Ahmad Bahai, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer
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Dr. Ahmad Bahai is the Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer (CTO) at Texas Instruments, where he leads groundbreaking innovation, corporate research, and Kilby Labs.
He also serves as a Professor of the Practice at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), is an IEEE Fellow, and is a member of the Industrial Advisory Committee for the CHIPS Act. Previously, Dr. Bahai contributed to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology’s semiconductor working group. From 2017 to 2022, he was an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University and, from 2001 to 2010, a Professor in Residence at UC Berkeley.
Dr. Bahai’s technology leadership experience includes roles as Director of Research Labs and CTO at National Semiconductor, Technical Manager of a research group at Bell Laboratories, and Founder of Algorex, a communications and acoustic IC and systems company acquired by National Semiconductor.
He has authored over 80 publications in IEEE/IEE journals and holds more than 40 patents related to systems and circuits. Dr. Bahai earned a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, University of London, and a Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of California, Berkeley.
Company Profile
Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor leader focused on designing and manufacturing analog and embedded processing chips that drive electronics everywhere. With over 90 years of innovation, Tl is powering industries across automotive, industrial, communications, and personal electronics.
As part of its commitment to energy efficiency and performance, Tl is advancing Gallium Nitride (GaN) power solutions to enable smaller, faster, and more efficient systems GaN technology allows for higher power density and switching frequencies compared to traditional silicon-based power devices, making it ideal for next-generation electric vehicles,renewables, data centers, and industrial applications.
In 2024, Tl announced expanded GaN manufacturing capabilities at its Richardson, Texas facility, where it will now produce both GaN and silicon semiconductors on a single 300mm wafer line. This investment strengthens TI’s position as a fully integrated GaN supplier — from design to fabrication — ensuring quality, supply assurance, and performance leadership.
With decades of manufacturing excellence and a focus on advancing power electronics, Texas Instruments is helping to engineer a more sustainable and connected future through GaN innovation.
Athar Zaidi
SVP & GM, Power ICs and Connectivity Systems
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Athar Zaidi is a SVP/GM at Infineon Technologies where he manages Power ICs and Connectivity Systems (PCS) Business Line under Power and Sensor Systems (PSS) Division. Athar joined Infineon in 2016, prior to that he held leadership positions at Dialog Semiconductors, Maxim Integrated and Semtech Corporation where he managed global semiconductor businesses focusing on power management in Enterprise, Consumer, Industrial, Telecom and Automotive space. Athar has an MBA from UC Berkeley and Dual MS in Mechanical and Computer Engineering from North Carolina State University.
Company Profile
Here at Infineon, we combine entrepreneurial success with responsible action to make life easier, safer, and greener. Barely visible, semiconductors have become an indispensable part of everyday life. We play a key role in shaping a better future – with microelectronics that link the real and the digital world. Our semiconductors enable efficient energy management, smart mobility, as well as secure, seamless communications in an increasingly connected world. Infineon designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductors and system solutions. The focus of its activities is on automotive and industrial electronics, communication and information technologies, IoT, sensor technology and security. The product range comprises standard components, software, customer-specific solutions for devices and systems, as well as specific components for digital, analog, and mixed-signal applications.
Gene Sheridan
CEO
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Gene Sheridan brings over 25 years of experience in power management & semiconductors with an impressive track record in creating, leading and scaling businesses that have enjoyed excellent value creation, growth and profitability.
Most recently, Gene served as CEO of the VC-backed semiconductor start-up BridgeCo that captured 80% market share in the wireless audio market before a successful sale to Standard Microsystems Corporation (SMSC). Prior to BridgeCo, Gene served as VP & GM at International Rectifier where he managed a business unit with a team of over 100 employees and $600M annual revenues.
At IRF, Gene held several positions that spanned engineering, manufacturing, sales & marketing including the creation of a $70M/yr start-up. Gene holds a BSEE from Clarkson University.
Company Profile
Founded in 2014, Navitas develops ultra-efficient gallium nitride (GaN) semiconductors that are revolutionizing the world of power electronics in terms of efficiency, performance, size, cost and sustainability.
GaN is growing in importance because of its ability to offer significantly improved performance over conventional silicon semiconductors while reducing the energy and the physical space needed to deliver that performance. GaN technology will accelerate the transition to a sustainable future by delivering efficiency improvements, lowering the cost of clean energy and reducing the materials and energy needed to create power semiconductors.
Navitas is the industry leader in GaN with drive, control and protection in a single easy-to-use integrated circuit (IC). Navitas GaNFast ICs are easy-to-use ‘digital in, power out’ building blocks that enable up to one hundred times faster switching speeds while increasing energy savings by as much as 40%.
Fabio Necco
VP and GM of Automotive Power Division
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Vice President and General Manager of Automotive Power Division, Power Solutions Group, onsemi Fabio Necco joined onsemi in 2016. During his career, Mr. Necco has held various leadership positions within onsemi including Senior Director of the Automotive Power Solutions Business Unit from 2016 to 2021. He was then promoted to Vice President and General manager in 2021. Before joining onsemi, Mr. Necco served as Director of Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Segment group of Fairchild Semiconductor for 6 years. Fabio earned an MSEE at Italy’s oldest Italian technical university, Politecnico di Torino.
Company Profile
onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
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