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Industry Sessions

Industry Sessions

  • Thursday, March 26, 2026
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS19 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Pt 1
    Industry Session Chair: David Chen (he/him/his) – Power Integrations
    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions
    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc (he/him/his) – Tyndall National Institute
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS20 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 1
    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE (he/him/his) – Independent Inventor
    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS21 - Power Modules and Packaging
    Industry Session Chair: Frank Cirolia, BSEE – Advanced Energy
    Industry Session Chair: Lei Han – Qorvo
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS22 - USB Power Delivery
    Industry Session Chair: Darwin Fernandez (he/him/his) – Texas Instruments
    Industry Session Chair: Armando Mesa – onsemi
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS23 - Reliability: From Stress to Strength: Physics-Based Reliability for Next-Generation GaN Power Systems
    Industry Session Chair: Crystal Yannarella – L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES
    Industry Session Chair: Eric Swenson – STSM – Power Technology and Qualification
  • 8:20 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    IS24 - Pairing Capacitors with Inductors to Create Better Solutions
    Industry Session Chair: Alan J. Cooper, Ph.D CEng. MIET – YAGEO
    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS25 - Improving Energy Efficiency and Availability Pt 2
    Industry Session Chair: David Chen (he/him/his) – Power Integrations
    Industry Session Chair: Kai Li – MEAN WELL Power Solutions
    Industry Session Chair: Mike Hayes, MEngSc (he/him/his) – Tyndall National Institute
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS26 - Magnetic Materials for Existing and Emerging Applications Part 2
    Industry Session Chair: George A. Slama – Wurth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Matt Wilkowski, MSEE – Würth Elektronik
    Industry Session Chair: Ed Herbert, BEEE (he/him/his) – Independent Inventor
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS27 - Commercial Monolithic Bidirectional Switches are Here. Are They Ready for Adoption in Your Power Converter Products?
    Industry Session Chair: Victor Veliadis, PhD (he/him/his) – PowerAmerica
    Industry Session Chair: Thomas M. Jahns, PhD (he/him/his) – University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS28 - Power Converter Control Circuits and Algorithms
    Industry Session Chair: Edward A. Jones, PhD (he/him/his) – Infineon Technologies Austria AG
    Industry Session Chair: Reza Sharifi – Texas Instruments
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS29 - Standards and Compliance for Power Supplies
    Industry Session Chair: Raghukumar Bommenahalli – Dekra
    Industry Session Chair: Doug Hopkins – NC State University
  • 10:20 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    IS30 - Vertical Power for AI Data Centers
    Industry Session Chair: Rob Halligan – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)
    Industry Session Chair: Chance Dunlap – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)
    Industry Session Chair: Chris Casey – Amber Semiconductor, Inc. (AmberSemi)