Technology >> CEO Interviews >> February 22, 2010

Advanced Analogic Technologies, Inc. – Richard K. Williams

Richard K. Williams, President, CEO and Chief Technical Officer of AnalogicTech, is an acknowledged device physics expert in power management and IC technology, and has invented many landmark products. Prior to AnalogicTech, he spent 18 years at Siliconix, where he was Senior Director of device concept and design. He invented and developed several milestone devices, including an airbag controller IC for Mercedes-Benz, a LiIon battery disconnect switch for Sony and Apple Computer, and the first-production Trench Power MOSFET. Mr. Williams holds a BSEE from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MSEE from Santa Clara University. Profile
TWST: Let's start with the history of AnalogicTech.

Mr. Williams: We started back in the fall of 1998, and we formed this company with people who had an expertise in semiconductors and power