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PCIM was a fantastic experience. Wide-bandgap semiconductors, but also big markets, such as industrial and automotive, will see several technological advancements. In today's episode, I would like to draw your attention to the atmosphere of PCIM and in these audios you will hear the voices of:

Pietro Scalia, Senior Director, Automotive Traction Solutions Power Solutions Group (PSG), onsemi  (~00:04 until 00:29)

Alex Lidow, CEO, EPC (~00:29 until 00:38)

Guy Moxey, Senior Director Power Products, Wolfspeed (~00:39 until 00:50)

Dilder Chowdhury, Director Strategic Marketing, Nexperia (~00:50 until 00:57)

Andrea Bricconi, Chief Commercial Officer, Cambridge GaN Devices (~00:58 until 01:10)

Philip Zuk, Senior Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, Transphorm (~01:10 until 01: 17)

Stephen Oliver, VP Corporate Marketing & Investor Relations, Navitas (~01:17 until 01:28)

Timothé Delaforge, Associate Professor, Bern University of Applied Sciences and Denis Marcon, General Manager, Innoscience (~01:28 until 01:36)

Mike Engelhardt, Qspice Creator, Qorvo (~01:36 until 01: 01:45)

Daniel Scharfen, Vice President Green Power Analytics at the Green Industrial Power Division. (~01:45 until 02:03)

Power electronics must improve efficiency to meet international standards and reduce power waste, making in this way products more sustainable. From mobile phone chargers to industrial SMPS, all AC-powered applications need power supplies. Cambridge startup Pulsiv emerged with their power electronics technology. In this podcast episode featuring Darrel Kingham, Chief Executive Officer of Pulsiv, we will analyze how Pulsiv is reaching this market goal with a patent solution.

Together with E-Tech, an international event dedicated to innovative electrical and electronic technologies, Fortronic has seen a lot of companies talking about power electronics. In this podcast episode, you will hear from  Diego Giordani, Assodel Director, Alexey Cherkasov, Marketing Director in Leapers Semiconductor Saeed Safari, Field Application Engineer Industrial Products Broadcom, Steve Roberts, Innovation Manager at Recom, Andreas Mangler, Director Strategic Marketing – Member of the Extended Management Board di Rutronik Electronics Worldwide.

Gallium Nitride (GaN) power devices have shown better switching frequencies, higher power densities, and higher power conversion efficiency with more straightforward topologies when compared to traditional silicon (Si) devices. In this PowerUP episdoe with Cem Basceri, CEO and President of Qromis, we discuss a novel strategy for expanding GaN's production capacity in a non-silicon fabrication facility (Fab) to improve its application space, enable monolithic integration, and boost wafer diameters.

Applying quantum computing to the energy sector has disruptive potential for the current energy system. The exponential increase in computing power offered by quantum computers will be crucial for constructing a new energy horizon. In this episode with Federico Faggin, an Italian physicist, inventor, and entrepreneur, we delve into the fascinating world of energy, power technologies, and quantum physics. 

In this podcast, Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio reports on speeches and interviews with industry leaders during APEC.

In this podcast, I will talk with Patrick Le Fèvre, Chief Marketing and Communication Officer, Powerbox, and he will speak with us about his experience in power electronics and APEC. We announce the Call for Papers for the PowerUP June 2023 Edition!

Electric and hybrid electric vehicles are seeking efficient and cost-effective power conversion technologies. Wide bandgap semiconductors provide higher performance compared to silicon. In this special report with Filippo Di Giovanni, Strategic Marketing, Power Transistor sub-Group, STMicroelectronics, Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio will discuss the main challenges and which benefits GaN/SiC can offer to the automotive industry.

Position sensors can be integral to several electrical motors' motor commutation control loops. The motor control algorithm sets the currents through the coils and the timing of those currents. The angle of the applied field has to be in quadrature with the rotor's field direction for maximum efficiency. In this podcast with Alessandro Maggioni, Senior Regional Marketing Manager in EMEA for the Advance Solution Group at onsemi, we will analyze different aspects of rotary position sensors.

Electric motors are widely used in several electronic applications; they are everywhere Market analysts estimate that 11 billion electric motors are added to the market annually and consume 45 percent of all electrical energy. In this podcast with Jose Quinones, Staff Applications Engineer at Qorvo’s Programmable Power Management Group, we will analyze the fundamental concepts every designer, maker, or student must master to face a motor control application.