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Industry Sessions

Industry Sessions

  • Tuesday, March 24, 2026
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS01 - What is the next killer application for wide bandgap semiconductors?
    Industry Session Chair: Timothy K. McDonald – Power Q Consulting, Inc.
    Industry Session Chair: Peter Di Maso, MBA – Cambridge GaN Devices
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS02 - AI and Digital Twins Transforming Power Device Innovation
    Industry Session Chair: Jaume Roig – onsemi
    Industry Session Chair: Stephanie Watts Butler, PhD, PE – WattsButler LLC
    Industry Session Chair: Kevin Hermanns – PE-Systems GmbH
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS03 - Capacitor circuit design essentials for modern challenges
    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO
    Industry Session Chair: Frank Puhane, B.Eng (he/him/his) – Wurth Electronik
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS04 - 3D-Power Packaging for AI and its Application in Power Systems Optimization
    Industry Session Chair: Jason Rouse, PhD, MBA – Taiyo America, Inc.
    Industry Session Chair: Vikas Gupta, PhD – ASE US, Inc
    Industry Session Chair: John Bultitude – Bultitude Consulting LLC
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS05 - Gate Drivers and their Applications
    Industry Session Chair: Emanuel Eni – Infineon Technologies AG
    Industry Session Chair: Yifu Zhang – Infineon Technologies
  • 8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT
    IS06 - Power Electronics for High Performance Computing: Opportunities and Challenges in Hyperscalers
    Industry Session Chair: Minjie Chen, PhD (he/him/his) – Princeton University
    Industry Session Chair: Robert C.N. Pilawa-Podgurski – UC Berkeley