7th European Advanced Technology Workshop on Micropackaging and Thermal management

01 - 02 February 2012, La Rochelle/France

Organized by IMAPS France, the event will feature 20 papers from leaders in the field along with a tabletop exhibition. Over 120 delegates are expected to attend. The topics to be addressed include:

• Chip-level, board-level and system-level thermal management


• Package platforms and architectures for power semiconductors


• Thermal modelling and simulation


• Heatsinks, heatpipes and other cooling products


• Liquid and phase change cooling


• New cooling solutions


• Thermal management of opto-electronic components

CIPS Conference 2012

7th International Conference on Integrated Power Electronics Systems
06 - 08 March 2012, Nuremberg/Germany

CIPS stands for the 7th International Con-ference on Power Electronics Systems Inte-gration. It will be co-organized by VDE ETG and ECPE and technically co-sponsored by IEEE PELS as well as by ZVEI.
CIPS is focussed on three main aspects:

• Mechatronic Integration


• Hybrid System and Ultra High Power Density Integration


• Systems and Components Reliability

PCIM 2012

Power Conversion Intelligent Motion
8 - 10 May 2012, Nuremberg/Germany

PCIM is Europe's leading meeting-point for experts out of the areas Power Electronics and its applications in Intelligent Motion and Power Quality. From latest developments of power semiconductors, passive components, products for thermal management, new materials, sensors as well as servo-technology and the wide area of power quality and energy-management - PCIM offers a comprehensive, focused and compact presentation of products all under one roof!
Profit from the success of such a well established international exhibition with conference and tutorials. Take the date of PCIM 2012 into consideration!

PCIM WEBsite

13th European Ph. D. School

28 May - 1 June 2012, Gaeta/Italy

Call for Papers
Deadline: 30 March 2012

The 13th European PhD School on "Power Electronics for Electrical Machine and Energy Control" takes place from 28 May - 1 June 2012 in "Angevin" Castle in Gaeta (Italy).

PhD School WEBsite

Haus der Technik Battery Symposium 2012

Advanced Battery Development for Automotive and Utility Applications and their Electric Power Grid Integration
06 - 07 March 2012, Münster/ Germany

3rd Battery Day NRW
05 March 2012, Münster/ Germany

The Haus der Technik Battery Symposium 2012 will take place in Münster. As in previous years in Essen, Mainz and Aachen, scientists, developers and engineers from across the entire battery value chain are again expected to attend the 4th International Symposium Advanced Battery Development for Automotive and Utility Applications and their Electric Power Grid Integration. The most advanced first-hand and cross-industry information on all aspects of battery development and applications are both the mandate and the appeal of the Advanced Battery Power Symposium and Battery Day NRW before it.

Haus der Technik WEBsite

The 3rd International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems

This unique international symposium will provide a venue for experts to present the state-of-the-art in power electronics and distributed generation systems. The sym-posium features keynote speeches and regular technical sessions on the theory, analysis, design, test and deployment related to power electronics for distributed generation and renewable energy systems as well as site-visits.

ISPS'12

11th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR
ON POWER SEMICONDUCTORS

29 - 31 August 2012, Prague/Czech

Deadline Call for Papers:
31 March 2012

The 11th International Seminar on Power Semiconductor (ISPS'12) provides forum for technical discussion in the area of the power semiconductor devices and their applications.
AREAS OF INTEREST:

• power semiconductor devices (materials, physics, modelling technology, diagnostics, packaging)


• advanced device applications, reliability and diagnostics.

EPE-PEMC 2012 ECCE Europe

15th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference
4 - 6 September 2012, Novi Sad/Serbia

Extended Deadline Call for Papers:
15 January 2012

EPE is the place for specialists in power electronics, systems and components, to present papers and attend sessions on state-of-the art technology in this challenging and evolutionary sector. The conference aims to be a meeting forum for researchers, developers and specialists from the industry. The 15th International Power Electronics and Motion Control Conference EPE-PEMC 2012 ECCE Europe will be organized by the University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Technical Sciences, Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia. The conference will be held in Novi Sad, Republic of Serbia.

EPE 2012 WEBsite

ISPSD’12

The 24th IEEE International Symposium on Power Semiiconductor Devices and ICs
3-7 June 2012, Bruges/Belgium

Deadline Call for Papers:
17 October 2011

ISPSD is the premier forum for technical discussion in all areas of power semiconductor devices and power integrated circuits. ISPSD’12 will be held in the beautiful city of Bruges, Belgium, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, also known as‘the Venice of the North’.

ISPSD 2012 WEBsite

EMC EUROPE 2012

17 - 21 September 2012, Rome/Italy

Call for Papers
Deadline: 15 February 2012

EMC Europe is the leading EMC Symposium in Europe and will be held at the Faculty of Engineering of "Sapienza" Rome University which is located in the centre of Rome, very close to the Coliseum, in September 17-21, 2012. We wish to invite and encourage all those working in electromagnetic compatibility to participate in this prestigious event.

EMC Europe WEBsite

ECPE Young Engineers Award at PCIM 2010

The winners of the Best Paper and of the three Young Engineer Awards at this years PCIM Europe Conference have been announced.
The Young Engineer Award is presented to exceptional contributions from young prof-essionals.
The winner of the Young Engineers Award sponsored by ECPE is Dayana El Hage, EPFL, Switzerland.
In this paper, a high current pulse power supply for the feeding of a flash lamp has been developed, on the base of a multilevel con-verter with cascaded cells.

ECPE Young Engineers Award at CIPS 2010

For the 1st time ECPE has sponsored a Young Engineer Award at the CIPS Conference.
The motivation for the ECPE Network is clear: Excellent Young Engineers are the future of power electronics.
The two winners are Jens Goehre / Fraunhofer IZM, Berlin and Samuel Hartmann / ABB Semi-conductor, Switzerland (photo) for presenting degradation data on Al wire bonds and chip solder respectively.