President, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, Power Integrations
Search every verified Balu Balakrishnan interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote โ each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Balu Balakrishnan, President, CEO, and Chairman of Power Integrations, has been discussing the company's advancements in gallium nitride (GaN) technology and its role in energy efficiency. At PCIM Europe 2024, he highlighted the introduction of the InnoMux 2 product, which he described as the first to generate multiple outputs with a single magnetic element, eliminating DC-DC converters and increasing efficiency by 10%. He also stated that Power Integrations is the only company commercially offering 1250-volt GaN, and that the company's cascade structure for GaN is more reliable than enhancement-mode alternatives, particularly for data centers and automotive applications. Balakrishnan noted that 70% of carbon reduction will come from energy efficiency and renewables, and that Power Integrations aims to capture a share of the anticipated $1 trillion in carbon reduction spending over the next 20 years. In other appearances, Balakrishnan emphasized the company's strategy of developing proprietary technologies, controlling manufacturing processes at partner foundries, and focusing on breakthrough products. He discussed the quality and reliability of PowiGaN devices, stating that the company runs extensive tests and aims for zero defective parts. He also promoted the InnoSwitch3-TN flyback switcher IC for smart appliances, citing its flat efficiency from full load to light loads and its ability to deliver up to 15 watts without a heatsink. Balakrishnan expressed confidence that GaN will rapidly replace silicon in power switches, and that Power Integrations' integrated solutions make GaN easy to use for customers.
“By eliminating the DC-DC converters, you not only eliminate multiple inductors and the DC-DC converter stage but you increase the efficiency by 10% because you don't have a second stage.”
“We were the first ones to ship GaN in high volume and it was accidentally found out by a research firm; they were somewhat embarrassed because they are following every GaN company in the world but we are the only ones who are shipping and they didn't even know we had GaN.”
“I truly believe the approach we are taking is far more reliable than enhancement mode, especially when you go to data centers and automotive where reliability becomes very important.”
“We are the only ones offering 1250 volt GaN commercially in the marketplace; most other companies struggle to meet 650 volts whereas we have 1250 already in the marketplace.”
“Within the next 3 to 5 years we'll be able to have a technology that can go up to very high power levels and then it'll compete very favorably with silicon carbide because GaN is inherently less expensive than silicon carbide.”
“In the next 20 years there'll be something like 1 trillion dollars spent on carbon reduction and all I care is to get a little bit of that; that will make our company a very large company.”
“70% of carbon reduction is going to come from two things: energy efficiency which is about 37% and the remaining is renewables. We play in all of those things.”
“We provide products for high voltage DC transmission systems that transmit power from solar or wind farms to the grid; DC is 40% more efficient than AC transmission and we facilitate that.”
“Our entire focus is on how do we make our products so attractive that we get our unfair share of this carbon reduction market.”
“If you don't take risk you will never find out a disruptive product โ you want to do something that is dramatically better than what's in the marketplace.”
“You want to do something that even customers may not have a need today, but five years on the road they will have a need โ or if we provide that performance they will find a way to use it.”
“Most of our products are based on our own technology; we don't use standard off-the-shelf technologies โ we install them in our partner foundries in places like Japan, the US and Europe, but we control everything, including process recipes and some critical equipment.”
“As a result it allows us to build unique technologies that are specifically suited to what we do โ that's kind of our strategy or our company's goal.”
“Over the last 30 years I think it has become part of all of us โ our Product Development, Applications and Marketing groups all think that way; we are always looking at breakthrough types of technologies and products.”
“I'm going to talk to you about GaN quality and reliability.”
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