TORRANCE, Calif., Dec. 3, 2024 (Globe Newswire) — Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS) is the only pure-play next-generation power semiconductor company and an industry leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide. . (SiC) Technology announced today that Ranbir Singh, Ph.D., former executive vice president of Navitas and founder and CEO of GeneSiC, announced today that: Semiconductor has been appointed to Navitas’ board of directors.
“We are pleased to welcome Mr. Ranbir to our Board of Directors,” said Gene Sheridan, Chairman, President and CEO. “As Founder and CEO of GeneSiC, Ranbir has led the industry in SiC innovation for over 20 years. Prior to that, he spent eight years at Wolfspeed (formerly Cree, Inc.) and has deep industry knowledge. We look forward to his contributions as we grow our business with next-generation clean energy power for an efficient and sustainable future.”
Dr. Singh joined Navitas following the acquisition of GeneSiC Semiconductor, which he founded in 2004. Dr. Singh has dedicated his life to the mission of high-performance, high-reliability silicon carbide technology and is highly respected in the power electronics community. He has received several awards, more than 200 journal and conference papers, one book, and more than 40 U.S. patents.
Dr. Singh said, “I am excited to join the Navitas Board of Directors at this critical moment as the company leads innovation with disruptive, wide-bandgap technologies into the rapidly growing AI, EV, and mobile markets. ” he said. “Navitas is implementing important changes in the semiconductor industry, and I am honored to have the opportunity to continue contributing to the company’s growth and innovation.”
Dr. Singh holds a Bachelor of Technology in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, and a Master’s and PhD in Electrical Engineering – Power Semiconductors from North Carolina State University (NCSU) in Raleigh. He was inducted into the NCSU College of Electrical and Computer Engineering (ECE) Alumni Hall of Fame in 2022.
About Navitas
Founded in 2014, Navitas Semiconductor (Nasdaq: NVTS) is the only pure-play next-generation power semiconductor company celebrating 10 years of power innovation. GaNFast™ power ICs integrate gallium nitride (GaN) power with drive, control, and sensing. , and protection enable faster charging, higher power density, and greater energy savings. Complementary GeneSiC™ power devices are optimized high-power, high-voltage, high-reliability silicon carbide (SiC) solutions. Focus markets include AI data centers, EVs, solar power, energy storage, consumer electronics/industrial, mobile, and consumer. Navitas has more than 300 patents granted or pending and is backed by the industry’s first and only 20-year GaNFast warranty. Navitas is the world’s first semiconductor company to be CarbonNeutral® certified.
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