El Segundo’s Navitas plans to upend device charger market with $1 billion public offering

Story by Jake Safane Photos by Philicia Endelman (PhiliciaEndelman.com) Gallium Nitride Valley. The words don’t have quite the same ring to them as Silicon Valley. But at the pace Gene Sheridan’s Navitas Semiconductor is growing, Gallium Nitride (GaN) could be the next big combination of elements (Gallium and Nitrogen) to power the modern world. The Palos Verdes Estates resident co-founded Navitas with Dan Kinzer in 2014. During the third quarter of this year, they plan to take their comp