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Who makes 800 v DC architecture for AI data centers

800 V DC architecture & solid-state transformers (Rubin / Kyber era)

An emerging DC power distribution architecture, using 800 V DC in place of the AC busbar and power-shelf approach current racks use, paired with solid-state transformers (SSTs) that could replace multiple stages of conventional AC transformation.

Conventional data center power distribution converts AC to DC repeatedly — at the UPS (7.10), again at the rack power shelf, and again inside the server — with efficiency lost at each stage. An 800 V DC architecture pushes that conversion further upstream, distributing DC power at higher voltage closer to the rack so fewer conversion stages sit between the grid and the chip, an approach discussed for the rack generations that follow current designs. Solid-state transformers (SSTs) are the enabling technology on the AC side of that architecture: a power-electronics-based transformer that can do voltage conversion and, in some designs, AC-DC conversion in one stage, rather than the separate magnetic transformer and rectifier stages a conventional design uses. Both technologies depend heavily on the same power semiconductor suppliers already central to UPS (7.10a) and power shelves — silicon carbide and gallium nitride devices in particular — so the supply chain for this next architecture overlaps substantially with equipment already being built today rather than requiring an entirely new supplier base. For investors, this is an early-stage, pre-volume category: the signal to watch is which vendors get their 800 V DC and SST designs into reference architectures for the next generation of racks, since that qualification, more than any near-term revenue, is what will determine their position in the eventual transition.

AI delta: Rack power draw is approaching levels where converting AC to DC multiple times between the grid and the chip becomes a meaningful efficiency and space loss, which is the design pressure pushing 800 V DC distribution and solid-state transformers onto the roadmap for the generations after current designs.

Appears at:AI campusGW-class campus· cooling:any — Relevant only at the newest, most power-dense builds designed around next-generation rack architectures; not yet present in currently deployed generations at any scale.

Companies on this part (18)

CompanyRoleOwnershipTickerPrice1dConfidenceNote
ABBmanufacturerpublicABBN.SW67.78 CHF-1.2%inferred
CoherentmanufacturerpublicCOHR209 USD+2.3%inferredSiC
Delta Electronicsmanufacturerpublic2308.TW1560 TWD-3.4%inferred
EatonmanufacturerpublicETN366 USD-1.7%inferred
FlexmanufacturerpublicFLEX76.55 USD-0.2%inferred
Hitachi Energy · unit of Hitachimanufacturersubsidiary6501.T*inferred
InfineonmanufacturerpublicIFX.DE48.67 EUR-2.5%inferred
Lite-Onmanufacturerpublic2301.TW256 TWD-2.7%disclosed · source
Mitsubishi Electricmanufacturerpublic6503.T4770 JPY-2.3%inferred
NavitasmanufacturerpublicNVTS8.38 USD-0.7%inferred
onsemimanufacturerpublicON72.25 USD-1.2%inferred
Rohmmanufacturerpublic6963.T3732 JPY-1.0%disclosed · source
Schneider ElectricmanufacturerpublicSU.PA231 EUR-1.4%inferred
SiemensmanufacturerpublicSIE.DE257 EUR+0.4%inferred
STMicroelectronicsmanufacturerpublicSTM44.02 USD+0.4%inferred
Texas InstrumentsmanufacturerpublicTXN285 USD+2.8%inferred
VertivmanufacturerpublicVRT194 USD-0.2%inferred
WolfspeedmanufacturerpublicWOLF22.93 USD+2.6%inferred

SSTs (emerging) 7.16a

CompanyRoleOwnershipTickerPrice1dConfidenceNote
Delta Electronicsmanufacturerpublic2308.TW1560 TWD-3.4%inferred
Heliox · unit of SiemensmanufacturersubsidiarySIE.DE*inferred
Hitachi Energy · unit of Hitachimanufacturersubsidiary6501.T*inferred
Ideal PowermanufacturerpublicIPWR2.73 USD-5.9%inferred
Siemens EnergymanufacturerpublicENR.DE119 EUR-2.0%inferred

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The same table read the other way: every company above competes for 800 v DC architecture & solid-state transformers sockets. Confidence tags matter — an inferred placement is a lead, not a confirmed rivalry.

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What are 800 v DC architecture & solid-state transformers?
An emerging DC power distribution architecture, using 800 V DC in place of the AC busbar and power-shelf approach current racks use, paired with solid-state transformers (SSTs) that could replace multiple stages of conventional AC transformation.
Which companies make 800 v DC architecture for AI data centers?
This catalog lists 18 companies on 800 V DC architecture & solid-state transformers, 18 of them with listed equity: ABB, Coherent, Delta Electronics, Eaton, Flex, Hitachi Energy, Infineon, Lite-On, Mitsubishi Electric, Navitas, and 8 more.
How does AI change demand for 800 v DC architecture & solid-state transformers?
Rack power draw is approaching levels where converting AC to DC multiple times between the grid and the chip becomes a meaningful efficiency and space loss, which is the design pressure pushing 800 V DC distribution and solid-state transformers onto the roadmap for the generations after current designs.
How reliable are these 800 v DC architecture & solid-state transformers supplier placements?
The 18 placements on this part break down as 2 disclosed, 16 inferred. "disclosed" means the company or a filing says so; "reported" comes from trade press or a reference-design list; "inferred" is a taxonomy lead with no citation yet.

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