Advanced Energy is expanding its semiconductor test and measurement technology portfolio with precision power conversion technologies designed to improve the accuracy, reliability, and efficiency of semiconductor testing systems. The company’s solutions are engineered to support increasingly complex semiconductor devices, including memory chips, mixed-signal ICs, digital processors, and System-on-Chip (SoC) devices used in AI servers, data centers, industrial electronics, and telecommunications infrastructure.
As semiconductor architectures continue to scale in complexity, testing has become one of the most critical stages in the chip manufacturing process. Semiconductor test systems must validate the electrical and functional performance of thousands of individual circuits on a wafer before packaging and deployment. These testing platforms require highly stable and efficient power delivery systems capable of maintaining precise voltage and current regulation under rapidly changing loads. Advanced Energy addresses this challenge through modular AC-DC and DC-DC power conversion platforms optimized for semiconductor Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and wafer-level test systems.
The company’s technology portfolio includes bulk AC-DC converters, isolated DC-DC converters, and non-isolated Point-of-Load (POL) converters designed for distributed power architectures. These systems allow engineers to tailor power delivery configurations across multiple voltage rails and power domains commonly found in advanced semiconductor test equipment. By enabling configurable and scalable power architectures, Advanced Energy’s solutions help semiconductor manufacturers improve testing flexibility while supporting higher-density electronic systems.
One of the major technical requirements in semiconductor testing is maintaining low electrical noise and high signal integrity during measurement operations. Even small fluctuations in power quality can affect test accuracy, particularly for high-speed digital ICs and precision analog devices. Advanced Energy’s power supplies are engineered with enhanced EMI/EMC performance and low-noise operation to improve measurement stability and test repeatability. These capabilities are becoming increasingly important as semiconductor devices move toward higher switching speeds, lower operating voltages, and tighter performance tolerances.
The company also emphasizes modularity and integration flexibility in its power platforms. Its quarter-brick and eighth-brick isolated DC-DC converter families support power ratings ranging from tens to hundreds of watts while delivering output currents as high as 100 A. These compact power modules are designed for telecommunications infrastructure, semiconductor instrumentation, and automated testing platforms where board space and thermal management are critical design constraints.
Advanced Energy’s semiconductor-focused technology portfolio extends beyond test systems into semiconductor manufacturing equipment itself. The company develops precision high-voltage power supplies, RF plasma power systems, impedance matching networks, and electron-beam power solutions used in etching, deposition, ion implantation, lithography, and metrology systems. Its synchronized RF plasma control technologies are designed to improve process precision and yield during semiconductor etching by enabling tightly controlled plasma energy delivery and substrate bias management.
The increasing adoption of AI computing and hyperscale data centers is also contributing to demand for advanced semiconductor testing and power management technologies. Advanced Energy has seen strong growth in its semiconductor and data center businesses as AI infrastructure investments accelerate globally. The company’s precision power conversion technologies are increasingly being deployed in mission-critical semiconductor fabrication and AI computing environments where power efficiency, reliability, and thermal stability are essential.
Advanced Energy additionally offers high-voltage DC-DC conversion technologies through its UltraVolt portfolio, supporting applications requiring outputs up to 60 kV. These systems are used in semiconductor equipment, analytical instrumentation, industrial systems, and medical applications that require highly regulated high-voltage power delivery.
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About Advanced Energy
Founded in 1981 and headquartered in Denver, Colorado, Advanced Energy Industries develops precision power conversion, measurement, and control technologies for semiconductor manufacturing, industrial automation, telecommunications, medical systems, and data center computing applications. The company has built a broad portfolio of proprietary power management technologies through internal development and strategic acquisitions.
