15:35 – 15:55
Renesas Powering the Future of Robotics
The robotics industry is undergoing a transformative shift and two digits high CAGR%, driven by advancements in artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, and energy-efficient design. As robots become more intelligent, mobile, and collaborative, with several tens of motor joints spanning power from a few watts to above kW, the demand for robust and scalable power management solutions intensifies, including advanced safety features.
Renesas addresses these evolving needs with a comprehensive portfolio that includes high-performance MCU and Power Management ICs (PMICs), Gallium Nitride (GaN) technologies, at High Voltage for AC driven Cobots for Industrial Automation, and Low Voltage together with cutting-edgs Mosfets for Battery driven Humanoids and Drones, together with advanced Battery Management Systems (BMS).
Gaurang Shah
Renesas Electronics Corporation
Gaurang Shah, Renesas’ Vice President of Power Product Group, comes to the company with over 30 years of experience in operational and technology management at Infineon, Fairchild, Texas Instruments, and Maxim. Most recently, he was the Chief Product Officer at GaN Systems which was acquired by Infineon Technologies. Before that, he co-founded and was CEO of Nebula Microsystems, which focused on delivering high-performance Power products for a broad range of markets.
Gaurang was a C-Suite leader at Fairchild Semiconductor where he was responsible for all of Power IC products, growing the business by over 50% during his tenure. Before that, he had a successful career at Texas Instruments where he led the Battery Management business on a path to $1B, incubated GaN that led to the foundation for the Wide-Bandgap High Voltage Power business. Additionally, he has worked in various design management roles at Maxim Integrated, Cypress, and Sun Microsystems. Gaurang received his BSEE from Michigan Technological University and his MSEE degree in electrical engineering from Cornell University.
Renesas Electronics Corporation
Company Profile
Renesas Electronics empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier.
A leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live.
