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Tentative Conference Schedule

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Monday, September 15th
8:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M. Registration, continental breakfast served
10:00 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Plenary Session I

  • 1.1 Digital Power: Revolution to Evolution, Deepak Savadatti, VP of Marketing, Primarion An Infineon Technologies Company

    1.2 A Digital Power Roadmap: 2010 and Beyond, Chris Young, Chief Technical Officer, Zilker Labs

    1.3 Is the Power Supply Industry Ready for Digital Power Control and Power Management? Randy Malik, STSM Power Technology & Qualification, IBM

    1.4 Rethinking Power Supply Efficiency Specifications, Arthur Howard, Associate, ICF International
12:00 P.M. – 1:30 P.M. Lunch Break (on your own)
1:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.

Trends in Digital Power

  • 2.1 Demonstrated Reliability of Digital Power Supplies, Par Ingvarsson, Global Quality Manager, Ericsson Power Modules

    2.2 Practical Implementation of High Energy Efficiency Power Supply Using Digital Controller, Yang Qiu, Senior Applications Engineer, Fixed System Power Group, Analog Devices

    2.3 Software and the Power Engineer: Making the Leap to Digital, Charles Watts, Systems Architect, Fairchild Semiconductor
3:30 P.M. – 3:45 P.M. Networking Break
3:45 P.M. – 5:15 P.M.

Roundtable Discussion

  • When Will Digital Power Become a Mainstream Power Technology?
5:15 P.M. – 7:00 P.M.

Exhibits Open

Welcome Reception Hosted in Exhibit Hall
Tuesday, September 16th
 

 
8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.

Registration, continental breakfast served
9:00 A.M. – 11:00 A.M.

Plenary Session II

  • 3.1 The Green Data Center: More Than Social Responsibility: A Foundation for Growth, Economic Gain and Operating Stability, Kevin Leahy, Director, Strategy and Marketing, IT Optimization Business Unit, IBM

    3.2 Can Digital Power Be the Start of a Green Revolution in Power Systems?, Greg Fasullo, Chief Marketing Officer, Eltek/Valere

    3.3 Next Generation Data Center: The Transformation Process is On!, Kifir Godrich, Chief Technology Officer, EYP Mission Critical Facilities subsidiary of Hewlett-Packard

    3.4 New Technologies to Reduce Electricity Costs, Brian Fortenbery, Program Manager, EPRI
11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M.

Exhibits Open

Lunch Hosted in Exhibit Hall
Power Conversion Track
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Practical Benefits of PMBus™ and Digital Control I

  • 4.1 Digitally Controlled AC-DC Power Supply Using a Single Digital Power Controller, Hrishikesh Nene, Applications Engineer, Texas Instruments

    4.2 Digital Control Loop Brings Self-Configured Controllers for High Performance and High-Efficiency DC-DC Conversion, Alberto Bianco, Senior IC Designer, ST Microelectronics

    4.3 Switching Frequency Optimization for Digital PWM Controllers, Chris Young, Chief Technical Officer, Zilker Labs

    4.4 Configurability of Digital Power Supplies from a Usage and Supply Point of View, Torbjorn Holmberg, Electrical Engineer, Ericsson Power Modules 
3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Networking Break, Exhibits Open
Snacks Served in Exhibit Hall
4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Practical Benefits of PMBus™ and Digital Control II

  • 5.1 Exploring New Approaches to Digital Power Management in PCs/Servers, David Williams, Sr. Systems Engineer, ChiL Semiconductor

    5.2 Compensation Made Easy: Advances in Designing with Digital Controllers by Mark Hagen, Systems Engineer, Texas Instruments

    5.3 Practical Comparison of Digital Current Share versus Traditional Analog Share Techniques, Laurence McGarry, Marketing Manager, Analog Devices
Mission Critical Facilities Track
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

Optimizing Energy Efficiency

  • 6.1 Improved Energy Efficiency with Holistic Power Management, Kevin L. Ravo, High Tech Industry Manager NA, Underwriters Laboratories

    6.2 Efficient Power for the Data Center: Looking at New AC & DC Technologies, Jeff Polick, Regional Director, APC

    6.3 Enabling System Developers with Tools That Support Accurate Power Measurement, Markus Levy, President, Embedded Microprocessor Benchmarking Consortium

    6.4 Digital Control Enables Design of Highly Efficient 3-Phase Single-Stage LLC Rectifier, Tomasz Kotula, Design Engineer, Eaton Corp.
3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Networking Break, Exhibits Open
Snacks Served in Exhibit Hall
4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Optimizing Power Architectures in Critical Facilities

  • 7.1 AC Ripple Currents in the DC Link, Mark Townsend, Systems Engineer, GE Energy

    7.2 Energy Logic: Cutting Data Center Energy Costs by 50% or More, Anand Ekbote, Vice President of Planning, Emerson Network Power

    7.3 Energy Efficiency: AC to DC, Don Marabell, Director Electrical Development, Eltek/Valere
Advanced Components Track
1:00 P.M. – 3:00 P.M.

State-of-the Art Semiconductor Devices

  • 8.1 SiC Boost Diodes Optimize PFC Efficiency and Reliability, Allan Ward, Advanced Device Reliability Manager, Cree

    8.2 New 600V Soft Recovery Silicon Rectifiers Reduce Power Supply Complexity and Improve Efficiency, John Jovalusky, Technical Marketing Manager, Qspeed Semiconductor

    8.3 New Generations of SiC Technology Advance Switch and Diode Capabilities, Jon Hancock, Principal Engineer, Infineon Technologies

    8.4 Bipolar Power Transistors in SiC, Advantages Compared to Other SiC Switching Transistors, Bo Hammarlund, CEO, TranSiC

3:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. Networking Break, Exhibits Open
Snacks Served in Exhibit Hall
4:00 P.M. - 5:30 P.M.

Passive Components & Thermal Management

  • 9.1 Cooling of IGBT Modules with Vaporizable Dielectric Fluid (VDF), Scott Gill, Business Unit ManagerParker Hannifin

    9.2 Application and Design of Planar Magnetics – Implications of Digital Control, Harold Eicher, VP Engineering, Champs Technology

    9.3 Thermal Management Materials Choices, Bob Jarrett, Sr. Thermal Engineer, Indium Corp.
Wednesday, September 17th
8:00 A.M. – 9:00 A.M.

Registration, continental breakfast served
9:00 A.M. – 10:30 A.M.

Digital Tools and Techniques

  • 10.1 Taking Digital Power Mainstream: Reference Designs, Software and Advanced Tools, Bill Hutchings, Product Marketing Manager, Microchip

    10.2 Control Loop Analysis of an Integrated Mixed Signal Controller with Driver and MOSFETs, Phil Cooke, Senior Application Engineer, Infineon

    10.3 The Magic of MOJO, a New Class of Digital Power Control, Anthony Kelly, Vice President Digital Design, Powervation
10:30 A.M. – 10:45 A.M.

Networking Break
10:45 A.M. – 12:15 P.M.

Implementing Digital Control

  • 11.1 A Fully Integrated Power Conversion Scheme for System-on-Chip Applications, Nan Shi, Research Engineer, University of Idaho

    11.2 Diode Emulation for Digital PWM Controllers, Chris Young, Chief Technical Officer, Zilker Labs

    11.3 Flyback Controller Utilizing Mixed Signal Primary Side-Sensing Techniques to Deliver Accurate Voltage and Current Regulation, Brian Thomas, Business Development Manager, Cambridge Semiconductor
12:15 P.M. Conference Adjourns
1:30 P.M. – 3:30 P.M.

Post Conference Seminar:

  • “Using the PMBus™ Protocol” (For more information, click here.
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