#719 – Inventing the Power MOSFET with Alex Lidow

About this episode

The episode features an interview with Alex Lidow, discussing his invention of the Power MOSFET and various technological advancements.

Alex is founder and CEO of Efficient Power Conversion, a leading manufacturer of GaN MOSFET’s. Alex is also the inventor of the original Power MOSFET and HEXFET at International Rectifier. Also, former CEO of International Rectifier (founded by his father!), https://epc-co.com We cover everything from inventing the power MOSFET on his first day on the job to silicon physics, AI data centres and humanoid robots. Enjoy.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dave Jones, Chris Gammell

Guest: Alex Lidow

Topics covered

• Power MOSFET
• GaN technology
• silicon physics
• AI data centres
• humanoid robots

Keywords

• Power MOSFET
• GaN MOSFET
• silicon physics
• AI
• humanoid robots

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Efficient Power Conversion, International Rectifier

Products: GaN MOSFET, Power MOSFET, HEXFET

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