Power ICs are integrated circuits containing at least one power device as their heart and CMOS based intelligence to control and protect its operation for optimum efficiency and reliability. Power ICs are based on a diversity of technologies such as standard BCD (Bipolar CMOS DMOS), Off-line BCD, HVCMOS, BiCMOS, SOI and use advanced high voltage device concepts such as RESURF, trench, Superjunction, LDMOSFET, LIGBT etc.

This workshop will give an introduction to the state-of-the-art technologies of Power IC and focus on applications of power ICs to different power systems. There are three main targeted areas:

   (i) Power supplies and lighting

   (ii) Consumer and industrial electronics and

   (iii) Smart Power for automotive.

The market analysts forecast a strong growth (more than 10% pa) from 2010-2013, recovering from the downturn in 2009. New applications such as LED lighting and PFCs will complement the more traditional sectors such as automotive and power supplies.

The workshop should appeal to power system and IC designers as well as product and application engineers in power management, power supplies, lighting, motor control etc.  The content of the workshop is also highly suitable for academics and postgraduate students from universities or power electronics researchers from research institutes.

The workshop is chaired by Prof. Dr. Florin Udrea (Uni-versity of Cambridge) together with Dr. Ulrich Kirchenberger (STMicroelectronics) and Dr. Patrick Leteinturier (Infineon Technologies).

All presentations and discussions will be in English.