IEEE Power Electronics Magazine - March 2018 - 51

ANNOUNCEMENT

The IEEE International Symposium on
Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs
Celebrating 30 YEARS of Excellence in Advancing Power Semiconductor Technologies
ISPSD is the world's premier forum for technical discussions in all areas of power
semiconductor devices and power integrated circuits. Main topics include but are not
limited to device physics, modeling, design, fabrication, materials, packaging, device
reliability, and device/circuit interactions for both silicon and WBG semiconductors.
Since its first meeting in Japan in 1988, ISPSD has made critical contributions to the
growth of the global power semiconductor industry over the past three decades,
enabling energy-efficient power electronic applications such as solar power, wind
power, electric vehicles, data centers, and industrial drives. Most of the breakthrough
power device technologies were first reported and presented at ISPSD conferences
before they became large commercial successes. Come join us as ISPSD 2018 will
celebrate 30 years of excellence in advancing power semiconductor technologies with a
series of technical and social events such as:
▪ Plenary talks from industry experts including "ISPSD: A 30 Year Journey in
Advancing Power Semiconductor Technology" by Dr. Leo Lorentz and "Silicon, GaN
and SiC: there's room for all" by Larry Spaziani of GaN Systems.
▪ A full-day short course with topics on "AlGaN/GaN Device Reliability", "Vertical
GaN Devices", "SiC Design and Fabrication", "Charge Balance Si Power Devices",
"Loss Mechanisms in Si and WBG Power Devices", and "Multichip Power Module
Design and Assembly".
▪ Over 45 oral and 75 poster presentations selected from 235 paper submissions.
The 4-day, 400+ attendee conference uses a single session format with no
concurrent parallel sessions.
▪ Industrial exhibitions from key vendors and suppliers in the power semiconductor
community.
▪ ISPSD 30th anniversary celebration social events including Induction of ISPSD Hall of
Fame and "Ask a Founder" interviews.
▪ Companion tours and social programs (Chicago architecture tours, Chicago dinning
tours, etc.).
Chicago is the third largest city in the United States with non-stop flights connecting to
most major cities in Asia, Europe, and North America. This great city is an international
hub for finance, commerce, industry, technology, telecommunications, and
transportation. Chicago is the headquarters to 12 Fortune 500 companies, and has
major automotive OEMs and suppliers, industrial equipment manufacturers within 300
mile radius, including Ford, GM, Chrysler, Delphi, Rockwell, Eaton, Johnson Control,
Caterpillar, and Cummings. The city of Chicago is the birth place of modern skyscrapers
and a living museum of modern architecture. ISPSD 2018 will be held in the historical
Palmer House Hilton Hotel, in the beautiful and safe downtown district of Chicago,
with numerous museums, parks, theaters, restaurants, and shops within a walking
distance. We trust you and your family will enjoy your stay in Chicago.

Palmer House Hilton
May 13-18, 2018
www.ISPSD2018.com
Late News submission deadline
(limited acceptance):
March 1, 2018
Final manuscript submission
deadline:
March 15, 2018
General Chair:
Prof. Z. John Shen
Illinois Institute of Technology, USA
Email: johnshen@ieee.org
Technical Program Chair:
Prof. Wai Tung Ng
University of Toronto, Canada
Email: ngwt@vrg.utoronto.ca
Finance Chair:
Dr. Sujit Banerjee
Monolith Semiconductor, USA
Publicity Chair:
Dr. David Sheridan
AOS Semiconductor, USA
Publication Chair:
Prof. Olivier Trescases
University of Toronto, Canada
Short Course Chair:
Prof. Alex Huang
University of Texas at Austin, USA
Industrial Liaison and Expo Chair:
Dr. Victor Veliadis
Power America, USA
Local Arrangements Chair:
Dr. Anup Bhalla
United Silicon Carbide Inc., USA

ISPSD 2018 is sponsored by the IEEE Electron Device Society (EDS) and technically co-sponsored by the IEEE Power
Electronics Society (PELS) and the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS)

Digital Object Identifier 10.1109/MPEL.2017.2784078

http://www.ISPSD2018.com

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