6 July 2011

AZZURRO completes management team to aid global roll-out of GaN-on-Si epi

AZZURRO Semiconductors AG of Magdeburg, Germany has completed its management team with the recruitment of three industry veterans, who will play a crucial role in driving the firm into its next growth stage: the global roll-out of its gallium nitride on silicon (GaN-on-Si) epitaxial wafers for high-brightness LED and power semiconductor electronics applications. The firm reckons that the use of its large-diameter (150mm) GaN-on-Si epiwafers will allow the industry to use standard production facilities and hence to realize huge cost savings.

VP finance Andrew Bowd is a chemical and semiconductor industry professional with 25 years of experience, having held senior leadership roles in manufacturing, R&D and sales & marketing in the UK, Germany and the USA with ICI, AstraZeneca and Advanced Micro Devices. AZZURRO says that he also has a strong understanding of technology due to being a physicist and chartered electrical engineer.

VP sales & marketing of Erwin Ysewijn started his marketing & sales career in 1989 at Hitachi Semiconductors, gaining familiarity with Japanese and international business culture. He has since spent most of his time in Asia (covering countries including Korea, India, Taiwan and China), working on marketing, sales and strategic merger & acquisition projects. In his most recent position, he headed global marketing activities at Lantiq.

VP technology Dr Stephan Lutgen studied physics and gained a PhD at University Marburg/Berlin, and is an entrepreneurial executive with 13 years of optoelectronic product experience in international production, engineering and customer-driven business at Siemens/Osram Opto Semiconductors. He has developed a variety of commercial optoelectronic products, ranging from LEDs, V(E)CSELs and edge-emitting infrared and visible lasers for communications, illumination, sensing, material processing and visible-laser projection applications. Lutgen also has experience in personal management, coaching and project leadership of strategic development and funding of international projects. He also has a strong technical background in III-V semiconductors as well as experience in metal-organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD), says AZZURRO.

“It is now essential to capitalize on experienced people to propel AZZURRO on the global stage and deliver world-class technology,” comments CEO Erwin Wolf. 

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