Events
Advance your SiC and GaN power electronics knowledge base while growing your network.
A key benefit of membership in PowerAmerica is the ability to meet, learn, and collaborate with innovators in the WBG field. Our membership includes Fortune 500 companies, leading universities, forward-thinking entrepreneurs, and industry associations.
We recognize your time is valuable, so our events are packed with presentations and hands-on learning and designed to advance your work while introducing you to others who share the goals of bringing to market the next generation of power electronics.
Annual Meeting
Held each year, this event attracts more than 200 attendees from around the country representing the SiC and GaN technology ecosystem — and offers unparalleled opportunities to network and connect with existing and potential business partners.
These meetings uniquely combine technology and business, with updates on technological advances, market trends in SiC and GaN supply chains, and keynote perspectives from senior industry executives. Each event is also accompanied by a comprehensive, expert-led tutorial aimed at helping engineers and business managers become better acquainted with SiC and GaN technology.
I.S.E.S. USA Power 2025
The International Semiconductor Industry Group (I.S.I.G.) is hosting I.S.E.S. USA Power 2025 in Silicon Valley, California, from April 14-15. This year’s theme is “Empowering a Sustainable Future: Innovation, Collaboration and Navigating Challenges in the Power Electronics Industry”
I.S.E.S. is offering a 50% off promotional rate for this event — which is not available through their website.
Associate Pass
Exclusive to End User, Foundry, IDM, Design, OSAT, IP, EDA, Distributors, and Market Research and Technology companies. Package includes:
- 1 VIP Event Pass
- Access to all networking, presentation and panel sessions
- Onsite hospitality via lunch, dinner and refreshments
- Personal Account Manager
- Standard rate: $2,952.70
50% Discount Subject to Registration Form Approval by March 19th: $1,476.35
Academia Pass
Exclusively for lecturers and professors from universities and other higher-education institutions. Package includes:
- 1 VIP Event Pass
- Access to all networking, presentation and panel sessions
- Onsite hospitality via lunch, dinner and refreshments
- Personal Account Manager
- Standard rate: $1,415.45
50% Discount Subject to Registration Form Approval by March 19th: $707.72
Please contact Head of Programmes, Jubed Miah at jubed.miah@theisig.com to validate the offer and for further event information.
Event Details
Confirmed Speakers
- Navitas Semiconductor – Gene Sheridan, CEO
- Infineon Technologies AG – Athar Zaidi, SVP & GM Power ICs and Connectivity Systems
- Bosch – Thorsten Scheer, Ph.D., Regional President of the Bosch Automotive Electronics Division, North America
- onsemi – Fabio Necco, VP and GM of Automotive Power Division
- X-FAB – Rico Tillner CEO, USA
- SK Siltron CSS – Edward Chen, VP Commercial
- Onto Innovation – Mike Rosa, Ph.D., CMO and SVP Strategy
- Mitsubishi Electric Corporation – Shiori Idaka, Head of European Cooperation Research Centre
- Power America – Victor Veliadis, Ph.D., Executive Director & CTO
- Renesas – Primit Parikh, Ph.D., VP GaN
- Hitachi Energy Ltd – Rainer Kaesmaier, Ph.D., Managing Director Semiconductors
- Vishay Intertechnology, Inc. – Avinash Kashyap, Ph.D., SVP & Head of Division
- Nexperia – Katrin Feurle Senior Director & General Manager SiC Discretes & Modules
- Power Integrations – Douglas Baily, VP Marketing
- Polar Semiconductor – Surya Iyer, Ph.D., President & COO
- Axiom Space – Divya Panchanathan, P.h.D., Global Lead for In-Space Semiconductors Commercialization
- Lam Capital – Yvonne Lutsch, Investment Director
- Applied Ventures – Rajesh Ramanujam, Director
- TDK Ventures – Katherine He, Investment Associate
- STMicroelectronics, Yole Group and more…
The summit also features important presence from VCs and investor network to better understand, and not typically covered, investment strategies and requirements for power electronics capital investment needs in areas of electrification, EV and fast charging.
Topics
- Electrification Landscape
- Advancements in SiC and GaN Manufacturing
- Applications Driving Demand for WBG Technologies
- AI: Challenges and Opportunities in Power Electronics
- Innovations in Packaging to Enhance Reliability in AI Chips and EV Inverters
- Addressing Scalability
- Expanding the Role of SiC in Industrial and Renewable Systems
- Investment strategies related to Power Electronics
Schedule
- Cocktail Reception & VC Session: Santa Clara Marriot – April 14
- Conference Venue: Santa Clara, Plug and Play Tech Center – April 15
- Networking Reception and Gala Dinner: Levi’s Stadium – April 15
Online Summer Workshop
Similar to the annual meeting in substance and scope, the summer workshops — held virtually, typically in August — afford PowerAmerica’s many university members, including professors and students, the chance to showcase their research to industry. The summer workshops also provide opportunities for students seeking internships or employment to connect with PowerAmerica industry members.
Short Course
The 2024 WBG Short Course was held Nov. 12-14. The course was presented online in real-time and included an opportunity for Q&A with the instructors. Unfortunately, no recording is available.
Course Objectives
- Provide fundamentals of SiC and GaN material, device, and power electronics technology.
- Participants will gain proficiency through instruction on WBG fundamentals and application-specific case studies.
Monthly Webinars
PowerAmerica hosts a monthly technical webinar series featuring university researchers funded by the Institute and working on a project related to wide bandgap power electronics. Sign up for our mailing list to receive notifications for the webinars. To view recordings of our Recent Webinars, visit our YouTube channel; for older webinars, access our archive.