** Navitas Semiconductor's NVTS.O shares soar 27.5% to $12.71 after the bell
** NVTS announces progress in development of chips to enable Nvidia's NVDA.O 800 VDC power architecture for next-generation AI factory computing platforms
** 800 volts direct current architecture has several benefits, including improved efficiency and scalability, and reduced copper usage
** NVTS designs and develops power semiconductors, including gallium nitride, power integrated circuits and silicon carbide chips used in power conversion and charging
** Up to last close, NVTS had jumped over 170% YTD
(Reporting by Juby Babu in Mexico City)
((Juby.Babu@thomsonreuters.com))