News: Suppliers
6 May 2025
Nitride Global selected for Plug and Play Semiconductor Accelerator Program
Materials supplier Nitride Global of Wichita, KS, USA says it has been accepted into the Plug and Play Semiconductor Accelerator Program. Out of more than 600 applicants, Nitride Global was selected as one of only 20 standout companies chosen to participate in this year’s cohort, recognized for driving the future of semiconductor innovation.
Founded in 2009, Nitride Global focuses on next-generation advanced materials in the areas of ultrawide-bandgap (UWBG) semiconductors with its bulk aluminium nitride (AlN) products, and an advanced packaging solution based on its proprietary aluminum oxynitride (AlON), a thermal management, dielectric and passivation coating for use in power electronics and 3D packaging.
Headquartered in Silicon Valley and present in 60+ locations across five continents, Plug and Play is an innovation platform that connects startups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies, offering corporate innovation programs and helping corporate partners in every stage of innovation, from education to execution. It also organizes startup acceleration programs and has built an in-house VC to drive innovation across industries.
Throughout the Plug and Play Semiconductor Accelerator Program, Nitride Global will gain access to vital resources, including specialized workshops, expert mentorship, business development opportunities, potential investment connections, and the opportunity to collaborate with other cohort startups. The program culminates in an Expo Day on 23 October, where Nitride Global will present its technologies to an audience of corporate partners, investors and industry leaders at Plug and Play’s NeoCity facility in Osceola County, Florida, an emerging hub for semiconductor innovation and economic growth.
“Our innovations in UWBG materials and next-generation advanced packaging technologies are redefining thermal management, substrate performance, and energy efficiency for next-generation electronic systems,” says Nitride Global’s CEO Mahyar Khosravi. “We look forward to leveraging this opportunity to accelerate our impact on the semiconductor, aerospace, data-center, electric vehicle, and sustainable energy sectors.”
Nitride Global says that, as one of only four companies in the world and the only North American-owned entity in the bulk AlN space, it is establishing fully domestic capabilities in semiconductor innovation, addressing supply chain security, and reducing global carbon footprints across sectors such as electric vehicles, aerospace, and power grids.
“Plug and Play represents a unique platform to collaborate and scale transformational technologies,” comments Nitride Global’s president Dr Brian Soller.
