Power Integrations Names Necip Sayiner to Its Board of Directors
SAN JOSE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#PowerIntegrations–Power Integrations (Nasdaq: POWI),
the leader in high-voltage integrated circuits for energy-efficient
power conversion, today announced that Dr. Necip Sayiner will join the
company’s board of directors on April 1, 2018.
A veteran of the semiconductor industry, Dr. Sayiner has served as
executive vice president of Renesas Electronics Corporation since
February 2017 and the president of Renesas Electronics America since
July 2017. Previously, he was the president and CEO of Intersil
Corporation from March 2013 until its acquisition by Renesas Electronics
Corporation in February 2017. Prior to Intersil, from September 2005 to
April 2012, he was the president and CEO of Silicon Labs. He also served
as the elected chair of the Semiconductor Industry Association in 2016
and the vice chair in 2015. Dr. Sayiner holds a B.S. in electrical
engineering and a B.S. in physics from Bosphorus University in Turkey,
an M.S. in engineering from Southern Illinois University, and a Ph.D. in
electrical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania.
“We are delighted that Necip is joining our board,” commented E. Floyd
Kvamme, chairman of Power Integrations’ board of directors. “We believe
his leadership experience and deep knowledge of the semiconductor
industry will be extremely valuable as the company continues to execute
its growth strategy.”
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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Contacts
Power Integrations, Inc.
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