Navitas showcases GaN and SiC technologies at CES 2025

The 'Planet Navitas' suite will showcase the company’s mission to ‘Electrify our World’ by advancing the transition from legacy silicon to next-generation, clean energy, GaN and SiC power semiconductors. These technologies are designed for high growth markets that demand the highest efficiency and power density, such as AI data centres, EVs, and mobile. Furthermore, Navitas will demonstrate how GaN and SiC technologies contribute to reducing carbon-footprint, with the potential to save over 6,000 megatons of CO₂ per year by 2050.

Major technology and system breakthroughs include:

• World’s only 650V bi-directional GaNFast power ICs: Game-changing, disruptive GaN technology for next-generation solutions that require the highest efficiency and power density, with the lowest complexity, and significant component reduction

• World’s First 8.5 kW AI Data Center Power Supply: See the world’s first 8.5 kW OCP power solution achieving 98% efficiency for AI and hyperscale data centers. Featuring high-power GaNSafe power ICs and Gen-3 Fast SiC MOSFETs in 3-Phase Interleaved CCM Totem-Pole PFC and 3-Phase LLC topologies to provide the highest efficiency, performance, and lowest component count

• World’s Highest Power Density AI Power Supply: Navitas delivers efficient 4.5 kW power in the smallest power-supply form-factor for the latest AI GPUs that demand 3x more power per rack. The optimized design uses high-power GaNSafe ICs and Gen-3 Fast SiC MOSFETs enabling the world’s highest power density with 137 W/in³ and over 97% efficiency

• ‘IntelliWeave’ Patented Digital Control Optimised for AI Data Centre Power Supplies: Combined with high-power GaNSafe and Gen-3 ‘Fast’ SiC MOSFETs to enable PFC peak efficiencies of 99.3% and reduce power losses by 30% compared to existing solutions

• Automotive Qualified (AEC-Q101) Gen-3 Fast SiC MOSFETs with ‘trench-assisted planar’ technology: Enabled by over 20 years of SiC innovation leadership, GeneSiC™ technology leads on performance with the Gen-3 ‘Fast’ SiC MOSFETs with ‘trench-assisted planar’ technology. This proprietary technology provides world-leading performance over temperature, delivering cool-running, fast-switching, and superior robustness to support faster charging EVs and up to 3x more powerful AI data centres

• GaNSlim: Simple. Fast. Integrated: A new generation of highly-integrated GaN power ICs that will further simplify and speed the development of small form factor, high-power-density applications by offering the highest level of integration and thermal performance. Target applications include chargers for mobile devices and laptops, TV power supplies, and lighting systems of up to 500W

• SiCPAK High-Power Modules – Built for endurance and performance: Utilising industry-leading 'trench-assisted planar'-gate technology and epoxy-resin potting for increased power cycling and long-lasting reliability, SiCPAK modules offer compact form factors and provide cost-effective, power-dense solutions for applications including EV charging, drives, solar, and energy storage systems (ESS)

• New Advancements in GaNFast & GeneSiC technology:
• GaNSense motor drive ICs with bi-directional loss-less current sensing, voltage sensing, and temperature protection, further enhancing performance and robustness beyond what is achievable by any discrete GaN or discrete silicon device
• GeneSiC MOSFET die specifically optimized for EV traction modules with additional screening and gold metallisation for sintering

• Sustainable Solutions: Discover Navitas' vision to reduce up to 6 Gtons/year of CO₂ by 2050 with technologies that offer higher efficiency, density, and grid independence