Intersil is working with the Georgia Institute of Technology for the development of power management semiconductor technologies.
As part of the alliance they will open a development facility called the Analogue Processing Centre of Excellence (ACE) on the Georgia Tech campus.
The work will include the joint development of advanced process technology for semiconductors used in high-voltage power management and will also use a technique developed at a Georgia Tech-founded company known as collaborative signal processing that removes performance-limiting impairments such as signal loss, dispersion, skew and noise.
"The clean and efficient generation, transmission and storage of power are key challenges of the twenty-first century," said Dave Bell, CEO, Intersil.
"We are delighted to be working closely with one of the world's finest educational institutions to develop innovative technologies that will meet our needs for smarter, greener and more efficient power solutions," said Bell.
"This is an ideal example of academic and industrial leaders joining forces to co-develop advanced real-world technologies," said Georgia Tech President G.P. 'Bud' Peterson.