Mikhail Guz, Principal
Work Experience
- 2017 - present Technical Secretary of JEDEC JC-70 Wide Bandgap Power Electronic Conversion Semiconductors Committee (contract)
- 2015-2016 VP of IP Strategy, Fairchild Semiconductor
- 2013-2015 VP of Power Products, Avogy (GaN Startup)
- 2010-2013 Sr. Director of MOSFET Business Unit, ON Semiconductor
- 2008-2010 Sr. Director of Marketing, Infineon Technologies (formerly Cypress Semiconductor)
- 1999-2008 Director of Marketing and Applications, ABB (formerly Power-One)
- 1998-1999 Manager of Desktop Power Group, Apple
- 1994-1998 Engineering Manager, Calex Manufacturing
Patents
- US patents: 7,000,125, 7,266,709, 7,394,445, 7,456,617, 7,646,382, 7,673,157, 7,737,961, 7,782,029, 7,836,322, 7,882,372, 8,086,874
- Foreign patents: 1,239,761, 1,365,162, 1,310,920, 1,443,138, 1,508,291, 1,605,284, 1,669,008
Publications
- Practical Considerations for Design and Layout of High Power Digital PCBs in the Issue 2, 2021 of the IEEE Power Electronics Magazine
- Identifying and Addressing Challenges to Realize the Full Potential of GaN in Power Conversion Applications in the Issue 2, 2018 of the IEEE Power Electronics Magazine
- “To POL or not to POL” in the July 2007 issue of Components in Electronics
- Designing for Point of Load Without Mystery
- “Compare Architecture of POL Converters” in the January 2007 issue of Electronik Journal
- “Reference Design for a power system with No-Bus POL converters” in the October 2006 issue of Electronik
- Digital POLs accelerate system design and improve performance
- “Decentralized Power Conversion with a Digital Control Bus” in the July, 2004 issue of the DACH magazine, Electronik
- Designing a NEBS-compliant power system
- "Bringing More Power to 2022" in the March 2022 issue of the How2Power Today Newsletter
Industry Affiliations
- Senior Member, the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
- Vice Chair and Director of Marketing and Standards IEEE Power Electronic Society, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter
Education