Hitachi Energy and Pakal Technologies Join Forces in Breakthrough Silicon Power Semiconductor for High-Voltage Modules

Next-generation ≥3.3 kV power modules critical to advance rail, renewables, energy storage, AI and data center infrastructure

Hitachi Energy`s advanced semiconductor manufacturing facility 

ZURICH, Feb. 25, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Hitachi Energy, a global leader in electrification, and Pakal Technologies, a cutting-edge innovator in silicon power semiconductor design, announced a collaboration to advance shared value creation and sustainable growth. Hitachi Energy will incorporate Pakal Technologies' groundbreaking Insulated Gate Turn-Off (Thyristor), IGTO(t)™, silicon power switch into its portfolio of market-leading high-voltage power modules, beginning with devices used in essential applications such as rail, renewables, energy storage, AI and data center infrastructure.

Semiconductors sit inside almost every critical system, forming the backbone of a stable and modern grid. The collaboration addresses one of the most significant challenges in large-scale electrification: reducing energy losses and improving overall efficiency in high-voltage power conversion. By combining Hitachi Energy's expertise in power module design with Pakal Technologies' IGTO(t) innovation – which delivers 30 percent lower losses compared to today's widely used devices – the ...

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