Joff Derluyn

Joff Derluyn, PhD, is a co-founder and CTO of EpiGaN(www.epigan.com), which was founded in 2010 as a spin-off from imec. In May 2019, EpiGaN became a part of Soitec (www.soitec.com) and was integrated into the organization as a separate business unit. In EpiGaN/Soitec, Joff is responsible for the GaN R&D and product roadmap. He has over 20 years of experience in MOCVD epitaxy and device processing of III-N and III-V semiconductor materials and devices, holds over 50 granted patents in the field of III-N electronics and is author or co-author of over 100 peer-reviewed publications. He acts as reviewer for high impact scientific journals such as APL, EDL and TED.

Prior to founding EpiGaN, Joff was at imec, Leuven, Belgium, as the responsible for the GaN devices and characterization team.

He holds a Master’s degree and a PhD degree in electrical engineering from Ghent university, Ghent, Belgium, on the topic of epitaxial growth of dilute nitrides.