable high-frequency, high-efficiency power conversion, achieving 3x more power and 3x faster charging in half the size and weight compared to prior designs with legacy silicon power devices.
Navitas technology leads across various growth markets including mobile, where they continue to supply 10 of the top 10 smartphone/notebook OEMs with Navitas GaN ICs, with the recent announcement of powering Dell’s™ Family of AI Notebooks. They are the established leader in AI data center solutions enabled by high-power GaNSafe™ and GeneSiC technology, with the world’s firsts in high-efficiency, high-power density designs, such as the 3.2 kW CRPS, achieving a
The partnership follows Navitas’ strategy of creating an eco-system to support these next-gen, clean-energy solutions. Creating new high-speed isolated drivers, such as IsoFast, integrating ASICs with GaNSense™ ICs for lower power applications, alongside partnering with high-frequency planar magnetics for high-frequency transformers, inductors, and EMI filters, enables simple integrated ‘one-stop shop’ solutions to allow designers to innovate and accelerate these next-gen GaN/SiC-based power electronics.
On April 8th, 2025, Vincent Li, GigaDevice Senior Vice President, CTO, & General Manager of MCU Business Unit, and Charles Zha, VP and GM of Navitas Asia-Pacific, plus other senior executives attended the signing ceremony in Shanghai. Both parties shared their collaboration strategy and discussed operational models for the joint lab.
“Digital power stands as one of GigaDevice's core strategic markets. MCUs play a pivotal role in advancing the intelligence of digital power systems, enhancing energy efficiency, and ensuring operational security.” said Vincent Li, GigaDevice Senior Vice President, CTO, and General Manager of MCU BU. “By working with Navitas, we will deeply integrate GigaDevice's advanced MCU with Navitas' leading GaNFast™ technology to develop competitive solutions for industrial automation and new energy vehicles. This collaboration not only technological synergy but also a critical step toward greener, more efficient industry development.”
“Navitas continues to innovate our GaNFast power IC technology to achieve our mission to ‘Electrify Our World™’”, said Charles Zha, SVP and GM of Navitas Asia-Pacific. “The joint lab with GigaDevice will amplify our complementary strengths in IC design, manufacturing, and ecosystem development and accelerate R&D for next-gen, high-efficiency power solutions, reinforcing our 'Smart + Green' strategic vision. We look forward to delivering faster, energy-saving innovations to global customers and pioneering a new era of collaboration in power electronics.”
For further information, please contact info@navitassemi.com or visit www.navitassemi.com and https://www.gigadevice.com/.
About GigaDevice
GigaDevice Semiconductor Inc. is a global leading fabless supplier of MCUs and flash memory. The company was founded in April 2005 and headquartered in Beijing, China, with branch offices in many countries and regions worldwide, providing local support at customers' fingertips. Committed to building a complete ecosystem with four major product lines – Flash memory, MCU, sensor, and analog – as the core driving force, GigaDevice can provide a wide range of solutions and services in the fields of industrial, automotive, computing, consumer electronics, IoT, mobile, networking and communications. GigaDevice has received the ISO26262:2018 automotive functional safety ASIL D certification, IEC 61508 functional safety production certification, as well as ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO45001, and Duns certifications. In a constant quest to expand our technology offering to customers, GigaDevice has also formed strategic alliances with leading foundries, assembly, and test plants to streamline supply chain management.
About Navitas
Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS) is the only pure-play, next-generation power-semiconductor company, celebrating 10 years of power innovation founded in 2014. GaNFast™ power ICs integrate gallium nitride (GaN) power and drive, with control, sensing, and protection to enable faster charging, higher power density, and greater energy savings. Complementary GeneSiC™ power devices are optimized high-power, high-voltage, and high-reliability silicon carbide (SiC) solutions. Focus markets include AI data centers, EV, solar, energy storage, home appliance / industrial, mobile, and consumer. Over 300 Navitas patents are issued or pending, with the industry’s first and only 20-year GaNFast warranty. Navitas was the world’s first semiconductor company to be CarbonNeutral®-certified.
Navitas Semiconductor, GaNFast, GaNSense, GeneSiC, and the Navitas logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Navitas Semiconductor Limited and affiliates. All other brands, product names, and marks are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks used to identify products or services of their respective owners.
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