Canada-based Center Brings Wise-integration Closer to U.S. With ‘Perfect Vehicle to Accelerate GaN Adoption Across Power Conversion Markets’
Hyeres, France – Nov. 14, 2024 – Wise-integration, a French pioneer in digital control of gallium nitride (GaN) and GaN ICs for power conversion, today announced the opening of its North American Design & Development Center in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Led by Christian Cojocaru and staffed by experts in analog and digital technology design, the center will drive the development of the company’s design portfolio for the next generations of WiseGan®, positioning Wise-integration at the forefront of digital GaN innovation.
“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 optimized to facilitate MCU control,” said Thierry Bouchet, Wise-integration’s CEO. “By maximizing 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 optimize 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 optimized 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, datacenter, 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.