AI Chips Today - Transforming Power: Microchip's Silicon Carbide Modules Revolutionize Efficiency

The recent launch of Microchip Technology's 3.3 kV HV‑D3 mSiC® Power Modules marks a significant development in the AI chips landscape, particularly for AI hyperscale data centers. These new silicon carbide modules are designed to facilitate the adoption of solid-state transformers (SSTs), which offer improved power efficiency and reduced conversion stages, enhancing the delivery of power directly from the medium-voltage grid to server racks. The innovation addresses limitations traditionally posed by bulky, low-frequency transformers, thereby increasing power availability for operations such as token generation. Additionally, these modules are well-suited for a variety of high-voltage systems, offering robust thermal performance and high power density, extending their application beyond data centers to fields like transportation and defense.

• Microchip Technology (NasdaqGS:MCHP) last closed at $98.05 up 4.9%.

Elsewhere in the market, Micron Technology (NasdaqGS:MU) was a standout up 19.3% and ending the day at $895.88, not far from its 52-week high. In the meantime, Piotech (SHSE:688072) lagged, down 11.1% to end the day at CN¥667.00.

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• Advanced Micro Devices (NasdaqGS:AMD) finished trading at $503.89 up 7.8%, hovering around its 52-week high.
• Broadcom (NasdaqGS:AVGO) finished trading at $422.01 up 1.9%, not far from its 52-week high. On Tuesday, the company unveiled the BCM68850, the first 50G ITU-PON home gateway SoC with integrated NPU and Wi-Fi 8 compatibility.
• NVIDIA (NasdaqGS:NVDA) settled at $214.86 down 0.2%.

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• "Microchip Launches 3.3 kV HV‑D3 mSiC® Power Modules to Enable Solid-State Transformers for AI Data Centers" from Microchip Technology Inc. on GlobeNewswire (published 26 May 2026)

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