From Datasheet to Design: Thermal Design for Modern DC/DC Converters

This session will enable engineers to understand the thermal demands of high-power density designs for their next-generation products. We will examine how to read and interpret datasheet thermal metrics such as ΘJA andΨJT for TI’s Flipped Die on Lead Frame (HotRodTM) packages, and how to gather necessary information from efficiency and typical thermal performance curves. We will also highlight how to do effective thermal layouts and showcase studies of the tradeoffs for routing, layer count and thermal vias on thermal performance.

GaN Technology Driving Power Density in Data Centers

Space on a server board is extremely precious, and servers – especially those designed for performing high-end computation functions such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) – are demanding more and more power. These stringent power requirements have necessitated changes in basic power conversion architecture.

DC-DC Power Supply Design

DC-DC converters are one aspect of power supply solutions that have become important in applications ranging from mobile devices using minute amounts of power to electric vehicles.

Panel: Infineon, Microchip, Texas Instruments

Testing DC-DC Power Supplies

Digital power management, wide-bandgap semiconductors, and distributed power architectures are moving the power industry forward and are also placing pressure on the engineers responsible for testing and validating these new DC-DC power solutions. Converters are reaching levels of efficiency unthought-of in the past. This event will explore some of the issues and solutions involved with testing the latest DC-DC converters.

Speaker: Tom Neville, Technology Manager for Power Electronics, Rohde & Schwarz

Voltage Ratings: Find the Best Power Inductor for Your Application

Inductors once considered optimized for high current, low voltage applications are finding homes in new designs that apply higher voltage stress to the inductor. This session will discuss the technology trends that place voltage stress on inductors, the physical mechanisms that determine inductor operating voltage capacity, and the use of voltage ratings as a part of the inductor selection process.

Speaker: Len Crane, Senior Technologist, Coilcraft, Inc.

How to Prepare for Electric Vehicle Adoption

A panel of industry experts will bring together perspectives on the various aspects which need to be taken into consideration when adopting electric vehicles and associated products into your product platform.

An OEM’s Perspective on Going Electric

In this session, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) developing various types of electric vehicles will offer their perspectives on designing electric vehicles, the technologies being utilized, and how they are working with industry suppliers.

Best Practices for Working with High Voltage Batteries and Systems

Speaker: Michael Terzo, Terzo Power Systems

Currently, there are no industry standards that exist for working with the high-voltage systems that are now prevalent in electric-powered vehicles and equipment. This session will dive into how best to work with these systems, what dangers there are if proper precautions are not taken and how the industry could go about standardizing methods for working with high voltage systems.

How to Leverage the Best of Hydraulics with Emerging Battery-Electric Technology for Mobile Equipment

Speaker: Jay Schultz, Parker Hannifin

This session will overview integration of hydraulics with electric power systems. It will offer an evaluation of what approaches to take when integrating these systems, best practices for doing so as well as a real-world example with a heavy equipment OEM.

Expanding the RISC-V Ecosystem

An extensive conversation with a diverse panel of experts to explore how chip design will be enabled by the RISC-V ecosystem and how it can enable industry-wide collaboration to build solutions based on a common set of standards and specifications.

Panelists: Calista Redmond, CEO, RISC-V International; Dirk Akemann, Head of Marketing, SEGGER; Drew Barbier, Senior Director/Product Manager, SiFive; Rupert Baines, CMO, Codasip

RISC-V Architecture Considerations

The adoption of RISC-V and the expansion of accessible markets is directly related to how developed the design ecosystem and infrastructure is. We talk to Jeff Hancock at Siemens Embedded about how that ecosystem is being developed.

Speaker: Jeff Hancock, Software Product Manager, Siemens Embedded

RISC-V from the Chip Perspective

RISC-V is promising a lot of things, but you still have to be able to build a chip with it. In this tech session we talk about the RISC-V ecosystem from the point of view of IP cores and ISAs.

Speaker: Drew Barbier, Senior Director/Product Manager, SiFive

Reference Models for RISC-V Processor Verification and Software Development

The open standard ISA of RISC-V gives new degrees of design freedom to system designers, software developers and processor hardware implementers. Supporting the ISA specification is the growing ecosystem of partners that provide the essential infrastructure that developers can rely on from project inception to production. The discussion will cover adaptable verification methods that complement the design innovations of RISC-V, plus the use of virtual platforms for software development and architectural exploration with RISC-V custom instructions.

Speaker: Simon Davidmann, Founder and CEO, Imperas