Niels Posthuma

R&D Manager, Group manager of GaN Power Technology group at imec

Antwerp Metropolitan Area

About

R&D manager semiconductor process integration with experience in project and people management. Specialized in GaN power electronics, p-GaN HEMT process integration and development. Previously specialized on solar cell technology with experience on germanium and high efficiency silicon solar cells, including Interdigitated back contact (IBC) solar cells.

Experience

  • imec (26 yrs 5 mos)
    • R&D Manager, Group manager of GaN Power Technology group
      Oct 2025 - Present · 10 mos

      Group manager GaN Power Technology group. Specialized on p-GaN gate HEMT technology.

    • R&D Manager, Team leader of GaN Process integration team at imec
      Jul 2024 - Oct 2025 · 1 yr 4 mos

      Specialized on p-GaN gate HEMT technology. Team leader of the GaN process integration team.

    • Principal Engineer GaN power electronics and team leader GaN Process Integration team
      Jan 2021 - Nov 2024 · 3 yrs 11 mos

      Principal engineer GaN power Electronics, specialized on p-GaN gate HEMT technology. Team leader of the GaN process integration team.

  • Scientist at Universiteit Twente
    2000 - 2000 · Less than a year

    Integration of IO circuits with photodiodes

  • Internship student at Philips Semiconductors
    Aug 1998 - Nov 1998 · 4 mos

    Software development in the 'Product line cellular' group located in Zürich, Switzerland