September 23, 2021, Beijing – Texas Instruments (TI) (NASDAQ: TXN) today announced its gallium nitride (GaN) technology and C2000™ real-time microcontroller (MCU), combined with Delta Electronics' long-standing expertise in power electronics, to develop high-efficiency, high-power enterprise server power supplies (PSUs) for data centers. Compared to enterprise server power supplies using traditional architectures, Delta's PSUs increase power density by 80% and efficiency by 1%. Data from Energy Innovation1, an energy policy agency, shows that each 1% improvement in efficiency is equivalent to saving 1 megawatt (or 800 homes) in total cost per data center.
Delta Electronics provides power management and thermal solutions to customers worldwide and is a leading manufacturer of AC-DC, DC-DC, and DC-AC power systems. Its products are widely used in IT equipment, electric vehicle charging, and industrial power supplies. TI's decade-long investment in GaN technology and C2000™ MCU real-time control solutions is evident, making it a key long-term partner of Delta. This time, TI is using innovative semiconductor manufacturing processes to produce silicon-based gallium nitride and integrated circuits, helping companies like Delta to create differentiated applications and more efficiently power data centers around the world.
“At TI, we are committed to making electronics more affordable and practical, and to making the world a better place through semiconductor technology. Our GaN technology enables more possibilities for the creation of new, more efficient, smaller, and more reliable solutions,” said Steve Lambouses, Vice President of High Voltage Power Solutions at TI. “In addition to technology investments, TI’s investments in in-house manufacturing enable the rapid adoption of new technologies such as GaN and support customers like Delta.”
“Delta has long been committed to reducing its carbon footprint through high-performance products and solutions, working closely with partners and customers. This has also led to our long-term collaboration with industry leaders like TI to continuously develop and apply next-generation technologies. GaN technology has broken through the barriers, moving from being talked about as a future technology to becoming a viable option in today's power system designs,” said Jimmy Yiin, Vice President and General Manager of Delta's Power and Systems Business Group. “By introducing this new technology, we hope to achieve over 98% efficiency and a power density of over 100 watts per cubic inch for server power supplies. GaN technology will transform existing power design and architecture, and the development of power solutions and products in the coming years is highly anticipated. Delta will leverage this new technology to further strengthen our position as a leading supplier of power solutions for data centers and other applications.”
Integrated GaN chips offer higher efficiency, power density, and system reliability.
In high-voltage, high-power industrial applications, TI's GaN FETs integrate fast switching drivers, as well as internal protection and temperature sensing capabilities, enabling better performance within limited board space.
The chip has passed over 40 million hours of device reliability testing and over 5 GWh of power conversion testing, providing rigorous and reliable data, and enabling the construction of smaller, lighter, and more efficient power systems through GaN.
TI's GaN power solutions, combined with the C2000™ real-time MCUs, offer numerous advantages, including sophisticated latency-sensitive processing, precise control, and software and peripheral scalability. Furthermore, these MCUs support diverse power topologies and high switching frequencies, maximizing power efficiency and fully realizing the potential of GaN-based server power supply units.
Manufacturing and long-term investment strategies ensure flexible supply
TI’s unique combination of process, packaging and circuit design technologies simplifies production, enabling companies to scale up GaN production on silicon by configuring different options to meet the evolving needs of telecommunications, industrial and automotive companies.
TI's proprietary GaN epitaxy and assembly/testing capabilities enable companies to flexibly address tool redundancy issues as needed.
As market demand increases, smaller systems that need to support more data have become the trend. TI’s long-term investment and flexible manufacturing strategy will make it a leading supplier of GaN and real-time MCUs.
TI and Delta will co-host an online technical exchange seminar titled "The Impact of GaN Technology and Its Significance for Future Industrial Design" at the TI Live! Tech Exchange from September 27th to 29th, 2021. TI experts will discuss power management, automotive, real-time control, vision sensing, and design trends through a series of keynote speeches, forums, technical sessions, and product demonstrations.
