DUBLIN, Sept. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Navitas
Semiconductor, the industry leader in GaN Power ICs and Compuware,
the leading brand in high-end, green-energy power supplies
announced a partnership to define new benchmarks for data center
power supplies. With 44% of data center costs being related to
power (electricity, power conversion & cooling), an upgrade to
GaN-based data centers could save over 15 TWhr or up to
$1.9B/year, which represents a 6x
return on investment in a year.
GaN is expected to address a 2.6 Gton / year reduction in CO2
emissions by 2050
Gallium nitride (GaN) is a next-generation semiconductor
technology that runs up to 20x faster than legacy silicon chips.
Navitas' proprietary GaNFast™ power ICs integrate GaN power (FET)
and GaN drive plus control and protection in a single SMT package.
These GaNFast power ICs become easy-to-use, high-speed,
high-performance 'digital-in, power-out' building blocks and
deliver up to 3x faster charging or 3x more power in half the size
and weight, and with up to 40% energy savings compared with legacy
silicon chips.
"GaN is a breakthrough new technology that is enabling dramatic
reductions in size, energy savings and power density for data
center power supplies," said Robin
Cheng, VP of Compuware's R&D team. "Navitas is an
excellent partner with industry-leading GaN IC technology that
integrates GaN power, GaN drive, plus control and protection to
widen our horizon of GaN and cooperate to create new, breakthrough
standards for high-performance computing, as the world's demand for
data increases."
Typical data centers using silicon to process power achieve only
75% end-to-end efficiency from 'AC-to-processor'. A GaN-based data
center is expected to reach 84%, representing a dramatic 36%
increase in energy savings.
Since 2014, Compuware has introduced more
'Titanium-certified' power supplies than any other company.
Over 1/3 of the highest-efficiency-grade models certified are from
Compuware, and the company ships over 2,000,000 server power
supplies each year, with Supermicro as a lead customer With an
estimated $25 of GaN content per
power supply, this represents a $50M
per year opportunity.
The new benchmarks are not only enabled by GaN technology but
also demanded by legislation such as the European Union's
'Directive 2009/125/EC, 2019 Annex' which states that data new
center power supplies must meet the extreme 80 Plus 'Titanium'
level of efficiency from January
1st, 2023.
"Navitas and Compuware are aligned on extreme efficiency gains
and critical environmental impact," said Gene Sheridan, Navitas' CEO and co-founder.
"Together, I am confident we will set the efficiency, energy
consumption and CO2 benchmarks for the industry with the future of
GaN-based data centers"
Manufacturing a GaN power IC has up to a 10x lower
CO2 footprint than for a silicon chip, and when you also
consider the use-case efficiency, material size and weight
benefits, then together GaN can save 4 kg of CO2 for
every GaN IC shipped. Overall, GaN is expected to address a
2.6 Gton / year reduction in CO2 emissions by 2050. With over 13
million servers shipped each year, each with over $75 of GaN content, data centers represent a
~$1B+ / year GaN opportunity.
About Compuware
Established in 2004, and now with a dedicated, highly-skilled
team of over 900 people, Compuware Technology Incorporated has long
been devoted to high efficiency and green energy principles.
Compuware has the world's most 80 PLUS Titanium green products,
providing up to 96% efficiency, and our mission is to save energy
and environmental protection. Through 16 years of professional
experience in high-efficiency power supplies, power can be
customized according to customer needs, providing support from
design and R&D to manufacturing and production, and with
high-quality throughout the process. Compuware ships over 2 million
power supplies per year to customers world-wide. Main applications
include HPC, network equipment, industrial computers, data centers,
telecommunication equipment and high-end servers.
About Navitas Semiconductor
Navitas is the industry leader in gallium nitride
(GaN) power ICs, founded in 2014. Navitas has a strong and
growing team of power semiconductor industry experts with a
combined 300 years of experience in materials, devices,
applications, systems and marketing, plus a proven record of
innovation with over 200 patents among its founders. GaN power ICs
integrate GaN power with GaN drive, control and protection to
enable faster charging, higher power density and greater energy
savings for mobile, consumer, enterprise, eMobility and new energy
markets. Over 130 Navitas patents are issued or pending. As of
August 1st, 2021, over 25
million GaNFast power ICs have been shipped with zero GaN-related
field failures, to tier-1 companies including Dell, Lenovo, Xiaomi,
LG, OPPO and more. On May 7th, 2021,
Navitas announced plans to "Go
Public at an Enterprise Value of $1.04 Billion via Live Oak II (NYSE: LOKB) SPAC
Business Combination."
Contact Information
Stephen
Oliver, VP Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations
ir@navitassemi.com
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