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Wolfspeed has partnered with LITEON to put its silicon carbide technology into power systems designed for AI data centers. These systems handle the high-voltage electricity needed to run the massive racks of computers that process AI tasks. Silicon carbide is a material that handles heat and high power more efficiently than standard silicon, which helps data centers waste less energy.

This is a helpful step for Wolfspeed as it tries to find more uses for its chips beyond electric vehicles. While the company is still spending heavily to build out its factories, winning a spot in the infrastructure that supports AI shows that its specialized chips are in demand for more than just cars. It gives the company another way to fill its new production lines with orders.

Source: Business Wire

The company appointed Andy W. Mattes to its board, bringing in an executive with 40 years of experience at firms like Hewlett Packard and Siemens. Board members oversee a company's strategy and management on behalf of shareholders. While a new director rarely changes a company's path on their own, his deep background in the chip industry could be helpful as the company tries to fix its manufacturing issues and turn its massive new factory into a profitable operation.

Source: 8-K filing

The lawsuit claims that Navitas is infringing on five different patents related to wide bandgap semiconductors, which are specialized chips that handle power more efficiently than standard silicon. Protecting these ideas is important because the company has spent billions on research to gain a technical edge in the electric vehicle market. Legal battles like this can take years to resolve and often end in settlements, but a win would help prevent rivals from using the company's own inventions to compete against it.

Source: Business Wire