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John Williams Palmour

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John Williams Palmour (October 14, 1960 – November 13, 2022) was co-founder and chief technology officer of Wolfspeed in Durham, North Carolina. He was named a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) in 2013 for his work in the development and commercialization of wide-bandgap semiconductor devices.[1]

Palmour died on November 13, 2022, aged 62.[2][3]

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  1. ^ "2013 elevated fellow" (PDF). IEEE Fellows Directory. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2017-04-14.
  2. ^ Ohnesorge, Lauren (2022-11-14). "Wolfspeed co-founder John Palmour, lifelong NC State fan, dies". www.bizjournals.com. Retrieved 2022-11-16.
  3. ^ Rick Smith (November 15, 2022). "Remembering Cree/Wolfspeed co-founder John Palmour, 62". WRAL TechWire. Archived from the original on 16 November 2022. Retrieved 16 November 2022.