Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), a provider of enhancement-mode gallium nitride (eGaN) power devices, has signed a licensing deal with Renesas Electronics, a supplier of semiconductors and high-voltage GaN transistors.
Under the agreement Renesas will gain access to EPC’s low-voltage eGaN technology and its supply-chain ecosystem, to accelerate the adoption of high-performance GaN solutions across a broad range of markets. EPC and Renesas will collaborate over the next year to establish internal wafer fabrication capabilities for these products. In addition, Renesas will second-source several of EPC’s popular GaN devices that are already in mass production, enhancing supply-chain resilience for customers.
Compared with silicon, GaN transistors offer higher efficiency, faster switching speeds, and significantly smaller packages – advantages that are reshaping power conversion architectures across applications ranging from consumer electronics to AI data centres.
“Together, EPC and Renesas are forming a global alliance to deliver state-of-the-art power efficiency – cutting costs in AI data centres and enhancing autonomous systems,” said Alex Lidow, CEO of EPC.
Renesas recently acquired Transphorm to further strengthen its high-voltage GaN portfolio. Its GaN technology is found in applications like AC-DC power supplies, EV chargers, solar inverters, and industrial motor drives, delivering high reliability even in harsh operating environments. The addition of EPC’s low-voltage eGaN expertise allows Renesas to offer one of the industry’s most comprehensive GaN power portfolios, spanning low- to high-voltage applications and further accelerating the GaN revolution.
