MILPITAS, CA, Dec 10, 2025 – Empower Semiconductor is expanding its global footprint by opening a new headquarters in Milpitas, California, and a dedicated R&D center in Munich, Germany. The expansion, supported by its series D funding, is intended to accelerate technology development and meet customer demand.
The new headquarters will expand Empower’s R&D, applications, product engineering, and reliability teams. The facility is designed to accelerate work on the company’s next-generation vertical power-delivery platforms and related products.
Empower has expanded its European footprint with a new design center in Munich, Germany. The Munich site serves as a regional innovation hub.
“The successful introduction of our industry-leading AI vertical power platform, known as Crescendo, has necessitated the scaling up of our engineering and manufacturing capacity,” said Tim Phillips, founder & CEO of Empower Semiconductor. “We’re now in a position to both accelerate our roadmap and provide the expansive capacity our customers demand.”
“We’re shortening our development cycles while broadening our portfolio,” added Trey Roessig, CTO and senior vice president of engineering at Empower. “This step is instrumental in providing the breakthrough innovations the AI industry has been asking for.”
The expansion supports Empower’s growth strategy by increasing its capacity to develop high-density, high-bandwidth power solutions for emerging AI and high-performance computing platforms.
Source: Empower Semiconductor
About Empower Semiconductor
Empower Semiconductor, founded in 2014, is a private company headquartered in San Jose, CA, specializing in power management solutions within the semiconductor industry. The company offers integrated voltage regulators (IVRs) and silicon capacitors designed to enhance power efficiency and density in electronic devices. The products serve sectors requiring advanced power management, including data centers, mobile devices, communications, and AI applications. Empower’s technology aims to reduce the energy footprint and total cost of ownership for data centers, thereby powering the AI revolution. The company has raised $76.81 million in funding over multiple investment rounds. Empower’s power density and efficiency advancements position it as a key player in addressing the power demands of electronic systems.