Ideal Power Names Dr. Jiankang Bu Vice President of Engineering
May 06 2021 - 8:30AM
Ideal Power Inc. (Nasdaq: IPWR), pioneering the development
and commercialization of highly efficient and broadly patented
B-TRAN™ bi-directional power switches, named Dr. Jiankang Bu Vice
President of Engineering. Dr. Bu is a 20-year power semiconductor
and power electronics engineer with deep technical expertise in
semiconductor device physics, process and device simulation, wafer
fabrication, process optimization, and product design. He holds
over 30 issued patents and is the author of numerous technical
publications.
“We are delighted to welcome Dr. Jiankang Bu, an
accomplished power semiconductor engineering and technical leader,
who fills a key post at a pivotal moment for Ideal Power. As we
move into customer sampling and technology commercialization, he
will direct the continued advancement of our B-TRAN™ technology and
products and our research and development and product design team
including the design of the intelligent power module we plan to
offer for commercial sale emerging from the sampling program. We
expect his extensive experience working with conventional power
semiconductor devices such as IGBTs and MOSFETs, with semiconductor
foundries, and in designing power semiconductor devices, including
power switch technologies for hybrid electric vehicle and EV
applications, will prove invaluable as we move into sampling and
commercialization over the coming quarters,” stated Dan Brdar, CEO
of Ideal Power.
Dr. Bu joins Ideal Power from Endeaver
Microelectronics LTD, a power semiconductor startup, where he was
Chairman and CTO. Over the past 20 years, he held senior
engineering and technology development and leadership roles in the
power semiconductor industry, including at International Rectifier,
Power Integrations, National Semiconductor and Motorola. While at
International Rectifier, he led automotive power switch technology
development for Hybrid Electric Vehicle (HEV) and Electric Vehicle
(EV) applications at every stage from device design, simulation,
integration to key process development and test program
optimization. He holds 24 US Patents, 2 pending US Patents, 9
Chinese Patents, and has published over 20 journal and conference
papers.
Dr. Bu stated, “I am excited to be part of the team that is
bringing such an impactful technology such as B-TRAN™ to market.
The B-TRAN™ is an innovative semiconductor architecture that, due
to its bi-directionality and high efficiency, has broad
applicability across a variety of applications. I very much look
forward to leading the continued advancement and productization of
the company’s unique and proprietary B-TRAN™ technology.”
Dr. Bu earned BS in Electrical Engineering and a
MS in Microelectronics from Nankai University, China, and a PhD in
Electrical Engineering from Lehigh University in Pennsylvania.
About Ideal Power Inc.
Ideal Power (NASDAQ: IPWR) is pioneering the
development of its broadly patented bi-directional power switches,
creating highly efficient and ecofriendly energy control solutions
for electric vehicle, electric vehicle charging, renewable energy,
energy storage, UPS / data center and other industrial and military
applications. The Company is focused on its patented
Bi-directional, Bi-polar Junction Transistor (B-TRAN™)
semiconductor technology. B-TRAN™ is a unique double-sided
bi-directional AC switch able to deliver substantial performance
improvements over today's conventional power semiconductors. Ideal
Power believes B-TRAN™ modules will reduce conduction and switching
losses, complexity of thermal management and operating cost in
medium voltage AC power switching and control circuitry. For more
information, visit www.IdealPower.com.Ideal Power Investor
Relations Contact: LHA Investor RelationsCarolyn
Capaccio, CFA; Keith FetterT: 212-838-3777IdealPowerIR@lhai.com
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