What Happened?
Goleta, CA-based Transphorm has Promoted Umesh Mishra as Chief Technology Officer
About the Company
Transphorm is a global semiconductor company that develops gallium nitride (GaN) transistors and modules for high-voltage power conversion applications. Built on an industry-leading IP portfolio and over 300 years of combined GaN engineering expertise, Transphorm is delivering the highest performance and highest reliability GaN devices and best-in-class applications-driven design support to a growing customer base. Transphorm is creating innovations that move beyond the limitations of silicon to capture 90% of today`s energy losses. With the industry`s only fully-qualified 650V GaN devices in production, including testing beyond JEDEC and extensive qualification and long-term reliability of all devices, Transphorm`s reliability is unmatched by any GaN manufacturer.
About the Person
Umesh Mishra is responsible for the strategic direction of Transphorm, as well as customer relationships and technology. Prior to co-founding Transphorm in 2007, Umesh co-founded Nitres Inc. in 1996 - the first start-up company to develop GaN LEDs and transistors. Nitres was acquired by Cree in 2000.
Umesh was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2010 and received the IEEE David Sarnoff Award for ""The Development of Gallium Nitride Electronics"". He is also Professor Above-Scale (the highest academic rank in the University of California System) in the ECE Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara where he has been a director of several GaN research centers.
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