News: Microelectronics
2 June 2026
Wise Integration unveiling digital control roadmap for next-gen power conversion at PCIM
In booth 243 (Hall 6) at the PCIM 2026 (Power Electronics, Intelligent Motion, Renewable Energy and Energy Management) Expo & Conference in Nuremberg, Germany (9–11 May), fabless company Wise Integration of Hyeres, France is showcasing its latest WiseWare-powered AC–DC demo boards, highlighting its roadmap toward distributed digital control with the new generation of WiseGan Digital First power ICs.
A pioneer in digital control for wide-bandgap and GaN IC-based power supplies, the firm places digital control at the center of next-generation power conversion — enabling the higher switching frequencies, power densities, and efficiencies that AI infrastructure, electrification, and edge systems increasingly demand.
As AI infrastructure, electrification, edge computing and space systems demand more power in increasingly compact footprints, power conversion faces new limitations. While wide-bandgap technologies such as GaN and SiC have significantly increased switching capabilities, traditional analog control is increasingly challenged to fully translate device-level performance into system-level benefits.
Ending the complexity of scaling premium applications
By combining advanced control algorithms with GaN and SiC power stages, WiseWare enables more precise converter operation, optimized timing, higher-frequency switching, and improved management of efficiency, thermal performance, and passive component size.
“By leveraging standard microcontroller hardware to manage distributed digital control, we are removing the complexity that has historically limited scalability in premium applications,” says CEO Ghislain Kaiser. “This evolution allows us to deliver a unified, intelligent power solution specifically tailored for the rigorous demands of data centers, servers, electric vehicles, and edge AI.”
At PCIM, Wise Integration is demonstrating several WiseWare-controlled AC–DC platforms, including compact 240W and 300W designs, as well as higher-power 1kW and 7kW architectures. These demo boards illustrate the scalability of WiseWare across different power levels and topologies — from totem-pole power factor conversion (PFC) and inductor–inductor capacitor (LLC) architectures to single-stage and interleaved converter designs.
WI73xxx is key step toward WiseGan as a Digital First power IC platform
Building on these demonstrators, Wise Integration is advancing its digital control strategy with a more distributed approach to power conversion. The new WI73xxx generation, presented at PCIM, represents a key step toward WiseGan as a Digital First power IC platform. The next generation of WiseGan is designed to bring more intelligence closer to the power switch, moving critical control functions — including protection, timing management, deadtime optimization, and zero-voltage switching control — nearer to the GaN power IC itself. The result is faster reaction, more precise switching, and improved efficiency and reliability.
The breakthrough in its upcoming WiseWare 2 platform lies in its ability to virtualize the PFC stage, a capability that drives power densities significantly higher than existing market competitors, claims Ridha Hamza, vice president of sales.
Power conversion’s future: fully integrated digital control
“By transitioning our distributed digital control strategy entirely onto MCU hardware within the new WiseGan generation, we are embedding critical intelligence directly into the power stage,” Hamza says. “This approach not only streamlines the design process for our customers but also unlocks unprecedented performance for high-end applications like AI server and next-generation 800V DC architecture, proving that the future of power conversion is not just about better components, but about smarter, fully integrated digital control.”
Together, WiseWare and WiseGan provide system designers with an integrated path toward smaller passive components, reduced bill-of-materials costs, faster protection, and higher-performance power conversion. WiseWare delivers software-defined intelligence at the controller level, while WiseGan progressively embeds digital features into the power stage, enabling tighter coordination between control and power devices.
Its new roadmap supports Wise Integration's broader vision for distributed digital control in power electronics — enabling a new generation of compact, efficient and scalable power converters for AI infrastructure, electrification, premium consumer electronics, edge computing, space systems, and other high-performance applications.
Wise Integration launches first digital controller for GaN totem-pole PFC
