Navitas Semiconductor announced the first saving of 100,000 tons of CO2 emissions as GaN replaces legacy silicon chips to Electrify Our World [3]. GaN uses up to 10x-lower CO2 footprint to manufacture and ship compared to silicon, while reducing the end-application CO2 footprint up to 30%. Each GaN power IC shipped saves net 4 kg CO2 in comparison, and GaN offers the potential to address a reduction of 2.6 Gtons CO2/yr by 2050 – equivalent to the CO2 generated by over 650 coal-fired power stations, over six billion barrels of oil, over 560 million ICE passenger cars – or the annual electricity use of over 470 million homes.

100,000 tons is a conservative estimate of cumulative customer savings in CO2 emissions, based on Navitas' unit shipments, and third-party life-cycle assessment (LCA) of a 65W USB-C charger example. This also considers a six-month delay, accounting for shipping inventory and customer assembly. Navitas completed a comprehensive analysis working together with EarthShift Global [4] and completed an ISO14040/14044-compliant comparative LCA report quantifying the benefits of Si power semiconductor components vs GaN power ICs and USB-C chargers using GaN power IC products.