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Navitas Semiconductor Shares Surge After NVIDIA Collaboration Announcement

NVIDIA selects Navitas to co-develop 800 V HVDC architecture, driving a 180% premarket stock rally for the semiconductor firm.

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Overview

  • Navitas Semiconductor has been chosen by NVIDIA to collaborate on an 800 V high-voltage DC power architecture for AI data centers.
  • The partnership will utilize Navitas's GaNFast and GeneSiC semiconductor technologies to improve power efficiency and reliability in NVIDIA's GPUs.
  • Traditional 54 V data center systems face efficiency and scalability challenges above 200 kW, which the new 800 V architecture aims to overcome.
  • Navitas shares soared by 180% in premarket trading on Thursday following the announcement, reflecting investor confidence in its role in next-generation AI infrastructure.
  • The collaboration underscores the growing importance of advanced semiconductor solutions in meeting the rising power demands of AI workloads.