Welcome to the 8th IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA 2020)
October 25-27, 2020
Crown Plaza Redondo Beach and Marina – 300 N Harbor Dr, Redondo Beach, California, USA
The IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices & Applications (WiPDA) provides a forum for device scientists, circuit designers, & application engineers from the Power Electronics & Electron Devices Societies to share technology updates, research findings, experience & potential applications.
Topics of interest
- Heteroepitaxial & Bulk Materials Growth
- Gate Dielectrics & Surface Passivation
- Device Structures & Fabrication Techniques
- Device Characterization & Modeling
- Very-High Efficiency Or Compact Converters
- Safe Operating Areas Of Wide Bandgap Devices, Including Short Circuit, Spike, &Transient Tolerance
- Harsh Environment (High Temperature) Operation & Reliability
- Packaging Power Modules & ICs
- Hard-Switched & Soft-Switched Application Analysis
- Gate Drive & Other Auxiliary Circuits
- High-Performance Passive Components
- Applications in Renewable Energy & Energy Storage, Transportation, Industrial Drives, & Grid Power Systems
- Wide Band Gap System Design Philosophies & Strategies
- Radio Frequency (RF) GaN (New)
- Technology Roadmap of Wide Bandgap Including Devices, Applications and Packaging (New)
Key Dates
Two-page abstract: June 1, 2020
Notifications of acceptance: July 17, 2020
*Submission to mentor: August 28, 2020
Final paper submission: Sept 9, 2020
Tutorial: October 25, 2020
Technical Presentations: October 26-27, 2020
*Mentor submission is a first draft of the final manuscript to ensure paper quality as per IEEE guidelines
