# Analog Devices has agreed to buy Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion in cash.

*semiconductor · news · 2026-05-19 · TNW*

## Key points

- Analog Devices is acquiring Empower Semiconductor for $1.5 billion in cash.
- Empower’s integrated voltage regulators can reduce AI datacentre power consumption by about 20%.
- The regulators feed current vertically beneath AI accelerators, improving efficiency versus traditional designs.
- Empower CEO Tim Phillips will remain with ADI to oversee voltage regulator development.
- ADI will integrate Empower’s FinFast technology and Crescendo platform into its power portfolio.

**Companies:** Analog Devices, Empower Semiconductor
**Countries:** United States, Germany

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