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Cyient Semiconductors and US-based Navitas Semiconductor have signed a long-term partnership to speed up India’s adoption of Gallium Nitride (GaN) power tech.
Gallium Nitride (GaN) power tech is a new kind of chip material that makes electronics faster, smaller, and much more energy-efficient than regular silicon.
What’s going on: Navitas, a Nasdaq-listed leader in GaN and SiC chips, brings cutting-edge tech, while Cyient Semiconductors adds its growing strength in custom power solutions and chip design.
Together, they plan to build an end-to-end GaN design and manufacturing ecosystem in the country.
The companies will co-develop GaN devices, chips that handle both real-world signals and digital computer signals, system modules, and design platforms.
These chips will power high-demand areas like AI data centres, electric mobility. A big push will also go into setting up a local supply chain aligned with Make in India, using Navitas’ GaNFast™ and GeneSiC™ technologies.
Why it matters: India currently relies heavily on imported power semiconductors. Localising GaN production means lower costs, faster R&D cycles, and fewer supply-chain bottlenecks for Indian OEMs.
Navitas says India is on track to outpace global GaN growth and Cyient is the perfect partner to ride that wave.
Big theme: right now, India does not make GaN power chips at scale. Most GaN devices like fast chargers or power modules are imported from the US, Europe, or Taiwan.
Only a few Indian players (IIT spin-offs, small fabs, R&D labs) are experimenting with GaN prototypes, but mass production is zero.
It is because GaN manufacturing needs special fabs, super-clean environments, and expensive tools India doesn’t yet have. Also, global GaN players hold most of the patents and expertise.
