Industry veteran to lead next stage of company’s growth in high-voltage
IGBT and SiC gate driver markets
SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Power Integrations (NASDAQ:POWI),
the leader in driver technology for high-voltage IGBTs and SiC MOSFETs,
today announced the appointment of Thomas Simonis as VP of high-power
products with responsibility for product management, R&D and marketing.
With over 25 years of service in the high-voltage motor-driver and
semiconductor industries, Mr. Simonis joins Power Integrations with
senior technical and business management experience at a variety of
companies including ATB, CPM and Infineon. Mr. Simonis succeeds Wolfgang
Ademmer, who is retiring from Power Integrations after joining the
company in 2012 via the acquisition of CT-Concept.
Commented Balu Balakrishnan, CEO of Power Integrations: “I thank
Wolfgang for his service and dedication over the last four years.
Wolfgang helped build CT-Concept into a market-leading company, and has
been instrumental in the successful integration of the business into
Power Integrations. I’m very pleased that in Thomas Simonis we have
attracted a highly accomplished manager and business leader to drive the
next stage of our growth in the high-power market.”
Added Mr. Simonis: “I am excited to join a company with such an
outstanding track record of ground-breaking innovations in high-voltage
power conversion. Power Integrations has an impressive portfolio of
high-voltage gate-driver products, such as the brand-new SCALE-iDriver™
family, and I look forward to driving continued growth and innovation as
a member of PI’s leadership team.”
Mr. Ademmer commented: “Our success has been due to the continuous
introduction of revolutionary driver products, and with Thomas joining
the PI high-power team the company is gaining significant experience in
innovation-management. Under Thomas’s leadership, our team will continue
to develop cutting-edge gate-driver products for the inverter market.
While I regret leaving PI, which is a great company, I’m pleased that
PI’s high-power business is in good hands.”
About Power Integrations
Power
Integrations, Inc. is a leading innovator in semiconductor
technologies for high-voltage power conversion. The company’s products
are key building blocks in the clean-power ecosystem, enabling the
generation of renewable energy as well as the efficient transmission and
consumption of power in applications ranging from milliwatts to
megawatts. For more information please visit www.power.com.
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