Renesas expands GaN production with Aixtron tools
Aixtron has supplied Renesas with multiple Planetary G5+C MOCVD systems to expand its GaN production in response to surging demand across critical power electronics applications.
Since the acquisition of Transphorm in June 2024, Renesas has been accelerating the deployment of GaN technology in e-mobility and automotive, advanced Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, fast-charging infrastructure, AI data centre power architectures, as well as renewable energy and industrial sectors to enable efficient and compact power conversion at scale.
“GaN is one of the fastest-growing segments in our industry and is becoming a key growth driver for our Power Business,” said Rohan Samsi, VP, GaN business division, power product group at Renesas. “We are excited to build on the proven Planetary platform, originally introduced at Transphorm, and to seamlessly expand our production capacity with additional Aixtron GaN Planetary systems.”
“Renesas’ strategy to ramp up GaN production in high-volume manufacturing sends a clear signal of accelerated momentum in the wide-bandgap sector. As a long-standing technology partner, we support this expansion with our proven Planetary MOCVD production solutions,” said Nicolas Müsgens, director of product management GaN at Aixtron.
