IS03 - Capacitor Circuit Design Essentials for Modern Challenges

Tuesday, March 24, 2026

8:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT

Industry Session Chair(s)

Christoph Sachs (he/him/his)

University Of Stuttgart, Institute For System Dynamics

8:30 AM - 8:55 AM CT

How Capacitors are qualified and how to interpret datasheet values
Industry Session Presenter: Jon Izkue (he/him/his) – Wurth Elektronik
8:55 AM - 9:20 AM CT

Optimized Material Selection for targeted Electrolytic Capacitor Designs
Industry Session Presenter: Benjamin Dermeik – CapXon
9:20 AM - 9:45 AM CT

Cooling Considerations for an MLCC Array in a Resonant Power Converter
Industry Session Presenter: Hunter Hayes, PhD – KEMET Electronics Corporation
9:45 AM - 10:10 AM CT

Optimizing Modern Power:- The Role of Parasitics in High Performance Design
Industry Session Presenter: Octavian-Tudor Stroe, MSc – Wurth Elektronik
10:40 AM - 11:05 AM CT

Trends in Power Applications versus Operational Life of Aluminum Electrolytic Capacitors — The Key is Thermal Management
Industry Session Presenter: MaryAnn Fulton – YAGEO
Industry Session Presenter: Rui Montiero – YAGEO
Industry Session Presenter: Rita Caeiro – YAGEO
11:05 AM - 11:30 AM CT

High-Temperature Solid-State Metallized Polymer Capacitors for Power Processing Applications
Industry Session Presenter: Angelo Yializis – PolyCharge
11:30 AM - 11:55 AM CT

Switched-Capacitor Power ICs for Emerging Data Center Architectures
Industry Session Presenter: Dennis Larsen, PhD – Skycore Semiconductors