MILPITAS, Calif., Feb. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Empower Semiconductor, the Integrated Voltage Regulator (IVR) world leader, today announced the appointment of Timothy Phillips, 47, as President and Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Phillips has an impressive track record of delivering profitable results while building innovative power management businesses over his 25-year career in the semiconductor industry. Tim has been serving Empower as COO and SVP of Sales and Marketing following co-founding the company in 2014. Previously Tim served as VP of North America for Infineon, where he was responsible for more than $600M in annual sales. Prior to joining Infineon, Tim was VP & General Manager of the Enterprise Power BU at International Rectifier. Tim earned both his MBA and BSEE from the University of Rhode Island. He holds thirteen US patents with several others pending.
"Tim is a proven industry leader who has demonstrated his ability to successfully drive businesses to achieve customer and shareholder value," said Gene Sheridan, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of Empower's board of directors. "We look forward to the next stage for Empower Semiconductor under Tim's leadership. His impressive market knowledge and track record coupled with our world class technology make this an exciting time for Empower."
"I am honored to be able to lead Empower through this next stage of product and customer development as we launch our new IVR products to market" said Phillips. "It is a great opportunity to build on the groundwork of the incredible Empower team and service our customers as we look to ramp our products in production."
Phillips further commented, "Empower's technology smashes through the efficiency, density and cost limits of today's power management solutions, enabling a breakthrough in performance and size that are being demanded in the mobility, 5G, data center and AI markets. We expect to lead this power management disruption in addressing this $6B market."
About Empower Semiconductor
Empower Semiconductor was founded to solve fundamental problems in power delivery for data-intensive applications. Traditional power solutions require dozens of discrete components with big footprints, complex designs and deliver power inefficiently with poor response times and inaccuracies. Empower's patented IVR technology integrates dozens of components into a single IC increasing efficiency, shrinking footprints by 10x and delivering power with unprecedented simplicity, speed & accuracy and with zero discrete components. This IVR technology addresses a $6B opportunity with a wide range of applications including mobile, 5G, AI and data centers. The company is based in Milpitas, CA and is led by a team of highly experienced power experts and executives.
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