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IQE appoints Trevor Martin as director of global GaN strategy
With over 25 years’ experience in advanced compound semiconductor materials, Martin joins IQE from QinetiQ, where he was responsible for their overall epitaxial capabilities and the development of GaN technology.
IQE, a supplier of epitaxial wafer growth services for the Wireless, Optoelectronic, Solar, and Solid-State Lighting industries has appointed Trevor Martin as Director of global GaN Strategy.
Martin will be responsible for enhancing and delivering IQE’s GaN strategy across the Group and will be based at the Company’s headquarters in Cardiff, UK.
GaN is becoming an increasingly important material system across a diverse range of markets encompassing defense, industrial and consumer applications, from high efficiency power switching, high power radio frequency to advanced optoelectronics in the form of lasers and LED’s. Opportunities for GaN materials will be driven by technology “megatrends” such as efficient power generation and transmission, efficient energy usage such as solid state lighting, electric vehicles, and improved wireless infrastructure.
Martin has over 25 years’ experience in advanced compound semiconductor materials and joins IQE from QinetiQ, Malvern, UK where he was responsible for their overall epitaxial capabilities and the development of GaN technology.
Trevor Martin received his PhD from the University of Glasgow for work on MBE growth on InP and has been involved in the development of a number of key semiconductor technologies prior to his work in GaN, these include the on-wafer integration of optical devices and the development of antimony based devices. He has also had extensive involvement in large multinational collaborative programs, has served on numerous academic steering and review panels, has co-authored over 150 papers, and is co-inventor on a number of patents.
Adrian Meldrum, Business Development Director said, “IQE has established an enviable reputation as a global leader in GaN based materials and Trevor’s appointment complements and further strengthens our technology leadership in this important market sector. On behalf of the Board and Management I welcome Trevor to the team and look forward to working with him.”
