Navitas Semiconductor, an industry leader in gallium nitride (GaN) power ICs and silicon carbide (SiC) technologies has announced that Dan Kinzer, the company’s co-founder, and COO/CTO, will present a keynote speech on next-generation semiconductor technology at the forthcoming IEEE WiPDA (Wide Bandgap Power Devices & Applications) workshop.
Taking place from November 7th - 9th 2022, the ninth WiPDA Workshop provides a forum for device scientists, circuit designers, and application engineers from the Power Electronics & Electron Devices Societies to share wide bandgap (WBG) technology updates, research findings, experience, and potential applications.
Mr. Kinzer’s keynote “High-speed GaN and SiC: $22B of pure-play power semiconductors” spotlights key market drivers and technology developments in GaN and SiC as they continue to displace legacy silicon in a growing range of applications including mobile ultra-fast chargers, data centers, renewables and EVs.
An additional technical paper, “Advancement in Integration for GaN Power ICs: Autonomous Protection and Loss-Less Sensing”, will be presented by Tom Ribarich, Navitas’ Sr. Director of Strategic Marketing.
Navitas’ latest family of 650 V GaNSense half-bridge ICs offers a revolutionary step forward in integration, integrating two GaN FETs with drive, control, sensing, autonomous protection, and level-shift isolation. This single-package solution reduces component count and footprint by over 60% compared to existing discrete, which cuts system cost, size, weight, and complexity.
Additionally, new GeneSiC MOSFETs range from 750 V to 6.5 kW and deliver the industry’s highest figures-of-merit for high-temperature, high-speed switching. Trench-assisted planar-gate MOSFETs, enabling 30% energy savings, 25°C cooler operations, and 3x longer life. The SiC portfolio is completed with a broad range of high-performance Schottky MPS diodes, from 650 V to 3.3 kV.
“The IEEE WiPDA Workshop is a prestigious event, and it is a great honor to be asked to share key insights with leading experts in the field of WBG technologies,” said Mr. Kinzer. “Navitas delivers critical technological advantages in a $22 billion market opportunity.” For 30 years, Mr. Kinzer has led R&D at semiconductor and power electronics companies at the VP level or higher. His experience includes developing advanced power device and IC platforms, wide bandgap GaN and SiC device design, IC and power device fabrication processes, advanced IC design, semiconductor package development, assembly processes, and design of electronic systems. Before co-founding Navitas, Mr. Kinzer served as VP of R&D, VP of Advanced Product Development, Chief Technologist at International Rectifier, and SVP of Product & Technology Development & CTO at Fairchild Semiconductor. He holds over 180 US patents and a BSE degree in Engineering Physics from Princeton University.
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