Enphase Energy unveils Kestrel ASIC, a chip boosting power conversion for solar, EV chargers, and data centers.

Enphase Energy has published a white paper on its new Kestrel ASIC, a fifth-generation custom silicon chip designed to enhance intelligent power conversion across multiple products like microinverters, batteries, EV chargers, and solid-state transformers. The chip integrates control, sensing, communication, and security functions into one platform, enabling high-frequency gallium nitride (GaN) power conversion with improved speed, reliability, and cost efficiency. Kestrel supports advanced applications such as dynamic data center power management by enabling rapid response times and secure, high-frequency operation. This innovation marks a significant step in Enphase's silicon technology, promising broader use across its energy product lines.