Onsemi and GlobalFoundries introduced a collaboration to develop 650V gallium nitride energy units utilizing 200mm GaN-on-silicon know-how. The partnership targets EVs in addition to AI knowledge facilities and aerospace functions, with buyer sampling deliberate for first half 2026.
Onsemi and GlobalFoundries have introduced a collaboration settlement to develop and manufacture next-generation gallium nitride energy units, marking an enlargement of Onsemi’s clever energy capabilities. The partnership will focus initially on 650V units utilizing GlobalFoundries’ 200mm enhancement-mode GaN-on-silicon course of know-how.
The collaboration combines GlobalFoundries’ manufacturing platform with Onsemi’s silicon drivers, controllers, and thermally enhanced packaging to create energy units designed for functions the place excessive energy density is required inside constrained bodily areas. Goal markets embody automotive programs, AI knowledge facilities, industrial tools, and aerospace and protection sectors.
In line with Dinesh Ramanathan, Senior Vice President of Company Technique at Onsemi, the partnership leverages the strengths of each firms. “This collaboration brings collectively Onsemi’s system and product experience with GlobalFoundries’ superior GaN course of to ship new 650V energy units for high-growth markets,” Ramanathan mentioned. He added that when paired with the corporate’s silicon drivers and controllers, the GaN merchandise will allow prospects to construct smaller and extra environment friendly energy programs for numerous functions.
Mike Hogan, Chief Enterprise Officer at GlobalFoundries, emphasised the strategic significance of the collaboration. “By combining our 200mm GaN-on-Si platform and U.S.-based manufacturing with Onsemi’s deep system and product experience, we’re accelerating high-efficiency options and constructing resilient provide chains for knowledge facilities, automotive, industrial, aerospace and protection, and different crucial markets.”
The know-how will handle particular functions together with energy provides and DC-DC converters for AI knowledge facilities, onboard chargers and DC-DC converters for EVs, photo voltaic microinverters, ESSs, and motor drives for industrial and aerospace functions.
The collaboration expands Onsemi’s energy semiconductor portfolio to incorporate a spread of GaN applied sciences spanning low, medium, and excessive voltage lateral GaN to extremely high-voltage vertical GaN. The corporate indicated this breadth allows system designers to develop energy architectures that ship elevated energy output inside decreased bodily footprints.
GaN know-how provides a number of technical benefits, together with increased frequency operation that permits for decreased part depend and system dimension, bidirectional functionality that may exchange a number of conventional transistors, and built-in performance combining a number of parts in a single bundle.
Onsemi plans to start offering samples to prospects within the first half of 2026, with quantity manufacturing to comply with.
