Tushar Dhayagude is Transphorm’s VP of Worldwide Sales. Previously, he was CEO of GV Semiconductor Inc. where he developed GaN-on-Silicon power HEMTs, controllers, and power systems. In 2006, he co-founded and worked as VP of Sales and Marketing for mSilica, a mixed-signal IC company developing LED drivers for LCD-TV and notebook backlighting. Other positions he’s held include Marketing Director of Atmel’s digital power and LED lighting segments; marketing management roles at National Semiconductor and Maxim; and semiconductor fab process and device integration engineering roles at National Semiconductor and IDT. Tushar holds 10 patents as well as an MBA & MEM from Northwestern University and MSEE from University of Arkansas.