News: Microelectronics
7 October 2026
Navitas completes acquisition of Claros, extending AI infrastructure power delivery portfolio from grid to xPU
Gallium nitride (GaN) power IC and silicon carbide (SiC) technology firm Navitas Semiconductor Corp of Torrance, CA, USA has completed its acquisition (announced on 25 August) of power management solutions company Claros Inc — which is developing integrated voltage regulator (IVR) technology for next-generation AI data centers — providing the last step to powering the xPU.
The transaction extends Navitas’ AI infrastructure portfolio from the grid to the xPU, bringing what are claimed to be industry-leading IVR capabilities. Claros’ IVR integrates power transistors, digital control, inductors and capacitors into a single IVR technology stack to enable next-generation vertical power delivery (VPD) and embedded power delivery (EPD) architectures. Its Packaged Integrated Voltage Regulator (pIVR) and Embedded Integrated Voltage Regulator (eIVR) products, based off the same Claros IVR technology stack, move power conversion closer to the xPU and are said to deliver higher efficiency, faster transient response and greater power density, while the modular PowerArray architecture scales power delivery to meet the rapidly increasing demands of next-generation processors at the center of modern AI systems.
Combined with Navitas’ GaN and high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage SiC technologies that enable the new 800V DC architecture, the company says it is “breaking the AI infrastructure power wall” by addressing the efficiency, power density and performance bottlenecks emerging as AI data centers and xPUs demand dramatically more power.
“Closing this acquisition is a defining step in the Navitas 2.0 transformation and our strategy to power AI infrastructure from grid-to-xPU,” says Navitas’ president & CEO Chris Allexandre. “With power now the bottleneck for AI, increases in power delivery and efficiency are the key enablers of more compute output. The future of AI depends on delivering thousands of amps to increasingly power-hungry processors with unprecedented speed and precision, in addition to re-redefining the racks with higher-power centralized systems and higher-density architectures. This ‘power wall’ has restricted next-generation xPUs in megawatt-scale server racks from achieving the next wave of AI performance. Navitas 2.0 brings together GaN, high-voltage and ultra-high-voltage SiC, and now IVR technologies to break the power wall and address power conversion across the complete grid-to-xPU architecture,” he adds.
“Additionally, this combination doubles our serviceable addressable market (SAM), deepens our engagement with hyperscalers and AI power platform providers, and strengthens our capabilities and leadership in power delivery for AI infrastructure. As AI power demand accelerates, we are uniquely positioned to deliver greater value for our customers, while driving sustainable long-term growth.”
Navitas expects the acquisition to more than double its identified 2030 SAM to over $8bn, adding at least $3.5bn from the rapidly growing VPD and IVR markets. Combined with Navitas’ existing $3.5bn SAM for GaN and HV/UHV SiC and about $1bn from new JFET technology, the transaction significantly expands its opportunity across the complete grid-to-xPU power chain.
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