With GaN technology key to power efficiency and miniaturization, STMicroelectronics and Innoscience are joining forces to mark the next evolution of the semiconductor industry.
🟦STMicroelectronics and InnoScience Collaborate on GaN to Accelerate the Power Revolution
STMicroelectronics and China’s Innoscience have announced a partnership to jointly develop and manufacture gallium nitride (GaN) power technology. In this partnership, the two companies will conduct research and development of power devices using GaN, and will mutually utilize each other’s manufacturing capabilities. For example, ST is using InnoScience’s factories in China, and Innoscience is using ST’s European facilities to create a more flexible and robust supply structure.
GaN power devices are characterized by low power loss, high efficiency operation, and significant reduction in size and weight. This characteristic has led to rapid adoption in electric vehicle powertrains, data centers, and renewable energy installations.
🟦 Is GaN technology attracting attention now?
In the semiconductor industry, the development of new materials to replace silicon (Si), which has been the mainstream in the past, is progressing, and GaN is considered to be the next generation favorite. This is because GaN can operate at high voltages and at high speeds, and can dramatically increase power conversion efficiency.
Especially in electric vehicles and data centers, energy efficiency and cooling performance are critical to product competitiveness. The use of GaN improves battery life, reduces heat dissipation, and ultimately reduces the size and weight of the entire product.
🟦 Summary
This collaboration between ST and InnoScience is an important move that accelerates the global deployment of GaN technology and directly leads to the realization of next-generation power-efficient systems. The fusion of the manufacturing and technological capabilities of the two companies is expected to spread to a variety of fields, including electric vehicles, renewable energy, and data centers.
This alliance is not just about technology development, but also about the strategic intention to avoid international regulations and risks by dividing production bases between China and the rest of the world.
