May 06, 2021 AUSTIN, Texas, May 06, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ideal Power Inc. ( IPWR), pioneering the development and commercialization of highly efficient and broadly patented B-TRAN⢠bi-directional power switches, named Dr. Jiankang Bu Vice President of Engineering. Dr. Bu is a 20-year power semiconductor and power electronics engineer with deep technical expertise in semiconductor device physics, process and device simulation, wafer fabrication, process optimization, and product design. He holds over 30 issued patents and is the author of numerous technical publications. âWe are delighted to welcome Dr. Jiankang Bu, an accomplished power semiconductor engineering and technical leader, who fills a key post at a pivotal moment for Ideal Power. As we move into customer sampling and technology commercialization, he will direct the continued advancement of our B-TRAN⢠technology and products and our research and development and product design team including the design of the intelligent power module we plan to offer for commercial sale emerging from the sampling program. We expect his extensive experience working with conventional power semiconductor devices such as IGBTs and MOSFETs, with semiconductor foundries, and in designing power semiconductor devices, including power switch technologies for hybrid electric vehicle and EV applications, will prove invaluable as we move into sampling and commercialization over the coming quarters,â stated Dan Brdar, CEO of Ideal Power.