Nano Semiconductor completes acquisition of Silicon Controller: new products cover 20W to 500W application scenarios
On February 1, CTOnews.com, Nano Semiconductor announced an agreement with Guangdong Xidi Microelectronics to acquire the remaining minority stake in the silicon controller joint venture held by Xidi Micro Holdings with a stock equivalent of US $20 million. Nano Semiconductor focuses on building the next generation of power semiconductors and gallium nitride and silicon carbide power chips.
In 2021, Nano-Micro Semiconductor and Xidi Micro established a joint venture to focus on the development of silicon controllers in specific application areas, which can be used in combination with nano-micro semiconductor gallium nitride power chips. set new standards for efficiency, power density, cost and integration in a variety of application scenarios.
According to reports, the initial products of both sides have completed research and development and put into mass production to provide AC-DC power application solutions for mobile terminals, consumer electronics, household appliances and auxiliary power supplies for enterprises, renewable energy, electric vehicles and other related industrial markets. CTOnews.com learned that silicon controllers and gallium nitride power chips can be used in a combination of "chipsets" or common packages to accommodate applications ranging from 20W to 500W, and the products have been adopted by dozens of customers in the next generation of products to be released later this year.
As Nano Semiconductor has become the largest shareholder in the joint venture, the company's financial performance has been presented in Nano Semiconductor's historical financial statements and guidance. The deal is expected to close in February. By 2026, the market size generated by the newly added silicon controller-related technology is expected to reach US $1 billion per year.
Through this acquisition, Nano and Micro Semiconductors can combine key silicon controller capabilities with gallium nitride and silicon carbide technology to maximize system advantages. This is because all power systems require silicon controllers, and to a large extent, silicon controllers define the architecture of these systems.
