Balu Balakrishnan joined Power Integrations, Inc., in 1989 and served in a variety of roles before becoming President and COO in 2001. He was named CEO and appointed to the company’s board of directors in 2002. Mr. Balakrishnan has more than 30 years of engineering, marketing and management experience in the semiconductor industry, including product-line management responsibility at National Semiconductor Corporation. He is the Chief Inventor of Power Integrations’ TOPSwitch, TinySwitch and EcoSmart technologies, and holds 120 patents. Mr. Balakrishnan has received the Discover Award for Technological Innovation, as well as a TechAmerica Innovation Award, both in recognition of the environmental benefits of EcoSmart technology.
