Luo Weiwei: the former Nasa scientist who became China’s semiconductor trump card
Chinese company Innoscience in high-stakes competition against US and European giants, thanks to rising star founding scientist
At a time when the United States is decoupling from China on cutting-edge chip technology, Nvidia has unveiled its list of suppliers for the advanced 800 VDC power architecture powering next-generation AI data centres.
Among American and European giants was an unexpected name: Innoscience, a Chinese company specialising in gallium nitride (GaN) technology.
Luo founded Innoscience in 2015, betting big on GaN – a material poised to redefine efficiency in power electronics.
In less than six years, her company became the world’s first to mass-produce 8-inch silicon-based GaN wafers, leapfrogging industry norms and positioning China at the forefront of third-generation semiconductor technology.