Navitas Expands Global Distribution Network with Avnet
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Navitas (Nasdaq: NVTS) expanded its distribution agreement with Avnet, making Avnet a globally franchised strategic distributor for Navitas’ GaNFast and GeneSiC wide bandgap products, effective Dec 11, 2025. The move consolidates Navitas’ franchised distribution partners, builds on Avnet Silica’s European success, and aims to provide faster global access and consistent technical support for high-power markets including AI data centers, HPC, renewable energy, grid infrastructure, and industrial electrification.
The partnership assigns Avnet commercial and engineering responsibilities to accelerate adoption of Navitas’ GaN and SiC platforms worldwide.
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News Market Reaction
On the day this news was published, NVTS declined 6.43%, reflecting a notable negative market reaction. Our momentum scanner triggered 6 alerts that day, indicating moderate trading interest and price volatility. This price movement removed approximately $136M from the company's valuation, bringing the market cap to $1.98B at that time.
Data tracked by StockTitan Argus on the day of publication.
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While NVTS was down 0.55%, close peers like HIMX, AOSL, CEVA and MXL showed gains between 0.82% and 1.93%, suggesting today’s slight weakness was more stock-specific than sector-driven.
Historical Context
| Date | Event | Sentiment | Move | Catalyst |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 08 | Strategic partnership | Positive | +1.3% | Long-term GaN partnership with Cyient to target India high-power markets. |
| Dec 01 | Product launch | Positive | +0.2% | Launch of 3300V and 2300V ultra-high-voltage GeneSiC SiC MOSFET portfolio. |
| Nov 20 | Manufacturing partnership | Positive | -2.2% | Long-term GaN manufacturing collaboration with GlobalFoundries for AI datacenters. |
| Nov 17 | Investor conference | Neutral | -4.7% | Announcement of participation in UBS Global Technology and AI Conference. |
| Nov 07 | Private placement | Negative | -11.3% | Private placement of 14.8M shares for $100M gross proceeds at $6.75. |
Recent strategic and product announcements generally aligned with modest positive price moves, while the private placement saw a sharply negative reaction. One major partnership headline drew a negative response, showing occasional divergence between positive news and price.
Over the past month, Navitas reported multiple strategic and product developments focused on high-power markets like AI datacenters and grid infrastructure. On Nov 7, 2025, a $100 million private placement (news_id 932431) drew a -11.26% reaction. Subsequent items included an investor conference notice, a U.S. GaN manufacturing partnership with GlobalFoundries, ultra‑high‑voltage SiC product launches, and a GaN partnership in India, which mostly saw modestly positive or limited price responses.
Market Pulse Summary
The stock moved -6.4% in the session following this news. A negative reaction despite an expanded global Avnet partnership would fit prior episodes where constructive strategic news, such as the GlobalFoundries collaboration on Nov 20, 2025, coincided with a -2.2% move. History also shows financing steps like the $100 million private placement on Nov 7, 2025 drove a larger -11.26% decline. Investors reviewing such a pullback could consider how ongoing revenue softness and prior equity issuance shape sentiment around otherwise positive commercial developments.
Key Terms
gallium nitride technical
silicon carbide technical
wide bandgap technical
semiconductor devices technical
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Navitas expands globally with Avnet building on its existing Avnet Silica (Europe) relationship, to support high-growth high-power markets such as AI data centers, performance computing, energy and grid infrastructure and industrial electrification
TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS), an industry leader in next-generation GaNFast™ gallium nitride (GaN) and GeneSiC™ silicon carbide (SiC), today announced an expansion of its distribution agreement with Avnet (Nasdaq: AVT), making Avnet a globally franchised strategic distribution partner for Navitas.
The deal is part of the ongoing consolidation of Navitas’ franchised distribution partners and represents a significant expansion of the company’s channel presence with Avnet, one of the world’s largest electronic component distributors. It follows Avnet Silica’s significant success in reaching European customers.
Under the terms of the partnership, Avnet will supply technical and commercial expertise for Navitas’ GaN and SiC, high-voltage and high-power wide bandgap semiconductor devices. This will better support the growth of AI data centers, high-performance computing, renewable energy, grid infrastructure, and industrial electrification.
This consolidation ensures customers benefit from both regional specialists such as Avnet Silica in Europe and, a globally aligned distribution framework with Avnet in all the geographies, giving fast, reliable access to Navitas products, as well as consistent technical support anywhere in the world.
“This builds considerably on the successful role that Avnet Silica has played in reaching and developing our strategically important European customers,” said Alessandro Squeri, Vice President Global distribution, Operations & Transformation, Navitas. “As we consolidate our distribution network to align with high-power market focus, expanding Avnet’s franchise globally was a natural next step, and their engineering expertise, global reach, and deep customer relationships make them an ideal partner to accelerate adoption of our GaN and SiC platforms worldwide.”
“The global expansion of the Avnet Silica partnership is testament to the strength of our teams in supporting customers in these demanding high-power markets,” said Alex Iuorio, Senior Vice President, Global Supplier Development, Avnet. “Navitas’ leadership in wide bandgap innovation aligns strongly with Avnet’s commitment to enabling advanced, energy-efficient solutions for our customers. We look forward to further extending this successful collaboration as customers drive the next wave of electrification and high-performance power design.”
For further information on the partnership and Navitas’ products, please visit www.navitassemi.com.
About Navitas
Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS) is a next-generation power semiconductor leader in gallium nitride (GaN) and IC integrated devices, and high-voltage silicon carbide (SiC) technology, driving innovation across AI data centers, performance computing, energy and grid infrastructure, and industrial electrification. With more than 30 years of combined expertise in wide bandgap technologies, GaNFast™ power ICs integrate GaN power, drive, control, sensing, and protection, delivering faster power delivery, higher system density, and greater efficiency. GeneSiC™ high-voltage SiC devices leverage patented trench-assisted planar technology to provide industry-leading voltage capability, efficiency, and reliability for medium-voltage grid and infrastructure applications. Navitas has over 300 patents issued or pending and is the world’s first semiconductor company to be CarbonNeutral®-certified.
Navitas Semiconductor, GaNFast, GaNSense, GaNSafe, GeneSiC, and the Navitas logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Navitas Semiconductor Limited or affiliates. All other brands, product names and marks are or may be trademarks or registered trademarks used to identify products or services of their respective owners.
Contact Information
Navitas Semiconductor
Vipin Bothra
info@navitassemi.com
Navitas Investor Contacts
Leanne Sievers | Brett Perry
Shelton Group
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Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
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