The companies, one Japanese and one Canadian, will also work together on R&D, and to expand the range of GaN products they offer.

“By combining our joint expertise and capabilities, we’re enabling more businesses to access and experience the benefits of GaN in achieving higher power, more efficient, smaller, and lighter power electronics,” said GaN Systems CEO Jim Witham.

“We offer silicon carbide power devices and provide power solutions that integrate control technologies, including gate drivers that maximise device performance. We are also developing GaN for next-generation power devices,” said Rohm MD Katsumi Azuma. “By leveraging the superior technologies and expertise of both companies, we are able to accelerate the development of high-performance solutions to solve the needs of the power market.”