espite the continuing challenging environment, the organizing committee for the 8th Annual IEEE / PMSA Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA) hosted a virtual conference from November 7 – 11, 2021.

The workshop provided engineers and scientists with opportunities to share their expertise in wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductor technology. The conference kicked off on Sunday, November 7th with two tutorial tracks covering Silicon Carbide (SiC) power devices and Gallium Nitride (GaN) power devices. The weekday proceedings began each day with two keynote sessions featuring industry leaders discussing the latest developments in wide bandgap technology and applications including speakers from Navitas Semiconductor, GaN Systems, Wolfspeed, Efficient Power Conversion (EPC), Infineon Technologies, Transphorm Inc, University of Toronto, and Teledyne Scientific & Imaging. Daily proceedings featured technical sessions, panel discussions, and poster sessions. These sessions covered four technical tracks: Silicon Carbide (SiC) power devices, SiC applications, Gallium Nitride (GaN) power devices, GaN applications, and new this year, Gallium Nitride (GaN) RF devices and applications and International Technology Roadmap for Wide Bandgap Power Semiconductors) (ITRW) sessions.

The workshop was brought to you by the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS), the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA), and the IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS).  The General Chair was Sameh Khalil, Senior Principal Engineer, GaN Device Reliability and Product Engineering Management at Infineon Technologies.  He was supported by Vice Chair Helen Li, Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, FAMU-FSU college of Engineering
 
The committee is deeply appreciative of our sponsors and valued audience members to have a successful conference and to enjoy the opportunity to share the latest in device and applications of WBG technology during a continuing fluid situation.  Continue to stay safe and well and we look forward to seeing everyone in person next year in Redondo Beach!

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