Power Integrations Partners with NVIDIA to Advance High-Voltage AI Data Centers
Power Integrations, a U.S.-based semiconductor company specializing in power management chips, announced on Monday that it is collaborating with NVIDIA on efforts to make AI data centers more energy-efficient by operating at higher voltages.
Earlier this year, NVIDIA launched an initiative with over a dozen partner companies to redesign large-scale AI data centers—some of which consume as much electricity as entire cities. The project aims to switch from traditional alternating current (AC) to 800-volt direct current (DC) distribution inside data centers, significantly reducing power loss during internal energy transfer.
Power Integrations, which reported $419 million in revenue in its latest fiscal year, produces advanced gallium nitride (GaN) chips that manage high-power delivery for electric vehicles and household appliances. The company’s GaN-based power semiconductors are known for their compact design and high efficiency, making them ideal for the demanding power needs of AI chips such as those developed by NVIDIA.
Although Power Integrations did not disclose a specific timeline or revenue estimate related to the NVIDIA collaboration, Roland Saint-Pierre, the company’s vice president of product development, said that its strong automotive-grade reliability standards helped secure a place on NVIDIA’s approved supplier list.
That supplier list also includes major competitors such as Infineon (Germany) and InnoScience (China). Saint-Pierre emphasized that Power Integrations’ proven record in automotive power systems made a strong impression on NVIDIA:
“The fact that we’re automotive qualified, with power GaN devices already running in vehicles, was eye-opening for them,” he said. “They value that rigor and reliability for large-scale data centers.”
The partnership highlights NVIDIA’s growing focus on high-efficiency power solutions as the demand for AI infrastructure continues to surge globally.
