Nov 19, 2020

Intel sells Enpirion power management and controller product line to Richtek for $85M SHARE Intel Corp. has sold its Enpirion power management and controller product line to Richtek Technology Corp., a subsidiary of Taiwanese semiconductor company MediaTek Inc. for $85 million. Enpirion was found in 2001 by a team of technology experts from Bell Laboratories with a focus on power management architecture, power semiconductor devices and high-frequency magnetic materials. According to EE Times, Enpirion has been manufacturing PowerSoCs in high volume since 2005. The company came into the possession of Intel through a number of acquisitions. Enpirion was acquired by Altera Corp. for $140 million in 2013; Altera was then acquired by Intel for $16.7 billion in 2015 . As of 2020, Enpiron’s product line includes high frequency, high-efficiency power management devices for field-programmable gate arrays, system-on-chips, central processing units, application-specific integrated circuits and other semiconductor devices. Enpirion’s modules are DC-DC Step-Down Converters that integrate nearly all the components needed to build a power supply without sacrificing performance or efficiency. For Richtek, the appeal in the acquisition is giving the company high-frequency and high-efficiency power solutions as it pushes into enterprise-level system applications. This could include Richtek and/or its parent company MediaTek further developing its ASIC business to target artificial intelligence acceleration for hyperscalers. Notably, Gizmochina reported  that the company has already obtained orders from Google LLC to integrate the Enpirion product line. For Intel, the sale of Enpirion is small change but with a purpose. “This transaction will enable Intel’s Programmable Solutions Group to focus on its core FPGA business and increase investment in high-growth opportunities that help position Intel to win key transitions to support 5G, edge computing, artificial intelligence and the cloud,” an Intel spokesperson told Anandtech . Image: Intel/Enpirion Since you’re here … Show your support for our mission with our one-click subscription to our YouTube channel (below). The more subscribers we have, the more YouTube will suggest relevant enterprise and emerging technology content to you. Thanks! Support our mission:    >>>>>>  SUBSCRIBE NOW >>>>>>   to our YouTube channel. … We’d also like to tell you about our mission and how you can help us fulfill it. SiliconANGLE Media Inc.’s business model is based on the intrinsic value of the content, not advertising. Unlike many online publications, we don’t have a paywall or run banner advertising, because we want to keep our journalism open, without influence or the need to chase traffic.The journalism, reporting and commentary on  SiliconANGLE  — along with live, unscripted video from our Silicon Valley studio and globe-trotting video teams at  theCUBE  — take a lot of hard work, time and money. Keeping the quality high requires the support of sponsors who are aligned with our vision of ad-free journalism content. If you like the reporting, video interviews and other ad-free content here, please take a moment to check out a sample of the video content supported by our sponsors,  tweet your support , and keep coming back to  SiliconANGLE . LATEST STORIES