Power Integrations to buy Odyssey GaN assets to take on SiC
Power Integrations is to buy the assets of Odyssey Semiconductor Technologies, bringing vertical GaN technology into the company to take on silicon carbide (SiC).
The transaction is expected to close in July, after which all key Odyssey employees are expected to join the Power Integrations technology organization.
The purchase supports the ongoing development roadmap for the proprietary PowiGaN technology at Power Integrations for higher current levels to take on SiC. GaN is currently used many of the company’s product families including InnoSwitch ICs, HiperPFS-5 power-factor-correction ICs and the recently launched InnoMux-2 family of single-stage, multiple-output ICs. The company introduced 900- and 1250-volt versions of PowiGaN technology and products in 2023.
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“Power Integrations has been at the forefront of GaN development and commercialization since we began shipping products with PowiGaN technology in 2018,” said Dr. Radu Barsan, Power Integrations’ vice president of technology.
“We are executing on an ambitious roadmap that includes driving toward cost parity with silicon MOSFETs and expanding the voltage and power capabilities of PowiGaN. Our goal is to commercialize a cost-effective high-current and high-voltage GaN technology to support higher-power applications currently served by silicon carbide (SiC), at a much lower cost and higher performance enabled by the fundamental material advantages of GaN over SiC. The experience of the Odyssey team in high-current vertical GaN will augment and accelerate these efforts, and we are delighted to add them to our team.”
The deal appears to be amicable.
“The Odyssey team and I are excited to join Power Integrations in accelerating their GaN technology roadmap. As the first company to commercialize high-voltage GaN, Power Integrations continues to lead the industry in driving the technology forward in terms of cost, voltage and current, as well as the design of system-level products that take full advantage of the capabilities of GaN,” said Dr. Richard Brown, Odyssey co-founder and CEO.
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