Power Electronics Japan Forum 2010: From Silicon to SiC and GaN

LYON, FRANCE: Yole Développement and its Japanese partner, Global Information, are
glad to present the Power Electronics Japan Forum. This 2-day seminar will take place, next week, at Four Seasons Hotel, Tokyo, Japan and will gather the most important Power Electronics experts.

This two-day seminar, on June 1-2, will begin with a review the main market metrics from devices to applications and current state of the art of the Silicon-based power electronics. It will then explore the capabilities of GaN and SiC to disrupt that equilibrium and will highlight the recent developments in a selection of applications.

Yole Développement and Global Information have presented the final agenda:

On June 1, 2010.

Overall power electronics market - From 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

* Power electronics market: a global overview
Dr Philippe. Roussel, Project Manager, Yole Développement

* Innovative power device technologies and system solutions for a greener world
Jean-Benoit MOREAU, Product Marketing Director, STMicroelectronics

* Technology trends in energy efficient power semiconductors
Marnix Tack, Senior Director Power Technology Centre, Corporate R&D, On Semiconductor

High voltage applications - From 11:00 AM to 12:30 AM

* Market for IGBT module in the rail traction
Brice Le Gouic, Market Analyst, Yole Développement

* New trends in power system thermal management
Michel Mermet . R&D innovation technical director PRIMES, Alstom

* High Voltage power inverter: from Si to SiC
Jared Hornberger, Director of Manufacturing, Arkansas Power Electronics International

EV and HEV – From 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

* Power electronics market for EV and HEV
Brice Le Gouic, Market Analyst, Yole Développement

* Japanese SiC national projects: Past, Present and Future-
Dr. Hazime Shimizu, Energy Semiconductor Electronics Research Laboratory, AIST & FED

* Power Electronics in more electric transportation
James McGonigal, Executive, Power and Control Technologies, Raytheon Systems

Green-tech is pushing for improved power devices: what, where, when and how? Round table – from 4:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Moderator: Dr P. Roussel, Project Manager/B. Le Gouic, Market Analyst, Yole Développement.

On June 2, 2010.

SiC power electronics – From 9:00 AM to 10:30 AM

* SiC market: a 10-year projection
Dr Philippe Roussel, Project Manager, Yole Développement

* SiC power device development: material needs and recent results
Greg Mills, Materials Business Sales and Marketing Manager, CREE

* SiC J-FET recent developments
Jeff Casady, CTO, SemiSouth

SiC and GaN new substrates – From 11:00 AM to 12:00 AM

* Technical trends and market size of SiC and GaN substrates
Dr Philippe Roussel, Project Manager, Yole Développement

* GaN-on-Silicon: a revolution to make GaN technologies affordable
Markus Sickmöller, VP Operations, Azzurro

Silicon wafer market and technology – From 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM

* Silicon wafer market for power electronics: CZ, FZ and thin wafers
Brice Le Gouic, Market Analyst, Yole Développement

* Title: to be defined.
EV Group

* In search of excellence: pushing the limits of silicon
Jorgen Bodker, VIP, Logistics, Sales & Marketing, Topsil Semiconductor Materials

* Temporary wafer bonding process development and production for power device manufacturing
SUSS MicroTec

How fast could SiC and GaN take market shares over silicon? Round table – From 4:00 PM to 5:00
PM
Moderator: Dr P. Roussel, Project Manager/B. Le Gouic, Market Analyst, Yole Développement.