Empower Semiconductor announced today a collaboration with Marvell Technology, Inc. (NASDAQ: MRVL) to develop optimized integrated power solutions for Marvell custom silicon platforms. These advanced solutions are designed to accelerate the transformation of power delivery systems to smaller, faster, integrated power silicon chips tightly coupled with the processor.
The joint solutions are part of Empower’s broader mission to address the power delivery challenges of the kilowatt-chip era. By integrating power delivery with advanced processors, Empower and Marvell enable hyperscalers and infrastructure providers to maximize their performance, efficiency, and return on investment (ROI) of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud data centers.
“The collaboration with Marvell validates Empower’s technology as a foundational enabler of next-generation AI and cloud infrastructure,” commented Tim Phillips, CEO of Empower Semiconductor. “With integrated voltage regulation, we’re delivering power where it’s needed—right at the point of load—with exceptional density, precision and efficiency.”
“Placing integrated voltage regulators (IVR) under, near, or inside the package delivers greater performance and greater efficiency,” said Will Chu, senior vice president and general manager of Custom Cloud Solutions at Marvell. “We look forward to working with Empower to bring pre-validated packaged IVR power solutions to our custom XPU customers.”
The collaboration leverages Empower’s FinFast™ technology and vertical power delivery architecture to provide system designers with pre-validated, high-density power solutions that move voltage regulation from traditional board-level designs to silicon-integrated or near-chip solutions. By bringing power delivery closer to the processor, these solutions significantly reduce power transmission losses, improve efficiency, and support the increasing current demands of next-generation XPUs.
