Wise to unveil digital control roadmap at PCIM 2026
French company Wise Integration will show its latest WiseWare-powered AC-DC demo boards at PCIM 2026 (June 9–11, Nuremberg), highlighting its roadmap toward distributed digital control with the new generation of WiseGan Digital First power ICs.
As AI infrastructure, electrification, edge computing, and space systems demand more power in increasingly compact footprints, power conversion faces new limitations. While wide-bandgap technologies such as GaN and SiC have significantly increased switching capabilities, traditional analogue control is increasingly challenged to fully translate device-level performance into system-level benefits. By combining advanced control algorithms with GaN and SiC power stages, WiseWare enables more precise converter operation., according to the company.
"By leveraging standard microcontroller hardware to manage distributed digital control, we are removing the complexity that has historically limited scalability in premium applications,” said Ghislain Kaiser, CEO of Wise Integration. “This evolution allows us to deliver a unified, intelligent power solution specifically tailored for the rigorous demands of data centres, servers, electric vehicles, and edge AI.”
At PCIM, Wise Integration will demonstrate several WiseWare-controlled AC-DC platforms, including compact 240 W and 300 W designs, as well as higher-power 1 kW and 7 kW architectures. The demo boards illustrate the scalability of WiseWare across different power levels and topologies—from totem pole power factor conversion (PFC) and inductor-inductor capacitor (LLC) architectures to single-stage and interleaved converter designs.
The new WI73xxx generation, presented at PCIM, is said to represent a key step toward WiseGan as a Digital First power IC platform. The next generation of WiseGan is designed to bring more intelligence closer to the power switch, moving critical control functions —i ncluding protection, timing management, deadtime optimisation, and zero-voltage switching control — nearer to the GaN power IC itself. The result: faster reaction, more precise switching, and improved efficiency and reliability.
The company says the breakthrough in its upcoming WiseWare 2 platform lies in its ability to virtualise the PFC stage, a capability that drives power densities significantly higher than current market competitors, said Ridha Hamza, vice president of sales.
“By transitioning our distributed digital control strategy entirely onto MCU hardware within the new WiseGan generation, we are embedding critical intelligence directly into the power stage,” he explained. “This approach not only streamlines the design process for our customers but also unlocks unprecedented performance for high-end applications like AI server and next generation 800V DC architecture, proving that the future of power conversion is not just about better components, but about smarter, fully integrated digital control."
Together, WiseWare and WiseGan provide system designers with an integrated path toward smaller passive components, reduced bill of materials costs, faster protection, and higher-performance power conversion. WiseWare delivers software-defined intelligence at the controller level, while WiseGan progressively embeds digital features into the power stage, enabling tighter coordination between control and power devices.
