PowerUp Expo 2023 | AspenCore | 27 June 2023 | Online

Power electronics technologies have undergone a radical transformation following the introduction of wide-bandgap (WBG) devices, such as silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN). These materials, in fact, have characteristics that make them particularly suitable for applications that operate at high voltages and high switching frequencies. To fully exploit the potential offered by wide-bandgap semiconductors, designers must understand the challenges of these materials.

Power electronics design will continue to focus on reducing the size and complexity of devices while increasing their functionality. The design will increasingly incorporate AI and machine learning algorithms to improve performance, monitor system health, and optimize energy management. Future developments will be integrated not only in automotive, industrial, aerospace markets, but also with IoT technologies to create a more connected and automated energy system.

Semiconductor devices are used to drive motors and control power. As efficiency standards for these applications get better, cost-effective and energy-efficient control solutions, test and measurement solutions, and transducers/sensors make design easier and offer a high level of integration, as well as better safety features and certified isolation capabilities.

Moreover, using energy harvesting techniques and new power semiconductors to make electrical and electronic systems work as well as possible is an important part of engineering.

2023 Speakers

Dr. Sam Abdel-Rahman
System Architect Residential Solar & Energy Storage, Infineon

Dr. Zaki Ahmed
Technical Director and Founder, Pulsiv

Doug Bailey
Vice President of Marketing & Applications Engineering, Power Integrations

Anup Bhalla
Chief Engineer for Power Devices, Qorvo

Thierry Bouchet
CEO, Wise Integration

Andrea Bricconi
Chief Commercial Officer, Cambridge GaN Devices

Roberto Crisafulli
Director, GaN & RF Business Unit, STMicroelectronics

Mrinal Das
Senior Director of Technical Marketing, Advanced Power Division, Onsemi

Dr. Filippo Di Giovanni
Strategic Marketing, Innovation and Key Programs Manager – Power Transistor Macro Division, STMicroelectronics

Mark Drucker
Chief Executive Officer, Silanna Semiconductor North America

Mike Engelhardt
Qspice Creator, Qorvo

Peter Friedrichs
Vice President SiC, Infineon

Patrick Le Fèvre
Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, Powerbox

Alex Lidow
CEO, Efficient Power Conversion (EPC)

Denis Marcon
General Manager, Innoscience Europe

Dan Martin
Product Manager, Wolfspeed

Guy Moxey
Senior Director of Power Marketing, Wolfspeed

Haachitaba Mweene
Senior Principal System Engineer Power & Signal Conversion, Nexperia

Stein Nesbakk
Marketing Engineer, Nexperia

Stephen Oliver
VP Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations, Navitas

Eric Persson
Senior Principal Engineer, Wide-Bandgap Applications, Infineon

Nick Powers
Technical Marketing Manager, Wolfspeed

Dr. Johannes Schoiswohl
Business Line Head EPIC, Infineon Technologies

Jeff Sherman
Senior Manager, Product & Marketing Applications, Renesas

Ming Su
Senior Technical Marketing Manager, ROHM

Niclas Thon
System Application Engineer, Infineon

Dr. Victor Veliadis
Executive Director & CTO, PowerAmerica

Gianni Vitale
Application Director, STMicroelectronics

Rob Weber
Product Line Director, Silicon Carbide Business Unit, Microchip Technology

Adam White
Division President of Power & Sensor Systems, Infineon Technologies

Philip Zuk
Senior Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, Transphorm

2023 Sponsors

• Infineon
• Wolfspeed
• Aehr Test Systems
• Conquer
• Fujipoly
• Xplore Digital Library
• Nexperia
• Power Integrations
• Qorvo All Around You
• Renesas
• ST
• Transphorm