Transphorm

Transphorm Inc. is a semiconductor company focussed on producing transistors made from gallium nitride (GaN) for use in switched-mode power supplies.[1] It has raised about $220 million in venture capital since 2007 from investors including Fujitsu, KKR, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, and Google Ventures.[2] It is headquartered in Goleta, California, close to the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) from which the company is an offshoot and where the co-founder and CTO, Umesh Mishra, is a professor.[3][4][5]

Transphorm, Inc.
Private
IndustryPower electronics
HeadquartersGoleta, California
ProductsGaN power transistors
Websitetransphormusa.com

References
  1. Hsu, Tiffany (2011-02-23). "California start-up Transphorm gets $20 million from Google Ventures to develop power conversion technology". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2015-11-29. $38 million in capital from Google, Kleiner Perkins and more.
  2. "Transphorm". CrunchBase. Retrieved 2015-11-30.
  3. "The Daily Start-Up: Japan's Giants Lead $35M Round for Transphorm, Seeing Potential in GaN-Based Electronics". Wall Street Journal. 2012-10-02. Retrieved 2015-11-29. Japanese corporations led a $35 million Series E investment in U.S. start-up Transphorm
  4. Clark, Don (2013-11-28). "Fujitsu Reaches Deal With Transphorm". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-11-29. Transphorm Inc. said it would buy rival operations of Japan's Fujitsu Ltd. as the U.S. startup furthers its pursuit of new technology for saving energy in electronic products.
  5. Clark, Don (2015-06-22). "Energy-Saving Material Gets a Boost". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2015-11-29. [KKR] is using its own money to lead a $70 million funding round for the startup Transphorm Inc.
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