Analog Devices køber Empower Semiconductor

Gennem opkøbet af Empower Semiconductor udvider Analog Devices firmaets adresserbare marked inden for powerløsninger (in english).

Analog Devices (ADI) and Empower Semiconductor have announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which ADI will acquire Empower in an all-cash transaction for $1.5 billion.

As AI compute scales, power density - not just total watts - has become the limiting factor. Delivering high-density, high-efficiency power at the point of compute, while responding to fast-changing demands, is now one of the most critical challenges in system design.

Together, ADI and Empower will help shape the power delivery architecture for AI and other compute-intensive applications. By enabling power conversion closer to the processor, the combined solution shortens the power delivery path and improves efficiency to support higher-performance, higher-density systems.

Building on its leadership in high-performance power management, ADI is investing in its system-level platform to deliver a step-change in performance, density, and efficiency from grid to core.

- AI infrastructure is fundamentally reshaping how power must be delivered, with energy now the most persistent constraint to scaling next-generation systems. ADI already delivers some of the highest-performance power management solutions in the industry, and with Empower we are further expanding our portfolio to help customers re-architect their power systems and achieve the compute densities next-generation AI demands. The impact of this technology extends well beyond AI data centres to any domain where energy constrains what is possible, explains Vincent Roche, CEO and Chair at ADI.

Tim Phillips, CEO of Empower Semiconductor, adds:

- Empower was founded to solve the hardest problem in AI power delivery - the power bottleneck that is limiting AI throughput. Our technology enables the power density, speed and efficiency required by AI processors to reach their full potential, unleashing generations of performance improvements. The combination of ADI’s power management platform, scale and operational excellence, along with the system level benefits our merger enables, will accelerate our adoption with customers.

Empower’s silicon capacitors are already in production, and IVR programmes are advancing in close collaboration with leading hyperscalers and AI silicon providers - capabilities ADI will accelerate through its scale, manufacturing, and customer reach.