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Cyient Launches India’s First GaN Power IC Family Using Navitas Technology

India gains a local second source for GaN power chips to bolster supply resilience under Make in India.

Overview

  • Cyient Semiconductors, which introduced seven GaN power ICs Monday, helped send Navitas shares up about 18% to a 52-week high.
  • The licensing deal makes Cyient a second source for select Navitas parts already in mass production to strengthen local supply.
  • The first wave features seven integrated 650 V devices in DPAK packages with built-in drive, control, protection, EMI management, and current sensing.
  • The portfolio targets power needs in AI data centers, telecom equipment, consumer fast chargers, industrial supplies, and e-mobility chargers.
  • Cyient expects to start sampling by June 2026 and plans partnerships with Indian chip packaging firms as a step toward future local manufacturing.