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2002
IEEE International Symposium
As you are aware, this past year has been extremely difficult with all of the worldly events affecting an electronic industry already in a down-swing from the previous excellent years. Expectations are high for the future, however, and this year’s abstracts for the ISPSD are of very strong and interesting quality. There were 128 international abstracts submitted to ISPSD02, 30% from North America, 29% from Europe, 24% from Japan, 14% from Korea and 3% from other Asia. This year the ISPSD will feature 3 invited international plenary papers, 3 extended length plenary papers, 40 oral presentations, and 30 poster session papers arranged in the following technical program format:
More information on ISPSD02 will be forth
coming to the web link at www.
ti.com/ispsd02/, or contact the Technical Program Chairman,
Dan Kinzer by email at dkinzer@irf.com. Taylor R Efland
Dan Kinzer |
On
behalf of the technical committee, we would like to welcome and
invite you to attend the 14th ISPSD (International Symposium on
Power Semiconductors and ICs). The IEEE and co-sponsored IEEJ
(Institute of Electrical Engineers of Japan) ISPSD has become
the leading conference in the field of power semiconductors and
power ICs (PICs). Each year this truly international conference
rotates between Europe, Japan, and North America. The ISPSD conference
specializes in the semiconductor technology surrounding the device
physics and integration of power devices. Papers for this conference
cover four main topical areas in process, device, and packaging
technology: 1) low voltage discrete power semiconductors, , 2)
high voltage and high power semiconductors , 3) rf power semiconductors,
and 4) power IC’s, . This conference serves as an excellent
forum to meet and socialize with experts and colleagues in the
field of power semiconductors from all over the world. The growth
rate of the ISPSD over the past five years has distinguished it
as the most important and recognized conference in the field of
power device technology.
This
year the conference will be held at the Hilton Hotel of Santa
Fe, in New Mexico from June 4 - 7. Santa Fe, “The City Different,”
is one of the better-kept secret regions of natural beauty and
aesthetic quality in America. It has been ranked as one of the
country’s top travel destinations. It is the second oldest
town in the United States. It is home to over 150 art studios
, 13 museums including the Georgia O’keeffe museum. The city
is rich in Pueblo Indian and Hispanic tradition. It is one of
the most visited places in America and frequented by the rich
and famous. The town is known for its Adobe building style and
scenic landscapes around the area that have inspired the traditional
pastel colors of Southwestern art. There is a famous Indian artists
jewelry market on the weekends in the down town area and 50+ stores
featuring the craft, and a famous and interesting flea market
is just outside of town. The down town area is centrally located
and small enough such that most restaurants and shops are located
within walking distance. Within a short drive one can be either
on the plains of the Santa Fe trail or in the elevations of the
southern Sangre de Cristo range of the Rocky Mountains above Santa
Fe, or if you like, one of the various Indian reservation’s
gambling casino. Outside of Santa Fe, are the famous Puye Cliff
dwellings of the ancient Anasazi culture. Within a couple of hours
travel distance is the famous resort area of Taos. It is about
a days travel from Santa Fe to the Durango/Silverton area or the
Colorado Springs/Denver area of Colorado, along with the Grand
Canyon national park in Arizona. The Hilton of Santa Fe is about
one hour from Albuquerque, New Mexico Airport via hotel bus or
rental car.