Luciano Di Perna
Group Manager for Traction Power Module & Power Semiconductors
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Company Profile
General Motors is a global company focused on advancing an all-electric future that is inclusive and accessible to all. At the heart of this strategy is the Ultium battery platform, which powers everything from mass-market to high-performance vehicles. General Motors, its subsidiaries and its joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Buick, GMC, Cadillac, Baojun and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in safety services and connected vehicle technology, can be found at https://www.gm.com.
Dr. Johannes Schoiswohl
SVP & General Manager, Business Line Head PSS GaN Systems
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Johannes Schoiswohl, Ph.D., Senior Vice President & General Manager at Infineon Technologies Austria AG, since 1st July 2023 Business Line Head of Power & Sensor Systems (PSS) GaN Systems. He started his career as a technology development engineer at Infineon Austria and became director of application and system engineering for the business line DCDC. During this activity he spent several years at Infineon Technologies North America Corporation, San Francisco. Back in Europe he deepened his experience in the fields of Chips & Discretes and Efficient Power Supplies, Isolation & Connectivity. Dr. Schoiswohl holds an Ph.D. in Physics from the Karl Franzens University Graz and a Master of Science in Technical Physics from the University of Technology Graz.
Company Profile
Here at Infineon, we combine entrepreneurial success with responsible action to make life easier, safer, and greener. Barely visible, semiconductors have become an indispensable part of everyday life. We play a key role in shaping a better future – with microelectronics that link the real and the digital world. Our semiconductors enable efficient energy management, smart mobility, as well as secure, seamless communications in an increasingly connected world. Infineon designs, develops, manufactures and markets a broad range of semiconductors and system solutions. The focus of its activities is on automotive and industrial electronics, communication and information technologies, IoT, sensor technology and security. The product range comprises standard components, software, customer-specific solutions for devices and systems, as well as specific components for digital, analog, and mixed-signal applications.
Auggie Djekic
VP & Head of SiC
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onsemi (Nasdaq: ON) is driving disruptive innovations to help build a better future. With a focus on automotive and industrial end-markets, the company is accelerating change in megatrends such as vehicle electrification and safety, sustainable energy grids, industrial automation, and 5G and cloud infrastructure. With a highly differentiated and innovative product portfolio, onsemi creates intelligent power and sensing technologies that solve the world’s most complex challenges and leads the way in creating a safer, cleaner, and smarter world.
Michael Harrison
Sr. Power Electronics Architect
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Michael Harrison is currently employed by Enphase Energy in the capacity of Senior Power Electronics Architect, a role that focuses on the adoption emerging power electronics technology to enable Enphase to maintain the position of leader in the fast-growing Module Level Power Electronics Photo-Voltaic (MLPE-PV) market. His areas of technical interest include power semiconductor technology, magnetics design, digital control theory, resonant power converter topologies, and piezoelectric based power conversion. He holds over 100 international patents and has published several peer reviewed technical publications and delivered related technical conference presentations on the topic of switched mode power conversion technology.
Company Profile
Enphase Energy, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops, manufactures, and sells home energy solutions for the solar photovoltaic industry in the United States and internationally. The company offers semiconductor-based microinverter that converts energy at the individual solar module level and combines with its proprietary networking and software technologies to provide energy monitoring and control. It also provides microinverter units and related accessories; IQ Battery and related accessories; IQ Gateway and IQ Energy Router; cloud-based Enlighten monitoring service; and electric vehicle charging solutions, as well as design, proposal, permitting, and lead generation services. The company sells its solutions to solar distributors; and directly to large installers, original equipment manufacturers, strategic partners, and homeowners, as well as through its legacy product upgrade program or online store. Enphase Energy, Inc. was incorporated in 2006 and is headquartered in Fremont, California.
Enphase Energies products and services include:
PV microinverters, Residential battery energy storage solutions, EV chargers, Cloud based renewable energy system monitoring, and Renewable energy proposal / permitting & lead generation services.
Dr. Pavel Freundlich.
SVP R&D
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Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, MOSFETs, optoelectronics, and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors). These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, power supplies, and medical markets. Vishay’s product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, and “one-stop shop” service have made it a global industry leader.
Dr. Avinash Kashyap
SVP & Division Head
Enabling the AI Ecosystem with Power Semiconductors
Day 2 / 13:50 - 14:10
Panel Session: WBG Manufacturability and Scaling
Day 2 / 16:10 - 16:55
Biography
Dr. Avinash Kashyap is the Senior Vice President & GM of the MOSFETs Division at Vishay Intertechnology. He leads a global organization overseeing P&L, Marketing, Applications, R&D, and Business Operations for power management products, including Si MOSFETs, Power ICs, and SiC, with a strong focus on Automotive, AI, Datacenter and Industrial applications.
Previously, Dr. Kashyap served as Vice President & GM of the Discrete & Wide Bandgap Power Business Unit at Renesas Electronics, where he led multiple product lines, including IGBTs, SiC, Si MOSFETs, and GaN, catering to high-volume markets.
Throughout his career, Dr. Kashyap has held leadership roles at Microchip Technology and GE Global Research, where he played a pivotal role in advancing wide bandgap technologies and successfully bringing them to market.
An accomplished innovator, he has authored over 35 peer-reviewed publications and holds more than 20 patents. Dr. Kashyap earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville. He is a Senior Member of IEEE and a distinguished member of the Arkansas Academy of Electrical Engineers.
Company Profile
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc., a Fortune 1000 Company listed on the NYSE (VSH), is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of discrete semiconductors (diodes, rectifiers, MOSFETs, optoelectronics, and selected ICs) and passive electronic components (resistors, inductors, and capacitors). These components are used in virtually all types of electronic devices and equipment, in the industrial, computing, automotive, consumer, telecommunications, military, aerospace, power supplies, and medical markets. Vishay’s product innovations, successful acquisition strategy, and “one-stop shop” service have made it a global industry leader.
Lam Research
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Lam Research Corporation is a trusted global supplier of innovative wafer fabrication equipment and services to the semiconductor industry. Our strong values-based culture fuels our progress, and it’s through collaboration, precision, and delivery that we are driving semiconductor breakthroughs that define the next generation. Lam Research (Nasdaq: LRCX) is a FORTUNE 500® company headquartered in Fremont, California, with operations around the globe. Learn more at www.lamresearch.com
We combine superior systems engineering, technology leadership, and a commitment to customer success to advance the global semiconductor industry. Our broad portfolio of market-leading deposition, etch, strip, and wafer cleaning solutions helps customers achieve success on the wafer by enabling device features that are 1,000 times smaller than a grain of sand—it’s why nearly every chip today is built with Lam technology.
STMicroelectronics
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At ST, we are more than 50,000 creators and makers of semiconductor technologies mastering the semiconductor supply chain with state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. An integrated device manufacturer, we work with more than 200,000 customers and thousands of partners to design and build products, solutions, and ecosystems that address their challenges and opportunities, and the need to support a more sustainable world. Our technologies enable smarter mobility, more efficient power and energy management, and the wide-scale deployment of cloud-connected autonomous things. We are committed to achieving our goal to become carbon neutral on scope 1 and 2 and partially scope 3 by 2027. Further information can be found at www.st.com.
Teradyne
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Teradyne (NASDAQ:TER) brings high-quality innovations such as smart devices, life-saving medical equipment and data storage systems to market, faster. Its advanced test solutions for semiconductors, electronic systems, wireless devices and more ensure that products perform as they were designed. They solve complex test and automation challenges and enable businesses to achieve higher production volumes, higher quality and higher ROI. Its Industrial Automation offerings include collaborative and mobile robots that help manufacturers of all sizes improve productivity and lower costs. In 2021, Teradyne had revenue of $3.7 billion and today employs over 6,500 people worldwide. For more information, visit teradyne.com.
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Teradyne delivers manufacturing automation across industries, applications and the world. Teradyne solves complex test and automation challenges and enables businesses to achieve higher production volumes, higher quality and higher ROI. Teradyne designs, develops, and manufactures automatic test equipment used to test semiconductors, wireless products, data storage and complex electronics systems in a number of industries, including consumer electronics, wireless, automotive, industrial, computing, communications, and aerospace and defense. The industrial automation portfolio includes collaborative robotic arms, autonomous mobile robots (“AMRs”) and advanced robotic control software used by global manufacturing, logistics and industrial customers to improve quality, increase manufacturing and material handling efficiency, and decrease manufacturing and logistics costs. The automatic test equipment products include:
- Semiconductor test systems
- Storage and system-level test systems; Defense and aerospace test instrumentation and systems; Circuit-board test and inspection systems
- Wireless test systems
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