elebrating its 10th anniversary, the International Workshop on Power-Supply-Chip (PwrSoC) is announcing the opening of registration for June 15th, 2018. The workshop is co-sponsored by the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) and IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and will be held at National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), Hsinchu, Taiwan from October 17-19, 2018.

The workshop will continue its reputation as the leading international forum for the discussion of the challenges and opportunities, in technology, business and supply-chain, to be considered in advancing the miniaturization and integration of power conversion and power management solutions. The workshop will feature advanced technologies from global academic and industry experts aimed at miniaturizing power management circuits and passive components initally in package, (power supply in a package - PSiP) but ultimately on-chip, (power supply on chip - PwrSoC).

Highlight topics this year include:

1. manufacturing - given the workshop will be held in one of the world's major manufacturing centers, and
2. low-voltage, wide-bandgap (WBG) devices for integrated power management.

PwrSoC is held every two years and previous workshops have been held in Europe (Cork, Ireland in 2008 and 2010 and Madrid, Spain in 2016); in the U.S. (San Francisco 2012 and Boston 2014). This next workshop will be held in Taiwan, a center of world leading microelectronics development and manufacturing. National Chiao Tung University (NCTU), located in the historic and educational center Hsinchu, Taiwan is hosting PwrSoC Workshop 2018.

Tyndall's Prof. Cian ÓMathúna, founder of the workshop and Co-General Chair for the Taiwan event shared the following, "Our endeavor is global. Therefore, coming to Hsinchu we are excited about inviting our Asian colleagues and friends into this most important dialogue. Manufacturing as well as technology development are key cornerstones to the realization of our vision to enable a supply-chain to deliver a fully integrated PwrSoC in the commercial marketplace."

Cian Ó Mathúna, Co-General Chair, Tyndall National Institute, Hsiao-Hui Tai, Local PwrSoC18 Organiser, NCTU and Prof. Ke-Horng Chen, Co-General Chair, NCTU

Technical Program & Invitation to Present

Prof. Hanh-Phuc Le from University of Colorado is the Technical Program Chair for the 2018 workshop and he encourages both engineers and scientists from academia and industry who are developing advanced PSiP or PwrSoC technologies and platforms to contact him directly at his email below. This is a great opportunity to share your work with distinguished scientists and engineers in this emerging and very important field. There is still time and room for session and poster presentations.
 
Prof. Le explains: "This is going to be one of the most interesting workshop in PwrSoC's short history. We are going to see advancements in converter topologies, passive component technologies, wide-bandgap devices and circuits and new concepts for integration and manufacturing. We are going to have the privilege of hearing world-leading experts discuss far-reaching goals and achievements in a wide range of applications from powering high-performance processors to automotive and bio-medical systems. Attendees can expect to go away with a detailed perspective on the technological and business challenges and opportunities that can impact their future business in this emerging space."
 
Program Details

As always, PwrSoC18, is an intimate, multi-disciplinary single track. The following table outlines the proposed session and the associated Session Chairs.  covering the following sessions.

Registration Opens June 15th
Past attendance has averaged about 175 attendees so space will be somewhat limited. It is best to register early once registration opens. Those wishing to attend will be able to register at http://pwrsocevents.com/registration/

Visas
If you need a visa to enter Taiwan, the approval process can be quite lengthy. So, it is recommended that you start early. Contact for a letter of invitation to apply for your visa at http://pwrsocevents.com/visa-information/

The Tour – Attendance Quite Limited

This workshop will feature a special tour that covers Hsinchu Science Park, TSMC Museum of Innovation, ending with a TSMC Company Profile and Power Technology talk. This tour is currently scheduled in the afternoon of the workshop last day, Oct. 19, 2018. Attendance is limited to two 2 groups of 60 people each. This is another reason to register early.

Table Top Exhibits Available

Attendees have found it helpful to have an opportunity to view new commercial PwrSoC technologies and products. So table top exhibits are available to anyone who wishes to share details of their recent work. Fees and viewing times are on at the website "Registration and Partnership" page http://pwrsocevents.com/registration/

Sponsorship and Partnership

The workshop is offering two levels of Sponsorship or Partnership. The Gold level ($2000) includes 1 free registration. The sponsor's company logo will be displayed on the PwrSoC website, booklet, and in the banner at the auditorium entrance. The Platinum level ($4000) includes 2 free registrations. In addition to the Gold level benefits, the sponsor's company logo will be displayed on a banner at the reception and/or banquet and in the workshop blast-email announcements. The sponsor will also get an exhibit table for the duration of the workshop. Please refer to http://pwrsocevents.com/registration/ for further information.

General Co-Chairs:
Professor Ke-Horng Chen. khchen@cn.nctu.edu.tw
Prof. Cian Ó Mathúna. Cian.omathuna@tyndall.ie

Technical Program Chair
Prof. Hanh-Phuc Le. hanhphuc@Colorado.EDU

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