Philip Chesley

Senior VP & President of High Performance Analog, Qorvo

Search every verified Philip Chesley interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Philip Chesley, Senior Vice President and President of High Performance Analog at Qorvo, discussed the company's strategy and product developments in a June 2022 interview at the IMS 2022 Microwave Conference. He described his background, including prior roles at Renesas and Intersil, and outlined Qorvo's focus on advanced RF technologies, such as gallium nitride on silicon carbide, and the move toward 90-nanometer processes. Chesley highlighted Qorvo's partnership with the U.S. government on the SHIP program, which he said supports onshore advanced packaging and aligns with the company's goals of system integration and smaller, more efficient solutions. He also discussed Qorvo's acquisitions of Active Semi and United Silicon Carbide, noting that trends in power markets, including electric vehicles and brushless DC motors, are driving demand for compound semiconductor technologies. In an earlier September 2014 interview, while Vice President of Intersil's Precision Products Group, Chesley announced the ISL78692, a single-cell lithium-ion battery management device for automotive emergency telematics systems. He stated that the part was designed to address customer challenges in e-call, OnStar, and GLONASS systems, citing its low standby current, programmable charging control, and thermal protection as key features. He also noted the availability of an evaluation board and design tools to support customer development.