Navitas Semiconductor, an only pure-play, next-generation power semiconductor company and industry leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide (SiC) technology, has announced their AI data center technology roadmap for up to 3 x power increase to support similar exponential growth in AI power demands expected in just the next 12 - 18 months.

Traditional CPUs require typically only 300 W and the data center AC/DC power supplies would typically power the equivalent of 10 of these or 3,000 W (3 kW). High-performance AI processors like NVIDIA’s ‘Grace Hopper’ H100 are already demanding 700 W each today, with next-gen ‘Blackwell’ B100 & B200 chips anticipated to increase to 1,000 W or more by next year. To meet this exponential power increase, Navitas is developing server power platforms which rapidly increase from 3 kW to up to 10 kW. In August 2023, Navitas introduced a 3.2 kW data center power platform utilizing the latest GaN technology enabling over 100W/in³ and over 96.5% efficiency. Now, Navitas is releasing a 4.5 kW platform enabled by a combination of GaN and SiC to push densities over 130W/in³ and efficiencies over 97%. These two platforms have already generated significant market interest with over 20 data center customer projects in development expected to drive millions in GaN or SiC revenues starting this year.

Today, Navitas also announces its plans to introduce an 8 - 10 kW power platform by the end of 2024 to support 2025 AI power requirements. The platform will utilize newer GaN and SiC technologies and further advances in architecture to set all-new industry standards in power density, efficiency, and time-to-market. Navitas is already engaged with major data center customers, with a full platform launch anticipated in Q4 ’24, completing this 3x increase in power demands in only 12-18 months.

Navitas’ unique data-center design center is creating these system designs to address the dramatic increases in AI data center power requirements, and assist customers in deploying platforms quickly and effectively to meet the accelerated time-to-market demands of rapid AI advances. System designs include complete design collateral with fully tested hardware, schematics, bill-of-materials, layout, simulation, and hardware test results to maximize first-time-right designs and fast revenue generation.

“The rapid development and deployment of artificial intelligence (AI) into global data centers has created a dramatic and unexpected power challenge for our entire industry,” noted Gene Sheridan, Navitas’ CEO and Co-Founder. “Our investment in leading-edge GaN and SiC technologies, combined with our unique data-center design center capabilities, have positioned us well. Our team has stepped up to the challenge, with a 3x power increase in less than 18 months.”