Our advisory boards includes leading experts from across the semiconductor and MEMS sectors including 5G, IoT, Advanced Packaging, AI, Automotive Electronics, and Power Semiconductors.
Dr. Marnix Tack
Advisory Board Member
Biography
Company Profile
Established in 2010, the International SemiconductorIndustry (I.S.I.G.) is a prestigious & trusted associationwithin the semiconductor industry, renowned fororchestrating major regional summits across the globe,ranging from the U.S, the Middle East & Asia via ourdivision, the International Semiconductor ExecutiveSummits (I.S.E.S.). Our summits are fully endorsed bylocal governments and leading companies in all areas ofthe semiconductor supply chain.
Moreover, I.S.E.S. serves as the Premier platform for senior executives in technology, manufacturing, and R&D from diverse semiconductor companies, technology providers, and affiliated industries.
Our events are instrumental helping to shed light onto key industry trends, drive innovation and influence key decisions to help shape, and advance the growth of the semiconductor sector.
Ralf Bornefeld
SVP Business Unit Power Semiconductors & Modules
Biography
Ralf Bornefeld is Senior Vice President with responsibility for the business unit Power Semiconductors & Modules at Bosch.
Before he held various management positions at Infineon Technologies AG: senior director technology in frontend production from 2005-2008, senior director engineering of automotive sensors until 2011 and finally vice president and general manager business line automotive sensors.
Ralf started his career at Elmos Semiconductor in 1992 as a technology development engineer. Afterwards he took several management positions until end of 2004, mostly serving as vice president of R&D and eventually as vice president of business line microsystems.
Ralf Bornefeld was born in Schalksmuehle, Germany, in 1964. He graduated with a degree in Electrical Engineering from Technical University of Dortmund in 1992.
Company Profile
The Bosch Group is a leading global supplier of technology and services. It employs roughly 428,000 associates worldwide (as of December 31, 2023). According to preliminary figures, the company generated sales of 91.6 billion euros in 2023. Its operations are divided into four business sectors: Mobility, Industrial Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology. As a leading IoT provider, Bosch offers innovative solutions for smart homes, Industry 4.0, and connected mobility. Bosch is pursuing a vision of mobility that is sustainable, safe, and exciting. It uses its expertise in sensor technology, software, and services, as well as its own IoT cloud, to offer its customers connected, cross-domain solutions from a single source. The Bosch Group’s strategic objective is to facilitate connected living with products and solutions that either contain artificial intelligence (AI) or have been developed or manufactured with its help. Bosch improves quality of life worldwide with products and services that are innovative and spark enthusiasm. In short, Bosch creates technology that is “Invented for life.” The Bosch Group comprises Robert Bosch GmbH and its roughly 470 subsidiary and regional companies in over 60 countries. Including sales and service partners, Bosch’s global manufacturing, engineering, and sales network covers nearly every country in the world. The basis for the company’s future growth is its innovative strength. At 136 locations across the globe, Bosch employs some 90,000 associates in research and development, of which roughly 48,000 are software engineers.
Wolfgang Knitterscheidt
CEO & Owner
Biography
TBC
Company Profile
EUROCOMP supports Microchip Technology. Broadest Portfolio of SiC Products and Solutions
Microchip Silicon Carbide (SiC) power solutions provide the lowest system cost, fastest time to market and lowest risk. Microchip solutions include the industry’s broadest and most flexible portfolio of SiC diodes, MOSFETs and gate drivers in bare die, discrete, module and customizable power module forms. With over 20 years of experience in the development, design and support of SiC devices and power solutions, Microchip can help you adopt SiC with ease, speed and confidence.
SiC MOSFETs
Microchip SiC MOSFETs feature best-in-class avalanche ruggedness, short circuit capability and oxide lifetime.
SiC Diodes
Microchip SiC Schottky Barrier Diodes (SBDs) offer the widest range of solutions in the market.
SiC Bare Die
Microchip SiC bare die MOSFETs and SBDs are excellent options for advanced power circuits and provide significantly higher power density and efficiency.
Dr. Rainer Kaesmaier
Managing Director Semiconductors
Biography
Dr. Rainer Kaesmaier is leading the semiconductor business of Hitachi Energy with its global manufacturing and R&D footprint for the power semiconductor product portfolio which compromises GTOs, IGBTs, IGCTs, Thyristors, Diodes and SiC for market segments such as energy transmission & distribution, transportation & rail, renewables, industry and eMobility. Rainer is a semiconductor industry veteran having held various management and executive positions in the sector for close to 30 years, covering areas of global responsibility in business strategy and development, business transformation, technology and engineering, operations and production, R&D, as well as sales and marketing. After stations at Siemens, Infineon, Qimonda, and the European semiconductor manufacturer LFoundry, he assumed 2018 the responsibility for the global semiconductor business of Hitachi Energy. In addition to that, Rainer is since 2019 also member of the management board for Hitachi Energy Switzerland. He was a member in various industries strategy committees in Europe and the US, and currently in the advisory board for International Semiconductor Industry Group (I.S.I.G.). Rainer holds a Master’s degree in Physics from the Technical University Munich and a PhD in Physics from the University Kassel in Germany. He is based in Lenzburg near Zurich, Switzerland.
Company Profile
We have one of the most diverse semiconductor portfolios that includes thyristors, diodes, GTOs, IGCTs, IGBTs and RoadPakTM modules, which are manufactured at our facilities in Lenzburg, Switzerland and Prague, Czech Republic. Our research team continues pushing the boundaries of what is possible, using Silicon and Silicon Carbide (SiC) technology to innovate the next generation of power electronics devices. Our advanced semiconductor technology brings unprecedented control to HVDC transmission systems. We are the heart of traction converters for high speed trains, metros and diesel-electric locomotives. Pumps, fans, roller tables, hoist and winches found throughout industry rely on us, and the world is able to enjoy greener mobility because we power the next generation of e-vehicles.
We offer one of the most diverse power semiconductor portfolios, including GTOs, IGBTs, IGCTs, Thyristors, and Diodes in the power range of 150 A up to 13500 A and 200 V up to 8500 V. Today our diverse range of semiconductors ensures e-vehicles and trains run smoothly, generating power efficiently, and wind turbines turn reliably.
Dr. Denis Marcon
General Manager and SVP
Biography
Denis Marcon received a M.S. degree from the University of Padova in 2006. Subsequently, he received the degree of Doctor in Engineering (Ph. D.) from the Catholic University of Leuven and imec with the thesis entitled “Reliability study of power gallium nitride based transistors” in 2011. He is leading author or co-author of more than 50 journal papers or international conference contributions.
After his Ph.D. graduation, he has been leading projects aiming to develop GaN HEMTs for several applications (RF and power switching). Thereafter, he has joined the business development team of Imec where he was directly responsible for the partnerships with imec in the field of GaN power electronics as well as on dedicated development and manufacturing of Si-based devices, MEMS, sensors and micro-systems,
Today he is the General Manager of Innoscience Europe (subsidiary of Innoscience) and he is directly responsible for Innoscience’s GaN business in Europe.
Company Profile
Innoscience (HKEX:02577.HK) is the global leader in gallium nitride process innovation and power device manufacturing. Innoscience’s device design and performance set the worldwide standard for GaN, and the culture of continuous improvement will accelerate GaN performance and market adoption. The company’s gallium nitride products are used in multiple low, medium and high voltage applications, with GaN process nodes covering 15V to 1200V. Wafers, discrete devices, integrated power ICs, and modules provide customers with robust GaN solutions. With 800 patents granted or pending, Innoscience’s products are known for reliability, performance, and functionality within the fields of consumer electronics, automotive electronics, data centers, renewable energy and industrial power. Innoscience creates a bright future for GaN. Please visit www.innoscience.com for more information.
Innoscience’s Gallium Nitride products are used in multiple low, medium and high voltage applications, with GaN process nodes covering 15V to 1200V. Wafers, discrete devices, integrated power ICs, and modules provide customers with robust GaN solutions.
Dr. Primit Parikh
VP & GM, GAN Business Division
Biography
Primit leads GaN business at Renesas, following its recent acquisition of Transphorm Inc., where he was the Co-founder, President and CEO. Prior to this, he led Transphorm, a pioneer and leader in GaN Power Semiconductors, having grown it from inception to leading its public company listing (Nasdaq/TGAN) and transformation partnering with it’s phenomenal team. He is passionate about creating value from the intersection of business and technology. With over 25 years of semiconductor & entrepreneurial experience, his background includes capital raises, international markets & strategic partnerships, key customer relationships, products & manufacturing, IP, GaN/Semi technology and Government contracting. Prior to Transphorm, Primit led GaN electronics at Nitres Inc. through its acquisition by Cree, where he led GaN development and government business P&L. Primit received his B.Tech. in EE from IIT, Mumbai and his MS & Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UCSB. He has more than 40 patents awarded and co-authored more than 75 publications and presentations. He is blessed to reside in the amazing Santa Barbara area with his wonderful family.
Company Profile
Renesas Electronics empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier.
A leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live.
Dr. Christophe Maleville
Chief Technology Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of Soitec’s Innovation
Biography
Christophe Maleville has been appointed Chief Technology Officer and Senior Executive Vice President of Soitec’s Innovation.
He joined Soitec in 1993 and was a driving force behind the company’s joint research activities with CEA-Leti. For several years, he led new SOI process development, oversaw SOI technology transfer from R&D to production, and managed customer certifications. He also served as vice president, SOI Products Platform at Soitec, working closely with key customers worldwide.
Maleville has authored or co-authored more than 30 papers and also holds some 30 patents. He has a PhD in microelectronics from Grenoble Institute of Technology and obtained an executive MBA from INSEAD.
Company Profile
Soitec is a world leader in the production of innovative semiconductor materials. The company leverages its unique technologies to serve the electronics markets.
In meeting the technical and economic challenges of mainstream electronics, Soitec is helping to speed up the mobile and digital revolutions. Its products are used to manufacture chips that go into smartphones, tablets, computers, IT servers and data centers as well as electronic components in cars, connected devices, and industrial and medical equipment.
With more than 4,000 patents, the company pursues a strategy of disruptive innovation to provide its customers with products that combine performance, energy efficiency and competitiveness.
Soitec is headquartered in Bernin France. The company was founded 30 years ago in Grenoble’s high-tech ecosystem and has manufacturing facilities, R&D centers and sales offices in Europe, the United States and Asia. Soitec is listed on the CAC NEXT 20, in Paris.
For more information visit: www.soitec.com.
Jörg Doblaski
CTO
Biography
As the Chief Technology Officer of the X-FAB foundry group, Jörg Doblaski is responsible for the development of X-FABs modular CMOS, SOI and WBG processes, targeting automotive, industrial and medical applications. Beside the development of the process technologies, this also includes design kit development, design enablement and customer support as well as prototyping. Jörg joined X-FAB in 2004 and served in different engineering- and engineering management positions before he became the group CTO in 2020. He holds a diploma degree in Electrical Engineering and Information Technology from Technical University of Ilmenau, Germany.
Company Profile
X-FAB is one of the world’s leading specialty foundry groups for analog/mixed-signal semiconductor technologies with a clear focus on automotive, industrial, and medical applications. As a pure-play foundry, X-FAB provides manufacturing and design support services to customers that design analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) and other semiconductor devices for use in their own products or the products of their customers. Its customers worldwide benefit from the highest quality standards, manufacturing excellence and innovative solutions by using X-FAB’s modular CMOS and SOI processes in geometries ranging from 1.0 µm to 110 nm, and its special micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) processes. X-FAB is also the first pure-play foundry to provide comprehensive processing technologies for the wide-bandgap materials silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN). The GaN-on-Si wafers are manufactured in its modern 8” fab in Dresden, Germany, and SiC wafers in the 6” fab in Lubbock, Texas, USA. X-FAB runs six production facilities in Germany, France, Malaysia and the U.S. The company employs about 4,200 people worldwide.
Amr Darwish
Advisory Board Member
Biography
Company Profile
Established in 2010, the International SemiconductorIndustry (I.S.I.G.) is a prestigious & trusted associationwithin the semiconductor industry, renowned fororchestrating major regional summits across the globe,ranging from the U.S, the Middle East & Asia via ourdivision, the International Semiconductor ExecutiveSummits (I.S.E.S.). Our summits are fully endorsed bylocal governments and leading companies in all areas ofthe semiconductor supply chain.
Moreover, I.S.E.S. serves as the Premier platform for senior executives in technology, manufacturing, and R&D from diverse semiconductor companies, technology providers, and affiliated industries.
Our events are instrumental helping to shed light onto key industry trends, drive innovation and influence key decisions to help shape, and advance the growth of the semiconductor sector.
Aly Mashaly
Founder & CEO
Biography
Aly Mashaly is the Founder and CEO of Verotera, a German company pioneering next-generation power semiconductor technologies. With over 20 years of experience in power electronics, Aly is a renowned expert in power electronic systems and semiconductors. He holds several patents in the field and is a keynote speaker at numerous international conferences.
Aly earned his degree in Electrical Engineering with a focus on Power Electronics from Ain Shams University in Cairo and moved to Germany in 2002 to pursue his master’s degree at the University of Hanover.
He began his career pioneering the development of power electronic systems for avionic applications before focusing on advancing power electronics for electric mobility. In his most recent role as Technical Director at ROHM Semiconductor Europe, he played a key role in driving the company’s vision to become a global leader in power devices and contributed to growing the business through multi-billion-dollar projects.
Company Profile
Verotera is a German startup and a next-generation semiconductor company driven by deep system-level expertise and a vision for a smarter, cleaner world. Our team brings hands-on experience in inverter development, semiconductor design, and real-world system integration. We operate across the full stack — from chip physics to complete systems — designing technologies that address the actual needs and constraints of modern applications.
This unique positioning allows us to reduce integration costs, accelerate design cycles, and deliver higher system efficiency. With strong industry networks and credibility in both the OEM and semiconductor domains, we bridge the gap between demand and innovation — enabling faster validation, strategic partnerships, and more effective go-to- market execution.
Please visit Verotera’s website for more information: www.verotera.com
Dr. Giorgia Longobardi
Founder and CEO
Biography
Dr. Giorgia Longobardi, founder and CEO of Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD), is an accomplished engineer and business leader with nearly two decades of experience in power semiconductors and high-efficiency power electronics. As the inventor of several high-impact patents in GaN power devices, she combines deep technical expertise with strong commercial acumen—one of her greatest strengths.
Driven by curiosity and a passion for making a positive impact, Giorgia founded CGD to bring advanced, energy-efficient power electronics solutions to market. She now leads a diverse team of 60+ employees across Europe, Asia, the US, and Canada. Under her leadership, CGD has raised over $65 million in private and public investment and launched multiple GaN-based power device products into mass production. Her vision includes one day driving an electric vehicle powered by CGD technology and using ICeGaN to help make AI more sustainable by reducing its environmental footprint.
Giorgia serves on the Energy Management Committee of the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) and the Advisory Board of the International Semiconductor Industry Group (I.S.I.G.).
Company Profile
A spin-out of the Cambridge University, Cambridge GaN Devices (CGD) is a fabless semiconductor company that develops a range of energy-efficient GaN-based power devices to make greener electronics possible.
Operating at a market worth exceeding $30 billion, CGD completed several funding rounds to develop and deliver to the market a wide range of products for consumer and industrial applications.
In autumn 2021, the company was named Tech Scaleup of the Year by Business Weekly in the category of green electronics and was awarded the UK Business Angels Association (UKBAA) deep tech Investment of the Year.
Marco Giandalia
Vice President Global R&D for GaN and GaN/IC
Biography
• Marco Giandalia serves as Vice President IC Design for Navitas Semiconductor and has 25 years experience in the field of Power IC products and technology development in Si and GaN since he received is MSEE in 1996.
• Before joining Navitas, Marco led the Energy Saving Product- Design Center at International Rectifier developing innovative products for Off-Line application like motor drive, AC/DC, DC/DC converters. Earlier he was in charge as IC Design Engineer at STMicroelectronics for Smart Power IC product line.
• He has been granted several patents for Power IC design solutions and has been author of multiple papers and conferences presentations
Company Profile
Founded in 2014, Navitas develops ultra-efficient gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors that are revolutionizing the world of power electronics in terms of efficiency, performance, size, cost and sustainability.
GaN is growing in importance because of its ability to offer significantly improved performance over conventional silicon semiconductors while reducing the energy and the physical space needed to deliver that performance. GaN technology will accelerate the transition to a sustainable future by delivering efficiency improvements, lowering the cost of clean energy and reducing the materials and energy needed to create power semiconductors.
Navitas is the industry leader in GaN with drive, control and protection in a single easy-to-use integrated circuit (IC). Navitas GaNFast ICs are easy-to-use ‘digital in, power out’ building blocks that enable up to one hundred times faster switching speeds while increasing energy savings by as much as 40%.
Ralph Zoberbier
CMO
Biography
After completing his first degree in applied sciences, Ralph completed his MBA in 2006 and gained over 20 years experience in the semiconductor equipment business across roles in engineering, product management and global business & sales management. He joining Evatec in 2019 as Head of BU Advanced Packaging leveraging his expertise across thin film technology, lithography and plating. At the end of 2023 he became Evatec CMO responsible for the team at Evatec headquarters driving business across all Evatec markets including packaging , semiconductor, optoelectronics and photonics. Today he also leads its global sales and service teams.
Company Profile
Evatec delivers complete thin film deposition solutions in Advanced Packaging, Semiconductor, Optoelectronics and Photonics – from UBM /RDL processes in FOWLP and FOPLP applications, to deposition of high performance piezoelectrics like AlScN for 5G networks or NIR bandpass filters for 3D sensing, face and gesture recognition in our smart devices. We deliver tailored production solutions with batch, cluster or inline architecture according to your substrate format, throughput, process and fab integration requirements. Evatec’s Advanced Process Control (APC) technologies set new standards in deposition through ‘in situ” capability for control of film properties during the deposition cycle. Reduce your process development times, enhance repeatability and yields or increase tool throughput.
Dr. Tamara Baksht
CEO
Biography
Born and raised in Tomsk, Siberia, former USRR, Tamara is founding CEO of VisIC technologies a and one of the pioneers in GaN transistors technology. Tamara’s GaN expertise started from PhD study in Tel Aviv, Israel in 2001 for high power high frequency GaN transistors and continued through development and qualification of GaN technologies for power and RF applications.
Prior Tel Aviv’s PhD, Tamara earned degrees in Philosophy and Physics from Tomsk State University, and last 10 years she is leading the VisIC company to be the major player in power electronics for EV market.
Company Profile
VisIC Technologies has a decade of experience in creating, developing, and advancing concepts based on cutting-edge Gallium Nitride-on-silicon technology. We develop solutions that help reduce energy waste in power conversion systems, with a focus on battery electric vehicles (BEV). Our patented D3GaN technology – Direct Drive D-mode GaN – addresses the automotive industry’s cost, supply, sustainability, reliability, quality, and performance needs.
With our D3GaN technology, BEV can save up to 50% on power losses over the driving cycle of the electric car, thus reducing battery cost and increasing driving range and performance. This solution also reduces the cooling system requirements and the size of the BEV inverter.
VisIC Technologies has produced the first GaN-based transistors used in automotive inverters. By utilizing the GaN on Silicon technology, we address the supply chain concern as we are using existing semiconductor high-volume production lines.
Dr. Achim Strass
Senior Director Technology Scouting and Cooperation
Biography
Dr. Achim Strass is a visionary leader in semiconductor technology, with a career spanning global giants like Siemens, Qimonda, Infineon, Huawei, and Nexperia. From pioneering copper wire integration in automotive semiconductors to founding competence centers across the globe, his expertise has shaped the industry. With a PhD in Silicon Process Technology and a passion for innovation, he has led groundbreaking projects in yield management, electrification, and advanced power electronics. Now, as Head of Worldwide Technology Scouting at Nexperia and an active member of multiple boards, he connects global semiconductor ecosystems, driving collaboration and progress. His leadership continues to influence cutting-edge developments in semiconductor technology.
Company Profile
Headquartered in the Netherlands, Nexperia is a global semiconductor company with a rich European history and over 15,000 employees across Europe, Asia, and the United States. As a leading expert in the development and production of essential semiconductors, Nexperia’s components enable the basic functionality of virtually every electronic design in the world – from automotive and industrial to mobile and consumer applications.
The company serves a global customer base, shipping more than 100 billion products annually. These products are recognized as benchmarks in efficiency – in process, size, power, and performance. Nexperia’s commitment to innovation, efficiency and stringent industry requirements are evident in its extensive IP portfolio, its expanding product range, and its certification to IATF 16949, ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001 standards.
Markus Keil
Sr. VP FeoL Operations
VP Global Operations
Biography
Markus holds an advanced degree as Dipl. Ing. in Applied Physics from the FH Wiesbaden. He is serving for the last 30 years in different Operations and technology functions at various multinational Semiconductor Companies.After 16 years at AMD / Globalfoundries and after that as the President and CEO of HSEB, he was responsible for the global operations footprint of a US-based Semiconductor iDM.2021 he joined Optotune AG, a swiss SME specialist in optical Microsystems as the VP Global Operations / GM.Markus has extended experience in high-volume Semiconductor Operations and technology development. He has served as Deputy Chairman of the International Semiconductor Executive Summits part of the ISIG Group for over a decade and as of 2025, EU Advisory Board President.
Company Profile
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, MOSFETs, optoelectronics, and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors). These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, power supplies, and medical markets. Vishay’s product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, and “one-stop shop” service have made it a global industry leader.
Dr. Riccardo Nicoloso
Key Programs for Global Key Accounts , Industrial and Automotive Customers inside the Power and Discrete Subgroup
Biography
Dr. Riccardo Nicoloso is currently leading the Key Programs for Global Key Accounts , Industrial and Automotive Customers inside the Power and Discrete Subgroup in ST .
As general manager from Feb 2019 to Dec 2024, Riccardo Nicoloso leaded ST’s New Materials and Power Solutions Division, driving innovation in silicon carbide, gallium nitride and power modules, to address rising demand for more efficient solutions in automotive and industrial sectors. With over 28 years’ experience in semiconductors, Riccardo has extensive leadership spanning automotive, consumer and industrial. Starting in design, he subsequently held marketing and business roles at ST. Appointed General Manager in 2019, he brings demonstrated success growing global businesses. Passionate about STEM education, Riccardo regularly shares expertise with academic institutions and students. Born in Catania, Italy in 1967, Riccardo holds an Electronic Engineering degree from the University of Catania obtained in 1995, with further specialization in industrial electrical systems design.
Company Profile
At ST, we are more than 50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An integrated device manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale deployment of cloud-connected autonomous things. We are committed to achieving our goal to become carbon neutral on scope 1 and 2 and partially scope 3 by 2027. Further information can be found at www.st.com.
Dr. Avinash Kashyap
SVP & Division Head
Biography
Dr. Avinash Kashyap is the Senior Vice President & GM of the MOSFETs Division at Vishay Intertechnology. He leads a global organization overseeing P&L, Marketing, Applications, R&D, and Business Operations for power management products, including Si MOSFETs, Power ICs, and SiC, with a strong focus on Automotive, AI, Datacenter and Industrial applications.
Previously, Dr. Kashyap served as Vice President & GM of the Discrete & Wide Bandgap Power Business Unit at Renesas Electronics, where he led multiple product lines, including IGBTs, SiC, Si MOSFETs, and GaN, catering to high-volume markets.
Throughout his career, Dr. Kashyap has held leadership roles at Microchip Technology and GE Global Research, where he played a pivotal role in advancing wide bandgap technologies and successfully bringing them to market.
An accomplished innovator, he has authored over 35 peer-reviewed publications and holds more than 20 patents. Dr. Kashyap earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a distinguished member of the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineers.
Company Profile
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, MOSFETs, optoelectronics, and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors). These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, power supplies, and medical markets. Vishay’s product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, and “one-stop shop” service have made it a global industry leader.
Pietro Scalia
Senior Director of Power System Marketing and Architecture at Renesas Electronics, Power Product Group
Biography
Pietro Scalia is the Head of Power System Architecture and Marketing at Renesas Electronics, which he joined two years ago. To support Power growth through a system approach, demonstrating how Renesas components solve application challenges for customers, his team has a key role to identify the hottest architectures that drive power across all the market segments, and building hardware to demonstrate the performance of Renesas solutions. The team is spread in three regions, defining and supporting combo power solutions for all the market applications. At onsemi (2021-2023) he lead the Munich Application and PLM team of Automotive EV-Traction Solutions, to define and develop SiC and Si Power Module and Bare DIE portfolio. Previously he worked 11 years at TI, with worldwide Business Development responsibilities on Power products with application focus swinging from Automotive market sector to Telecommunications and Cloud, leveraging his earlier career in Siemens, Ericsson, ST Microelectronics and Academia.
Company Profile
Renesas Electronics empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier.
A leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live.
Dr. Maike Mueller
Head of Semiconductor Strategy & Development Power Modules
Biography
Dr. Maike Mueller graduated in chemistry from Technical University of Munich and received her doctorate from the Humboldt University of Berlin while working at the Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing. She started her career in the semiconductor industry as a quality and process engineer at Osram Opto Semiconductors in Regensburg. The past 11 years she has been working in various management roles within Infineon’s automotive and consumer divisions as well as procurement department. Since Oct 2024 she joined VW Group as Head of Semiconductor Strategy & Development of Power modules, Group Powerelectronics.
Company Profile
As group-wide „Powerhouse“ of Volkswagen, the group resort Technology with its business units is responsible for the core transformation-topics “battery”, “charging and energy”, and “components”. It shapes the development and production of strategic components for the car-manufacturing brands of the group and with its “platform business” also for OEMs outside the Volkswagen Group. As an independent company inside the group resort Technology, Volkswagen Group Components employs 70.000 employees in more than 60 factories worldwide. They provide a valuable contribution for the Volkswagen Group, its brands and products. Thomas Schmall is the board member for the group resort Technology and CEO of Volkswagen Group Components.
Director Semiconductor Market Strategies – Global
Biography
David is a seasoned technology executive with over two decades of leadership across the semiconductor and high-tech sectors. Currently serving as the Global Semiconductor Strategy Director at Physik Instrumente (PI). David is also the Founder of 719 Consulting, a bespoke consulting firm concentrating on delivering scalable strategies in sales, marketing, and operations to his clients. David has held senior leadership roles at EKK, Applied Materials, VAT Group, and COMET Technologies, with responsible for multi-million dollar business segments, global product lines, and developed competitive market strategies. David’s early career as a U.S. Navy Fire Control Technician (SW) laid the foundation for his disciplined approach to problem-solving and leadership.
Company Profile
Since its foundation in 1970, PI (Physik Instrumente) has established itself as a leading manufacturer of precision positioning technology. The key element and motivation of the entrepreneurial behavior have always remained the same: Finding the best possible solution for the customer.
PI is well known for the quality of its products and has been one of the leading players in the global market for precision positioning technology for many years. One of the most important building blocks for this is the team spirit within the international PI family, which is based on mutual understanding and support that goes beyond international borders and functional restrictions.
PI is a privately owned company with healthy growth, 1,790 employees worldwide and a flexible, vertically integrated organization, which enables it to fulfill almost any request in the field of innovative precision positioning technology. The foremost priority for PI is to be a reliable and highly qualified partner for the customer.
PI Supports Semiconductor Equipment Suppliers Worldwide with High-Precision and Reliable Motion and Control Solutions for Applications Such As:
- Photomask production: Mask writing, inspection, and repair
- Wafer cutting: Sawing the wafer from the silicon monocrystal (ingot)
- Resist structuring: DUV and EUV lithography, nanoimprint lithography (NIL)
- Wafer and mask inspection (optical/electron microscopy): Detection of structural failures, defects, and particles
- Wafer metrology: Measurement of the critical dimension (CD), overlay offset, and layer thickness
- Wafer probing: Testing functionality and quality of photonic structures of photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
- Wafer dicing: Laser-based separation of chips from the silicon wafer
- Back-end production: Die and wire bonding, packaging, chip testing, and die-attachments
PI Supports Semiconductor Equipment Suppliers Worldwide with High-Precision and Reliable Motion and Control Solutions for Applications Such As:
- Photomask production: Mask writing, inspection, and repair
- Wafer cutting: Sawing the wafer from the silicon monocrystal (ingot)
- Resist structuring: DUV and EUV lithography, nanoimprint lithography (NIL)
- Wafer and mask inspection (optical/electron microscopy): Detection of structural failures, defects, and particles
- Wafer metrology: Measurement of the critical dimension (CD), overlay offset, and layer thickness
- Wafer probing: Testing functionality and quality of photonic structures of photonic integrated circuits (PICs)
- Wafer dicing: Laser-based separation of chips from the silicon wafer
- Back-end production: Die and wire bonding, packaging, chip testing, and die-attachments
Chris Allexandre
President & CEO
Biography
Chris Allexandre joined President, Chief Executive Officer and board member of Navitas in September 2025. Chris is a seasoned semiconductor executive with over two decades of global leadership experience across Sales, Marketing, Operations, and Business Unit management. He has held senior executive roles at leading semiconductor companies including Texas Instruments, Fairchild (ON Semiconductor), NXP, IDT, and Renesas Electronics.
Before joining Navitas, Chris served as Senior Vice President and General Manager of Power Division at Renesas, overseeing the company’s power management and discrete product lines ($2.5B revenue). Prior to that, he was Chief Sales & Marketing Officer, leading Renesas’ global sales and marketing transformation. His earlier roles include SVP & Chief Sales, Marketing and business operations at IDT, NXP and Fairchild. He began his career at Texas Instruments, rising to VP of EMEA Regional Sales & Applications.
Chris has worked across France, Germany, China, and the U.S., and has led global teams serving markets such as automotive, industrial, telecom, mobile, and cloud infrastructures. He has long experience in analog and power technologies. Known for driving strategic pivots and operational transformation, he brings a strong track record of financial performance and market expansion.
He holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from ISEN (Institut Supérieur de l’Électronique et du Numérique) in France and has been based in the Bay Area since 2013. He holds dual France and United States dual citizenship.
Company Profile
Founded in 2014, Navitas develops ultra-efficient gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors that are revolutionizing the world of power electronics in terms of efficiency, performance, size, cost and sustainability.
GaN is growing in importance because of its ability to offer significantly improved performance over conventional silicon semiconductors while reducing the energy and the physical space needed to deliver that performance. GaN technology will accelerate the transition to a sustainable future by delivering efficiency improvements, lowering the cost of clean energy and reducing the materials and energy needed to create power semiconductors.
Navitas is the industry leader in GaN with drive, control and protection in a single easy-to-use integrated circuit (IC). Navitas GaNFast ICs are easy-to-use ‘digital in, power out’ building blocks that enable up to one hundred times faster switching speeds while increasing energy savings by as much as 40%.
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