Wise-integration expands in North America
Wise-integration, a French pioneer in digital control of GaN and GaN ICs for power conversion, has opened its North American Design & Development Centre in Ottawa, Canada.
Led by Christian Cojocaru and staffed by experts in analogue and digital technology design, the centre will drive the development of the company’s design portfolio for the next generations of WiseGan
“The Canadian team will be instrumental in advancing our cutting-edge digital WiseGan series, which is specifically designed to facilitate seamless integration of GaN technology for our customers, and to be fully compatible with and optimised to facilitate MCU control,” said Thierry Bouchet, Wise-integration’s CEO. “By maximising the high-frequency capabilities of GaN without added power losses, the next generations of the two product lines will enable significant reductions in system size and cost, while boosting overall conversion efficiency.
“These innovations will directly address the challenges faced by designers of server power supplies, motor control, and other power-converter systems, who are under increasing pressure to optimise power consumption and energy efficiency,” he said.
Since its launch in 2020, the fabless company has established itself as an award-winning innovator in the power electronics industry with a portfolio of more than 20 patent families for its two core product lines.
WiseGan includes GaN power integrated circuits designed for high-frequency operation in the MHz range, integrating features that streamline implementation with digital control. WiseWare is a 32-bit, MCU-based AC-DC digital controller optimised for GaN-based power-supply architectures. It offers simplified system design, a reduced bill of materials, and improved power density and efficiency.
“I am proud and excited to have a powerhouse team of senior designers developing our next-gen digital WiseGan, leveraging Wise-integration’s deep expertise, at this promising time for GaN devices in North America,” Bouchet said.
“Our next generation-products will be a perfect vehicle to accelerate GaN adoption across power conversion markets in industrial, datacentre, AI, and automotive applications, where digital control is essential for managing complex systems.”
In an earlier step of global expansion, the company announced in August the launch of a subsidiary, Wise-integration Ltd., based in Hong Kong to support its growing business in China. That was followed by the September announcement that the investment fund, Applied Ventures-ITIC Innovation Fund (AVITIC), joined the company’s €15 million Series B funding round, which was announced in February.
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