1. APEC 2017 Sustains Record Growth; Plans Now Underway for APEC2018 in San Antonio
   
2. PSMA 2017 Annual Meeting
   
3. Committee Chairs Report at PSMA 2017 Annual Meeting
   
4. PSMA Special Call for Papers
   
5. Meet Your Directors
   
6. Welcome to PSMA
   
7. PSMA Power Technology Roadmap 2017 Report Is Now Available
   
8. PSMA Magnetics Committee Magnetics Workshop: Power Magnetics @ High Frequency- Transforming the Black Magic to Engineering
   
9. International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging 2017
   
10. Call for papers WiPDA 2017
    
11. China Power Supply Society Conference 2017 (CPSSC’2017) Call for Papers
    
12. PSMA's Power Technology Roadmap 2017: Will Power Empower the Electronics Industry?
    
13. PSMA Safety & Compliance Committee Presentation Update on IEC 62368-1
    
14. Solar Energy Stock Index Q1 2017
    
15. Solar Energy DealReader Q1 2017
    
16. EMS Stock Index Q1 2017
    
17. EMS DealReader Q1 2017
    
18. Events of Interest – Mark Your Calendar
    

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fter the very successful APEC 2016 in Long Beach, there were some concerns that the 2017 event in Tampa might slow the growth trend that we have experienced over the past ten years. Remarkably, Tampa continued the growth rates in virtually every category, with attendance exceeding Long Beach in full conference, technical session and education seminar registrations. Total registration was down by about 500, with nearly two-thirds of this lower count attributed to fewer exhibitor registrations – that in spite of the fact that we had more companies (266 vs. 263) and more booth spaces (432 vs. 394) than in Long Beach.

The reviews that have come in about Tampa have been universally positive. APEC 2017 retains its claim as “The Premier Global Event in Applied Power Electronics” with 574 Technical Papers, 18 Professional Education Seminars and 120 Industry Session presentations.

Plans are fully underway for APEC 2018 in San Antonio, March 4-8. As we close the books on APEC 2017, there are already 246 companies signed up to exhibit at APEC 2018. In addition, the big and important job of selecting the papers, seminars and industry sessions is just getting underway. Submissions for all categories of presentations are made via the Presenter Portal (www.apec-conf.org/speakers/).

Call for Papers for Technical Sessions - Now Open

Submissions of digests of technical papers for consideration are due by late July. Prospective authors are asked to submit a digest explaining the problem that will be addressed by the paper, the major results, and how this is different from the closest existing literature. Papers presented at APEC must be original material and not have been previously presented or published. The principal criteria in selecting digests will be the usefulness of the work to the practicing power electronic professional. Reviewers value evidence of completed experimental work.

Call for Professional Education Seminar Proposals – Opens in Early July

Professional Education Seminars at APEC 2018 will address the need for in-depth discussion of important and complex power electronics topics. Submission are due by early September. Seminars are three-and-a-half hours (including breaks) in length, can range from broad to narrow in scope, and can vary from introductory to advanced in technical level. Topics are to address the practical issues of the specification, design, manufacture and marketing of power electronic components, products, and systems.

Call for Presentations for Industry Sessions – Opens in Early July

The Industry Sessions run in parallel with the technical sessions and have proven to be very popular. Submissions for proposed presentations are due by early September. Speakers are invited to make a presentation only and are not required to submit a formal paper. The target audience for the Industry Sessions differs from typical technical sessions and includes system engineers/architects and business-oriented people such as marketing and sales, purchasing agents, information technologists, regulatory agencies, and others who support the power electronics industry.

Make your plans now to be part of APEC 2018 and add this important event on your calendar and in your budget for next year. And do your part to make it an even better conference by volunteering to be on the peer-review panel in areas where you are qualified.
See you in San Antonio!

Provided by Greg Evans, APEC 2017 Publicity Chair

ver 60 PSMA members and guests attended the PSMA Annual Meeting, held at the Tampa Convention Center in Tampa, FL during APEC 2017.

The buffet breakfast before the meeting start provided attendees an opportunity for networking and meeting colleagues. Chairman Eric Persson officially opened the meeting by welcoming all the attendees and asked each to briefly introduce themselves. Among those present were many of the 40 recipients of the APEC Student Travel Support. This support is provided jointly by IAS, PELS and PSMA and attracted 130 applicants from 64 different schools in 21 countries.

The first item on the agenda was the election of four people to the Board of Directors. The following candidates were elected to the Board of Directors for the three-year term (2017-2020):

The attendees congratulated and welcomed Dhaval Dalal, Fred Weber and Brian Zahnstecher as new directors and director Alain Chapuis who was elected for his second terms.

The Chair recognized the contributions of Ernie Parker, Eric Persson and Steven Oliver whose terms as Directors had expired and expressed the appreciation of PSMA for their service and continued contributions to the Association. As provided in the Bylaws, Steven Oliver and Eric Persson will remain as members of the Executive Committee until their terms expire in 2018.

In the Chairman’s Report following the election, Eric Persson briefly reviewed some of the major accomplishments of the Association for the year including:

• The Association is financially sound and membership is growing
  
• There are increased activities in sponsoring workshops and working with IEEE PELS as technical and financial sponsors for workshops and events
  
• There is continuing cooperation and expanded partnership with CPSS
  
• Publication of the 2017 Power Technology Roadmap and Plenary Presentation at APEC 2017
• The Technical Committees organized 8 Industry Sessions at APEC 2107.
  

Eric discussed his vision for the Association going forward and encouraged all members to pick one or two of the Technical Committees and to participate in their activities as being the best way for people to increase the benefits of membership. He also focused on expanding PSMA cooperation with CPSS and EPSMA and encouraged the Technical Committees to increase their efforts to Support Webinars and Workshops that address emerging technologies and applications

Finally Eric also presented Special Recognition Awards to the following individuals for their contributions to the Association in the past year:

• Dhaval Dalal and Conor Quinn for their leadership as Co-Chairs of the 2017 Power Technology Roadmap.
  
• Doug Hopkins for his leadership as General Chair of the 3D-PEIM Symposium.
  
• Jose Cobos for his leadership as General Chair of the PwrSoC 2016 workshop.
  
• Matt Wilkowski for his overall leadership and contributions as Chair in organizing the second very successful Magnetics workshop.
  

Following the Chairman’s Report was the financial Report prepared by Michel Grenon, Secretary/ Treasurer. Since Michel was unable to attend APEC 2017, Joe Horzepa, Executive Director, reviewed the current financial status of the Association and presented the six quarter forecast. The financial status and outlook for the Association continues to be good with sufficient funds to support a number of Special Projects that can be of benefit of the membership.

Each of the PSMA Technical Committees presented a report. You can read more about these on page 3 of this issue.

Jonathan Kimball, General Chair for APEC 2017, provided an update on the overall conference which is expected to be a very busy and successful event. He recognized the efforts of the Organizing and Steering Committees and presented some summary statistics:

• 18 Professional Education Seminars
• 269 Exhibitors in the exposition
  
• 16 Micromouse competitors
  
• 574 Technical Papers in 8 parallel lecture sessions (312) and dialogue session (262)
  
• 120 Industry Session presentations in 4 parallel sessions
  
• 3 Rap Sessions
  

Eric Persson, Program Chair for APEC 2017 and General Chair for APEC 2018, reported that planning for APEC 2018 is well underway and will be held at the Henry B. Gonzales Convention Center in San Antonio TX March 4-8, 2018. The Call for Papers is included in this issue of the Update and more information will be available in coming weeks.

The invited speaker at this year’s Annual Meeting was Dr. Keiichi Hirose, from the Data Center Business Unit of NTT Facilities, Inc. Japan, reviewed the benefits of a 380 VDC distribution system architecture compared to the AC and 48 VDC distribution system architectures commonly used in telecom and data center server system installations. He reviewed some recent installations and NTT’s plans to promote and replace existing AC and 48 VDC installations.

Before adjourning, Chairman Eric Persson asked the attendees for their comments and any suggestions for the future directions and activities for Association that would increase the value of membership. A number of areas were discussed and will be considered by the Board.

The minutes from the PSMA Annual Meeting have been posted in the Members Only area of the PSMA web site together with the charts from the presentations.

The Sunday prior to the Annual Meeting PSMA hosted a reception with members of the China Power Supply Society (CPSS). This provided a great opportunity for members of both organizations to network and discuss options and activities that will benefit members of both organizations over the next year. Several members of CPSS also attended the PSMA Annual Meeting.

The Annual Meeting, PSMA Committee meetings, as well as the technical sessions, seminars, Industry Presentations, exhibits and other events kept PSMA members busy all the week. The APEC social event, Little Havana in the Curtis Hixon Waterfront Park, gave everyone a chance to relax and enjoy themselves.

There was a full exhibit hall at APEC 2017. Many of the PSMA member companies exhibiting participated in a “Passport” game in which attendees who visited their booths had their passport booklets stamped. Attendees turned in their completed passports for a chance to win one of 2 prizes, an iPad mini and bluetooth headphones. Traffic to members’ booths was brisk and the lucky winners were very happy with their prizes.

The lucky Passport winners claim their prizes

ach of the PSMA Technical Committees provided updates on the recent activities of their committees at the Annual Meeting at APEC 2017 in Tampa, FL. Each of the Technical Committees also held individual committee meetings during the week of APEC 2017.

Martin Fornage, Alternative Energy Committee Co-Chair, reported that the committee has been meeting monthly and has organized a four speaker Industry Session that will be presented during APEC 2017 with the theme of “Transactive Energy”. The committee plans to merge with the Energy Efficiency Committee and the new committee will be named Energy Management.

Fred Weber, Capacitor Committee Co-Chair, reported that the committee has organized a seven speaker Industry Session with the theme of “Capacitor Technologies For Evolving Power Electronics Applications”. The committee is meeting during the week and will discuss the possibility of sponsoring a workshop the day prior to APEC 2018.

Ed Herbert, Energy Efficiency Committee Co-Chair, reported the committee organized a seven speaker Industry Session for APEC 2017. The committee continues to support the effort to update the Energy Efficiency Data Base available on the PSMA web site. Arnold Alderman presented a summary on the status of the Energy Efficiency Data Base for the past year. As indicated in the report from the Alternative Energy Committee, the Energy Efficiency and Alternative Energy Committees will merge into a new Energy Management Committee.

Mike Hayes, Energy Harvesting Committee Co-Chair, reported that the committee which was reactived in 2015 has been meeting monthly via teleconference and now has 19 enthusiastic members. The committee supported the 2017 PSMA Power Technology Roadmap and has presented two webinars as part of the Roadmap effort. The committee has expanded and updated the Energy Harvesting forum on the PSMA web site and organized a six presentation Industry Session at APEC 2017 with the theme “Energy Harvesting is Real and Useful for PE Community”. In addition, the Energy Harvesting Industry Session will include table top demonstrations of selected products.

Brian Cheng, Industry-Education Committee Co-Chair, reviewed the objectives of the committee which are to promote interaction between power electronics students and industry and to promote power electronics to university and pre-university students. The committee has spearheaded a joint program with PELS and IAS for Travel Support for students to attend APEC. For APEC 2017, 40 students from 18 countries will share a total of $40,000. An on-going initiative of the PSMA Industry-Education Committee is posting resumes that students submit on the Members Only area of the PSMA website.

Frank Cirolia, Marketing Committee Co-Chair, provided an overview of the committee and highlighted some of the activities on its current agenda. The committee developed updated graphics for the PSMA display booth which will be debuted at during the exhibits at APEC. He also reviewed the ongoing activities to increase the membership base and the value of membership

Brian Narveson, Power Electronics Packaging Committee Co-Chair, reviewed the activities and results of the committee this past year. It has been an outstanding year with the organizing of a 7-presentaion Industry Sessions for APEC 2017, organizing the 3D PEIM Symposium in June, providing financial and technical support for IWIPP 2017 and providing support for the 2017 Roadmap. The committee also co-sponsored with IEEE PELS the 5th workshop on PwrSoC 2016 that was held in Madrid Spain October 3-6, 2016. A full report on the PwrSoC 2016 workshop will be presented during the PSMA Board of Directors meeting following the Annual Meeting. For the coming year, the committee plans to organize a Special Project on components for 3D Power Packaging

Kevin Parmenter, Safety & Compliance Committee Co-Chair, reported that the committee is active and organizing two Industry Sessions at APEC2017. The first is on Power Supply Safety and EMC and the second Industry Session is on Isolation Technologies. The committee has also supported the Power Technology Roadmap and has presented two webinars on Safety and Compliance issues. Finally the committee continues to promote and support the Safety and Compliance Data base on the web site. The data base content is updated on a continuing basis as well as adding additional agencies that are tracked.

Ritu Sodhi, Co-Chair of the Semiconductor Committee, reported the committee has been very active this past year and has organized a 7 presentation Industry session focusing on how silicon and wide bandgap power devices enable advanced topologies and applications at high frequencies. The committee has also supported the 2017 PSMA Power Technology project and organized webinars for the project. The committee will also participate and sponsor the 2017 WIPDA (Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications) workshop that will be held in Albuquerque October 30 to November 1, 2017. In addition, during the current year, the committee is considering organizing a Special Projects that would be of benefit to the industry.

Dhaval Dalal, Power Technology Roadmap Committee Co-Chair, reported that the committee has issued the 2017 Power Technology Roadmap Report and will present an overview of the report at the 2017 APEC Plenary Session. The 537 page report is the result of technical inputs from 82 participants and the 13 Webinars that were held this cycle. The Roadmap subtitle is “Empowering the Electronics Industry – A Power Technology Roadmap”. The committee began their webinar series in support of the 2017 roadmap in February of 2016 and held a total of 13 webinars. The webinar series was presented by recognized industry experts discussing Power Architectures, Technology and Market Forces, and Components. Every webinar presentation is included in the roadmap publication together with the electronic copy which also includes the recording with the Q&A. The committee is currently seeking volunteers to join the committee and contribute to the 2019 PSMA Power Technology Roadmap effort. Planning will begin in September at the PSMA Annual PSMA Planning Meeting to be held in San Antonio TX.

Ralph Taylor, Transportation Power Electronics Committee Co-Chair, reported the committee has been very active this past year and organized a 7-Presentation Industry Session with a theme entitled: “Electrification, It’s Not Just About the Powertrain”. The presenters are from the major automotive manufacturers and experts from the industry.

More information about the PSMA committees was made available during the week at the individual committee meetings. PSMA members and guests were encouraged to attend these meetings to learn more about the committees and to help plan activities for the coming year.

All of the PSMA Technical Committee meetings are held via teleconferencing and are open to individuals interested in learning about and participating in the work of the committees. This is an excellent way to network with others and to influence the technical direction of the committees.

APEC 2018

33rd Annual
IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition

March 4th – 8th, 2018       Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, TX, USA

PEC 2018 continues the long-standing tradition of addressing issues of immediate and long-term interest to the practicing power electronic engineer. Outstanding technical content is provided at one of the lowest registration costs of any IEEE conference. APEC 2018 will provide a) the best power electronics exposition, b) professional development courses taught by world-class experts, c) presentations of peer-reviewed technical papers covering a wide range of topics, and d) venue to network and enjoy the company of fellow power electronics professionals in a beautiful setting. Activities and attractions for guests, spouses, and families are abundant in the San Antonio area.

Technical Papers of value to the practicing engineer are solicited in the following topic areas:

(Please see the APEC 2018 website for a more detailed description by subtopic.)

The PSMA Technical Committee Chairs may be contacted to provide guidance to prospective authors in the preparation of their digests and papers. In addition most of the PSMA Technical Committees will each be organizing a separate Industry Special Session at APEC 2018 and anyone interested in participating and contributing in these sessions should attend one of the Technical Committee monthly meetings for more information. The schedule for all of the Technical Committee meetings is available at www.psma.com/news/meeting-schedule.

The Association Office will provide contact information on request.

Four members of the Board of Directors are elected at the PSMA Annual Meeting held every year during the APEC conference. Each Director serves a three year term and is eligible to be reelected for one additional term.

At the PSMA Annual Meeting in March 2017, Alain Chapuis was elected to his second term and new board members Dhaval Dalal, Fred Weber and Brian Zahnstecher were elected. In this issue we would like to introduce you to Dhaval and Brian.

 
Dhaval Dalal is responsible for defining and providing components for high power solutions to customers, in his current role at ON Semiconductor. Prior to re-joining the Company in July 2014, Mr. Dalal worked for six years as a Power Electronics consultant in Bangalore, India. During that period, he developed reference designs and solutions for various power electronics applications.

From 2002 to 2008, Dhaval worked at ON Semiconductor as Director of Systems Engineering where he was responsible for defining the strategy, roadmaps and technical content of many products for power supply applications. Previously, he worked at TI/Unitrode, Digital Equipment Corporation and Philips Laboratories.

Dhaval's educational background includes a B.Tech. (EE) from IIT-Bombay, an MSEE from Virginia Tech and a Master's in Management of Technology from NTU. He has published and presented more than 25 technical articles, papers and invited talks. He serves as the co-chair of Power Technology Roadmap Committee for PSMA (Power Sources Manufacturers' Association) and is also a participant in the iNEMI roadmap activity. Dhaval holds five U.S. patents.
 

Provided by Dhaval Dalal, ON Semiconductor

 
Brian Zahnstecher is a Senior Member of the IEEE, Chair of the IEEE SF Bay Area Power Electronics Society (PELS), and the Principal of PowerRox, where he focuses on power design, integration, system applications, OEM market penetration, and private seminars for power electronics. He has successfully handled assignments in system design/architecting, AC/DC front-end power, EMC/EMI design/debug, embedded solutions, processor power, and digital power solutions for a variety of clients. He previously held positions in power electronics with industry leaders Emerson Network Power, Cisco, and Hewlett-Packard, where he advised on best practices, oversaw product development, managed international teams, created/enhanced optimal workflows and test procedures, and designed and optimized voltage regulators. He has been a regular contributor to the industry as an invited speaker, author, workshop participant, session host, roundtable moderator, and volunteer. He has over 13 years of industry experience and holds Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Science degrees from Worcester Polytechnic Institute.
 

Provided by Brian Zahnstecher, Principal of PowerRox

EnaChip Inc.
Trifon Liakopoulos
1606 Vroom Dr.
Bridgewater, NJ 08807
Telephone: 516-849-9367
E-mail: trifon@enachip.com
Website: enachip.com

Enachip, Inc. is an integrated magnetics semiconductor company founded to introduce Wafer Level Magnetic (WLM) technology platform, and a new class of products that it enables: Power-Supply-on-Chip (PwrSoC) and Power-System-in-Package (PSiP).  Enachip's game changing technology includes proprietary methods and materials, developed to bridge the gap that separates industry product development efforts from cost-effective manufacturing solutions today.

The company's technical expertise is focused on customized devices using advanced microfabrication methods, and new magnetic materials that enable the manufacturing of high efficiency inductors and transformers that can be used in power management integrated systems, in signal isolation sensitive circuit components where data integrity is critical, as well as in magnetic sensors and electromagnets. The company offers business development experience and product commercialization path in the areas of materials, sensors, magnetics, to enable high impact solutions.  Areas of interest include consumer electronics and healthcare products in which small size, low cost, power efficient devices and nanotechnology solutions are the key enablers.

Henkel Electronic Materials
Justin Kolbe
18970 W 78th Street
Chanhassen, MN 55317
Telephone: 952-486-6415
E-mail: justin.kolbe@henkel.com
Website: www.henkel.com

Henkel Electronics is the world's leading and most progressive provider of qualified, materials for semiconductor packaging, printed circuit board (PCB) assembly and advanced soldering solutions. The breadth of Henkel's product portfolio delivers cost-effective solutions for any manufacturing challenge. In hundreds of different ways Henkel electronic adhesives can enhance the quality and efficiency of electronic components.

IBM

Rick Fishbune
3605 Highway 52 North
BLDG 040-2  OFFICE C208
Rochester, MN 55901
Telephone: 507-253-4425
E-mail: fishbune@us.ibm.com
Website: www.ibm.com

IBM has a history of continuous re-invention, transforming itself throughout its 100-plus year history. In the past five decades alone, IBM has ushered in the eras of the mainframe, the personal computer, IT services and enterprise software. In its current transformation, IBM is once again leading the reordering of the technology industry.  A number of years ago, the company declared its focus on the strategic forces behind the "digital" revolution; data, cloud and engagement, driven by mobile and social, and underpinned by security.

Because of this transformation, IBM today is much more than a hardware, software and services company; IBM is a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company, with a focus on industry capabilities and expertise.

James T Doyle
Embry Riddle Aeronautical University
5022-2 East Siesta
Phoenix, AZ 85044
E-mail: doylej7@erau.edu

James Doyle has over 35 years of experience as an electrical/ computer design engineer at Honeywell, Motorola, BurrBrown, MCE Semiconductors, National Semiconductors and Intel. In June of 2011, Doyle incorporated a small consulting firm, Doyle Engineering, which specializes in electronic circuitry and telecommunication products. Professor Doyle came to Embry Riddle Aeronautical University after taking a campus tour and inquiring about projects and teaching opportunities. Professor Doyle is a recognized Professional Engineer and a Senior Member of the IEEE.

Mark Scott
Miami University
650 E High Street
260-C Garland Hall
Oxford, OH 45056
Telephone: 513-529-0745
E-mail: scottmj3@miamioh.edu

Dr. Mark Scott received B.S. and M.S degrees in Electrical Engineering and a Ph.D. in Power Electronics from The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH. He joined the College of Engineering & Computing at Miami University in Oxford, OH as an Assistant Professor in 2015. He was awarded a National Science Foundation (NSF) fellowship in 2014 to perform research on the power supplies used in fusion reactors. This fellowship allowed him to travel to Hefei, China, to study the electrical systems of their tokamak.

His research includes applying silicon carbide (SiC) and gallium nitride (GaN) into motor drive systems for electrified vehicles, multilevel inverter topologies, and other renewable energy applications; modeling and mitigation methods of electromagnetic interference (EMI) in power electronics; odeling power electronics for medium-voltage, high-power applications such as Flexible AC Transmission Systems (FACTS) and power supplies for fusion reactors; and studying relationship between human behavior, power consumption, and energy related legislation.

PowerFilm, Inc
Dan Stieler
1287 XE Place
Ames, IA 50014
Telephone: 515-292-7606 x177
E-mail: dstieler@powerfilmsolar.com
Website: www.powerfilmsolar.com

With almost three decades of experience in semiconductor and solar energy research and development, PowerFilm has positioned itself as the leading global developer and manufacturer of thin-film solar products and modules. The company utilizes a unique and proprietary technology platform, enabling the production of low-cost solar modules on a high volume basis. The manufacturing of our material and products is all done in the United States.

Since 1988 PowerFilm has focused on developing thin-film solar module technology through an industrial scale manufacturing process. Elements of the company's low-cost technology and manufacturing process include the use of a durable, flexible plastic substrate; roll-to-roll manufacturing to minimize handling costs; amorphous silicon to avoid dependence on the silicon wafer market; and printed interconnection to automate the cell connection process.

Yang Liu
Sun Yat-sen University
Nami Lou, Sun Yat-sen University, Daxuecheng WaihuanDong Road#132
Guangzhou, GuagDong, 510006, China
Telephone: 86-13318727167
E-mail: liuy69@mail.sysu.edu.cn

Yang Liu received M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in microelectronics and solid-state electronics from Jilin University, Changchun, China, in 1994 and 2000, respectively. From 2001 to 2007, he was with the Research Center for Nano-Device and System, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Nagoya, Japan, where he was involved in GaN power electronic materials and devices research. In 2007, he joined Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, as a Professor.

The 2017 edition includes 551 page report plus USB drive with recorded webinars covering individual sections

he Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) announces that The Power Technology Roadmap 2017 is now available for purchase by both PSMA members and non-members. This is the tenth edition in the roadmap series, which is published every two years. A preview of the report, including the Table of Contents and Foreword, is available on the homepage of the PSMA website, www.psma.com.

The 2017 report forecasts the power technology and power delivery trends through 2021 and includes a USB memory drive version containing the complete report and the graphics and the presentation in color as well as the recorded webinars which provided up-to-date industry information used in the final report. The webinar recordings add much to the report because the listener can understand the context and the subtext of the materials in the presenter's own voice.

In this edition, a new section on Component Technologies has been added. It is widely recognized that the power technology growth is strongly impacted by the growth (or lack thereof) of underlying component technologies. In prior roadmaps, the component angle was covered through the webinar presentations, but it is hoped that the addition of this new section will provide further insights and value to the readers.

The 2017 report continues with essay contributions by the industry experts on Applications Trends and Emerging Technologies. The Application Trends section covers diverse segments such as automotive, consumer, computing, lighting, motor control, medical, and portable charging. This year, an energy harvesting segment makes a debut to keep up with the changing trends in power electronics.  The Emerging Technologies section includes 3D packaging, additive manufacturing, high-frequency magnetics, integrated magnetics and use of nanofluids in electronic cooling. There is much valuable information in these essays.

"The end result of the webinars, surveys, presentations and discussions is a comprehensive report by the PSMA that offers a consolidated view of the latest trends in the power management, power control and power delivery technologies," said Dhaval Dalal, Co-Chair of the organizing committee. "This latest edition of the PTR provides the most extensive, forward-looking view of our industry. It is an invaluable resource for any organization involved in the power electronics technology marketplace."

"Power electronics technology has emerged, or should we say re-emerged, as an enabling technology in its own right. Part of our industry is now shaping the technology for a large part of the electronics industry." said Conor Quinn, Co-Chair of the organizing committee. "The breadth and depth of the information in this report is unprecedented and together captures the technical trends and issues facing the power sources industry. We hope industry professionals will find our 2017 report useful, thought provoking and valuable."

A copy of the printed and USB memory drive versions of 2017 PSMA Power Technology Roadmap has been sent to PSMA Regular and Associate member companies as a benefit of their membership. Additional copies may be purchased at the member price of $190. PSMA Affiliate members may also purchase the report for $190. The report will be available to non-members June 15 for purchase on the PSMA website (www.psma.com) at the price of $2,990.

Power Magnetics @ High Frequency- Transforming the Black Magic to Engineering
Date: Saturday March 25 2017
APEC 2017 Tampa Florida

he "Power Magnetics @ High Frequency – Transforming the Black Magic to Engineering" workshop sponsored by the PSMA Magnetics Committee and IEEE PELS was held on the day before APEC 2017, Saturday March 25, 2017 from 7:00 AM thru 6:00 PM in Tampa Florida.

This second workshop continued the tradition of the inaugural workshop by bringing together experts from all aspects of the magnetics industry, from research and academic organizations, world renowned consultants and the everyday heroes of magnetics design who are responsible for commercializing magnetic products on a regular basis. The number of workshop attendees increased to over 150 with about 85% of the attendees from industry and 15% of the attendees from academia/research. The agenda of the workshop included panel discussions and technology demonstrations to supplement invited lecture type presentations which led to high energy dialogue between the attendees and the invited experts throughout the workshop.

The purpose and the focus of the workshop was to

• identify the latest improvements in areas of magnetic materials, coil (winding) design, construction and fabrication,
  
• identify, discuss and demonstrate evaluation and characterization techniques as well as modelling and simulation tools needed to meet the technical expectations and requirements for power magnetics operating at higher frequencies
  
• identify and discuss the technical expectations and requirements of higher application frequencies and emerging topologies that are being driven by continuous advances in circuits topologies, semi-conductor devices driven by new market applications.
  

Many thanks to the invited presenters and panelists who included Dr. Johann Kolar (ETH), Donna Kepcia (Magnetics), Dr Ray Ridley (Ridley Engineering), Dr. Charles Sullivan (Dartmouth), Bruce Carsten, Zoran Pavlovic (Tyndall), Ed Herbert (PSMA), Chuck Wild (Dexter Magnetics), J. C. Sun (Bs&T Technologies), Andreas Muesing (Gecko-Simulations), Rodney Rogers (Allstar Magnetics), Ryu Nagahama (IWATSU), Lorandt Foelkel (Wurth Elektronik), Chris Oliver (Micrometals), Dr. Bernard Michuad (EPCOS), Jan Simecek (EPCOS), Laili Wang (Xi'an Jiaotong University), John Lynch (Fair Rite Products).Based on post workshop survey results, the High Frequency Magnetics workshop series will continue to be held the Saturday before APEC. The third workshop will be in conjunction with APEC 2018 in San Antonio Texas. To increase the interactions during the third workshop, an increased emphasis on the technology demonstration sessions will be pursued to increase the "hands on" and "how to" dialogue. The third workshop will also continue to drive efforts to improve the characterization and specification of magnetic materials and magnetic cores to support the power electronics industry, addresses technical issues such as fringing as well as identify efforts to move the industry forward in terms of magnetic material and magnetic structure development.

Anyone interested in participating as a presenter as part of the technology demonstration session during the next workshop planned for March 3, 2018 in San Antonio, Texas should contact Matt Wilkowski (matt.wilkowski@intel.com). We are looking forward to the third workshop and driving the industry forward to meet the expectations of the workshop attendees.

Organizing Committee
Steve Carlsen Raytheon
Ed Herbert Independent Inventor
Rodney Rogers Allstar Magnetics
Chuck Wild Dexter Magnetics
Fred Weber Future Technology Worldwide
Matt Wilkowski Intel

he 2017 International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP), which was held at the Technical University of Delft from April 5-7, was a great event focused on upcoming developments in packaging from the device to the system, with 80 total attendees across industry, research, and academic institutions in the fields of power packaging and system design. This year's attendees were exposed to three days of inter-disciplinary technical content focused on the enhanced understanding of the major issues within the power packaging industry. On both Wednesday and Thursday morning, the conference agenda was opened with curated tutorials – one on Packaging & Thermal Management by Dr. Patrick McCluskey of the University of Maryland, and one on Electrical Insulation by Dr. Thierry Lebey of the University of Toulouse. Friday morning introduced a Modeling & Reliability Panel Session with leaders from different simulation and modeling fields across both academic and industry organizations. This year's technical sessions addressed Systems & Circuits,  Power Modules, Packaging & Interconnects, Thermal Management, and Sensors, Passives, & EMI. In addition to the technical sessions, tutorials, and panel sessions, each day also included invited keynote presentations selected to discuss the future of the wide bandgap and power packaging industry.

Wolfspeed's Brice McPherson, a power module design engineer, presenting on how innovative thermal management techniques can improve the Hybrid-Electric Vehicle Market.

Second day of Technical Sessions.

The 2017 IWIPP Student Travel Grant Award winner was Andrea Wallace of the University of Arkansas, who presented on her research group's work with Thermo-Mechanical Reliability of Silicon Carbide Schottky Diode Flip-Chip packaging. Andrea is a first-year Ph.D. student in the Center for Space & Planetary Sciences Department, pursuing research in the field of Power Packaging for High Temperature Applications under Dr. Alan Mantooth. Andrea's Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, coupled with her career goal to work with space-bound systems, lead her to choose the power packaging research field and to attend the 2017 IWIPP event, due to its inter-disciplinary nature.

General Chair, Dr. Ty McNutt, of Wolfspeed presenting IWIPP's 2017 Student Travel Grant Award Winner, Andrea Wallace, with her conference stipend.

View from Wolfspeed's Conference Banquet activity, which was a guided tour through the historic canals of Delft.

While the conference was heavy with technical sessions, there were also plenty of networking opportunities available to attendees. On Wednesday, upon conclusion of the technical sessions, attendees were invited to a Poster, Lab Tour, & Exhibition Reception, sponsored by Murata. There were three posters, which represented technical papers included in the proceedings, and five technical demonstrations from TU Delft researchers; a tour of TU Delft's famous High Voltage laboratory was also provided during Murata's Welcome Reception. On Thursday evening, the conference attendees celebrated a successful event with a boat trip through the historic canals of Delft, followed by the Wolfspeed Conference Banquet where prizes from IWIPP's industrial sponsors were raffled off. Winners received: an Apple Watch, courtesy of Wolfspeed; an Apple iPad, courtesy of Murata; a Lego® Mindstorms® set, courtesy of Littelfuse; and Holland's famous Stroopwafels, courtesy of ISP Systems.

The 2017 event brought together a multi-faceted group of supporting technical organizations; in addition to the Power Sources Manufacturers Associations (PSMA), the event also included: the IEEE Components, Packaging & Manufacturing Technology Society; the IEEE Dielectric & Electrical Insulation Society; the IEEE Power Electronics Society; and the European Center for Power Electronics. These societies all remain committed to expanding the future development of the International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging. The next International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging is currently being planned, and the 2019 location will be announced on the website in the coming months. For 2019, the IWIPP Steering Committee plans to expand its commitment to bringing together inter-disciplinary thought leaders in the field of power packaging to discuss innovative solutions to the industry's biggest challenges. Please stay tuned for more information about the event from PSMA and to learn how you can become involved in the 2019 event.

Provided by Lauren Kegley, IWIPP 2017 Sponsorship & Publications Chair

Monday, October 30 – Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Albuquerque, NM USA

he IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA, www.wipda.org ), sponsored by IEEE and PSMA, is a fast-growing yearly event which provides a forum for device scientists, circuit designers, and application engineers to share technology updates, research findings, development experience, and application knowledge. The 5th WiPDA will be held from Oct. 30 to Nov. 1, 2017, at Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort, Albuquerque, NM.

What to see in Albuquerque?

Albuquerque is home to the University of New Mexico (UNM), Kirtland Air Force Base, Sandia National Laboratories, the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History, and the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute. The Sandia Mountains run along the eastern side of Albuquerque and the Rio Grande river flows through the city, north to south. Albuquerque is also the home of the International Balloon Fiesta, the world's largest gathering of hot-air balloons from around the globe. The event takes place during the first week of October. The workshop venue is the Hyatt Regency Tamaya Resort just north of Albuquerque. It offers a perfect combination of luxurious amenities, culture, history, and stunning landscapes that create a one-of-a-kind experience. Visitors can play a round of championship golf at the Twin Warriors golf course, ride a rescue horse, or watch a radiant sunset while dining on fresh, regional cuisine at the Corn Maiden restaurant. This year's poster session and banquet will be held at the Cottonwoods Pavilion, located on the Tamaya grounds along the banks of the Rio Grande river.

This year's event will have a similar structure as previous years, including an extensive program of tutorials; keynote, technical, and poster sessions; a panel discussion; an exhibition; and a banquet.

The topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

• Heteroepitaxial and bulk materials growth
• Gate dielectrics and surface passivation
• Device structures and fabrication techniques
• Device characterization and modeling
• Very high efficiency and compact converters
• SOAs including short-circuit, spike, and transient tolerance
• Harsh environment (e.g. high temperature) operation and reliability
• Packaging, power modules, and ICs
• Hard-switched and soft-switched applications
• Common-mode and EMI management
• Gate drive and other auxiliary circuits
• High-performance passive components
• Applications in renewable energy and storage, transportation, industrial drives, and grid power systems

Technical Papers: Technical papers addressing all aspects of wide-bandgap power electronics are welcome. Technical oral sessions will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, and a poster session will be held Tuesday night. All presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings and submitted to the IEEExplore database.

Tutorials, Keynote Sessions, Panel Session, and Exhibitions

WiPDA 2017 will offer tutorials covering both device and application topics on Monday afternoon. Keynote sessions will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, in which leading experts from academia, industry, and research institutes will share their insights on technology developments and future trends. A panel session with leading experts from US federal agencies, industry, and academia will be part of the meeting. Also, a number of booths will be available for exhibition.

Student Travel Grants

The organizing committee anticipates being able to fund 16 student travel grants at $625 each, supported equally by PELS and PSMA.

Key dates for this year's event:

Two-page abstract deadline: June 16, 2017
Notification of acceptance: July 21, 2017
Final paper submission: August 25, 2017

If you have any questions, please contact the organizing committee:

Robert Kaplar, Sandia National Labs (rjkapla@sandia.gov )
Maryam Saeedifard, Georgia Tech (maryam@ece.gatech.edu)
Sameh Khalil, Infineon (sameh.khalil@infineon.com)
Mike Mazzola, Mississippi State (mazzola@ece.msstate.edu)
Fang Luo, University of Arkansas (fangluo@uark.edu)

We are looking forward to meeting you in Albuquerque, New Mexico!

Nov. 3-6, 2017 Shanghai China
meeting.cpss.org.cn

hina Power Supply Society Conference (CPSSC'2017) will be held in Shanghai, China, during Nov. 3-6, 2017. CPSSC' 2017 builds a perfect platform that gathers the world's researchers and scholars in power supply related fields with the purposes of facilitating their academic exchange, promoting production-learning-research cooperation, as well as boosting technical innovation and advancing of China's power supply industry. The conference will use plenary lectures, tutorials, technical sessions, poster sessions, industry seminars, and on-site exhibition to facilitate in-depth ex-change and discussion of the new theories, new technologies, new design and new achievements in various fields of the power supply industry. The attendance is expected to exceed 1,000.

Topics that may be addressed in the conference include, but are not limited to:

• Switching Power Supply: DC/DC Converter, Power Factor Correction Converter
• Inverter and Control: DC/AC Inverter, Modulation and Control
• Power Devices and applications: Si, SiC, and GaN devices
• High Frequency Magnetic Components and Integrated Magnetics
• Conversion Technologies for Renewable Energy and Energy Saving
• Power Quality Technologies, Distributed Systems, Smart Grid and Micro-grid
• Lighting Power Supply, Customer Electronics and Related Technologies
• Special Power Supply
• EMC Technology
• Wireless Power Transfer Technology
• Power Supply Technologies for information systems: UPS, DC Power Supply, Battery Management
• Clean Energy Vehicle and Propulsion Technology

Submission Guidelines

The working languages of the conference is Chinese. Papers are also accepted in English. The paper should be prepared based on A4 size paper, and should be in double-column, pdf format, and six pages in final length.

Papers submitted to CPSSC'2017 must be original content and without significant duplication of other papers by the same or different authors. In addition, by submitting to CPSSC'2017, the author is acknowledging that the paper has not been submitted to any other journal simultaneously.

Authors can submit electronically (as .pdf or .ps files) online via online submission system http://meeting.cpss.org.cn/UserCentral/Index/Login

For detailed information on paper submission, you can find Guidelines for Manuscript Submission and Paper Template on the website: http://meeting.cpss.org.cn/Home/Menu/76

The excellent papers of CPSSC'2017, upon agreement by the authors, will be recommended to be published in China Power Supply Society's Journal of Power Supply.

Will Power Empower the Electronics Industry?

he Power Sources Manufacturers' Association (PSMA) published its tenth and latest edition of  the Power Technology Roadmap (PTR 2017).  PSMA undertakes this project, where participants from respective fields analyze trends in key power supply parameters, applications, components and emerging technologies, once every two years. From its early days in 1994, when the first PSMA Power Technology Roadmap was released, it has gone through significant evolution in its scope and content.  

This edition of the Roadmap is a product of two-year effort involving 82 participants that includes online webinars, technical articles and online surveys that provided inputs for forecasting. The webinar topics are wide-ranging and all-encompassing, covering as many aspects of power supply technology as possible. Webinars in this edition of the Roadmap include wireless transfer, component technologies, passive devices, high frequency magnetics, isolation technologies and many others. The technical articles are very focused in their pre-defined subject matter and the online surveys are designed to gather information to project future trends in key parameters. Such a unique combination of subjects and scope prepared with the inputs of knowlegable participants from the industy, makes this report unique and highly comprehensive.

The Roadmap provides both a quantitative and a qualitative analysis of technology. While the online surveys are used to gather quantitative data, the qualitative analysis is provided by industry experts who have contributed to the report either by presenting a webinar or by writing an article on a specific topic.

• Trends in key metrics in following power supplies and converters:
  • Ac-dc front-end power supplies (200 W – 2000 W)
  • External ac-dc power supplies (10 W – 100 W)
  • Isolated dc-dc converters (100 W, regulated)
  • Non-isolated dc-dc converters (subdivided into the standard non-isolated dc-dc and power supply in a package (PSiP) converters)

These products were selected because they are widely used in the industry. The same products were used in the past, thus making a comparative analysis easy. The key metrics used for trend analysis include efficiency, cost, power density and reliability. With 2016 as the base year, the projections were done for 2019 and 2021. In addition, the report provides some retrospective analysis that checks past forecasts, to see if they were accurate or inaccurate. This analysis will be used to make any future adjustments.

• Component technology that includes, power semiconductors, ICs and magnetic materials   
• Applications trends and emerging Technologies:

Application trends are included for automotive, computing, consumer, lighting, medical, motor control, battery changing and energy harvesting. The emerging technologies are associated with magnetics, integrated magnetics, 3D power packaging, additive manufacturing and nanofluids.

The Roadmap is an important report that can provide companies with information about various technologies, data for benchmarking their current products and technology trends for strategic planning.

The organizers for the 2017 PSMA Power Technology Roadmap have made an interesting argument that the Roadmap is designed to "Empower the Electronics Industry". It is stated in the title of the report. At first glance, the concept that power supply technology will empower the electronics industry seems like wishful thinking or even preposterous, but it should not be rejected out of hand. Dr. Conor Quinn, Co-Chair of the organizing committee gave a plenary presentation at APEC 2017 in Tampa that focused on this stream of thought.

Dr. Quinn stated, that in the past the power supply industry was technology-responsive to all established and traditional markets such as consumer, computers and networking. Companies or industries engaged in these markets did not much care about the development of power supplies as these markets designed their own products and then purchased a power supply as an afterthought to fulfill their specific needs. However, this may not be the case in the development of emerging new markets including automotive, solar inverters, variable frequency drives and LEDs. These markets are power-technology driven markets. Power is not a secondary after-thought, but is central to the development of these markets. Many new applications are power-centric as alternative energy and efficient use of energy takes center stage in the development of future markets. For companies participating in such new products, knowledge of the power supply technology and its evolution will be essential for their successful development. The new 2017 Power Technology Roadmap will provide that information, knowledge and insight. It is designed to empower the electronics industry.

Provided by Mohan Mankikar, President, Micro-Tech Consultants

Provided by Kevin Parmenter and Jim Spangler, Co-Chairs of the PSMA Safety & Compliance Committee

incoln International is pleased to present you with the latest Solar Energy Stock Index from our Global Renewable Energy Group. This will provide you with:

The Solar Energy Stock Index Report, published by our Renewable Energy team each quarter, provides you with information on the following:

• Quarterly performance of the Solar Energy Stock Index versus the S&P Index
• Relative market valuations of each Solar Energy sector
• Current financial data for each company in the index

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• Q1 2017 deal volume comparison by total transactions, deal type, geography, and target company sector
• Recent Solar Energy transaction announcements
• Global Solar Energy ratio analysis

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This data is included with the permission of Lincoln International. For more information, you may contact John McManus (jmcman@optonline.net) or the Association Office.

incoln International is pleased to present you with the latest EMS Stock Index from our Global Electronics Industry Group. This report will provide you with:

• Quarterly performance of the EMS Stock Index versus the S&P Index
• Relative market valuations of each EMS sector
• Current financial data for each company in the index

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This data is included with the permission of Lincoln International. For more information, you may contact John McManus (jmcman@optonline.net) or the Association Office.

incoln International is pleased to present you with the latest EMS DealReader from our Global Electronics Industry Group. This will provide you with:

• Q1 2017 deal volume comparison by total transactions, deal type, geography and size
• Recent EMS transaction announcements
• Terms & Turns: Revisiting the Cash Cycle

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