he newest IQ8 Series Microinverters are the industry’s first microgrid-forming microinverter. The high-powered, smart grid-ready IQ8 Series Microinverters are designed to match the latest generation high output PV modules. The IQ8 Series Microinverters has the highest energy production and reliability standards in the industry and with rapid shutdown functionality, it meets the highest safety standards. The brain of the semiconductor-based microinverter is our proprietary, application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which enables the microinverter to operate in grid-tied or off-grid modes. This chip is built in advanced 55 nm technology with high speed digital logic and has superfast response times to changing loads and grid events, alleviating constraints on battery sizing for home energy systems.