Why Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) Is the Next Big Thing in Chips with CEO Gene Sheridan

by | Dec 3, 2021

Navitas Semiconductor (NVTS) is the semiconductor leader in gallium nitride (“GaN”) semiconductors that is aiming to replace legacy silicon chips for power applications. GaN is touted as a more sustainable, efficient, and reliable technology vs. silicon.

Veteran semi executive and Navitas Founder & CEO Gene Sheridan joins the Know Who Drives Return Podcast to discuss the future of GaN and future prospects for Navitas (NVTS), who recently went public via SPAC (Live Oak II). NVTS has been an early De-SPAC darling with the stock performing quite well in the $19s as of this writing.

GaN is already in many of your phone and tablet chargers, and is targeting several different industry verticals with its technology. Will GaN be successful in replacing silicon for power applications?

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