Cyient Limited announced a strategic long-term partnership with Navitas Semiconductor to co-develop gallium nitride (GaN) products, digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits, and GaN-based system modules aimed at India’s high-voltage, high-power market segments.
The collaboration will target AI data centres, electric mobility, performance computing, energy grid infrastructure and industrial electrification and seeks to establish a complete end-to-end GaN ecosystem in India.
The partners intend to build a local supply chain and manufacturing ecosystem in support of the Indian Government’s “Make in India” initiative and to deploy IC technology to accelerate solution development for high-voltage and high-power markets.
“This partnership represents a pivotal step in India’s semiconductor future in solving the complexities of power delivery at high voltages. By combining Navitas’ proven GaN technology with Cyient Semi’s design, manufacturing, and supply-chain strengths, we’re creating a self-sustaining ecosystem that will accelerate the market adoption of GaN. Our goal is to make GaN accessible to every OEM looking to design, build, and scale from India,” said Suman Narayan, CEO, Cyient Semiconductors.
“I believe the growth of GaN technology in India will exceed global trends, and Cyient Semiconductors is the perfect partner for Navitas to drive this revolution,” said Chris Allexandre, President and CEO of Navitas.
The initiative will include products based on Navitas’ existing GaN technologies as well as new products tailored for India’s market needs, and it will provide Indian design houses and original equipment manufacturers with locally sourced GaN components, procurement, engineering collaboration and technical support. The partners said these measures are intended to reduce barriers to GaN adoption, accelerate time to market for developers and OEMs, and create a direct channel for Indian customers to access GaN technology.
Cyient Semiconductors is a Hyderabad-headquartered provider of custom ASIC and application-specific standard product (ASSP) solutions with a focus on analog mixed-signal, intelligent power and advanced semiconductor platforms, and with design centres in India, Belgium and the United States.
