The Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices  Applications (WiPDA Asia) sponsored by IEEE , provides a forum for device scientists, circuit designers, and application engineers share technology updates, research findings, development experience, and application knowledge. 

Technical Papers: Technical papers addressing all aspects of wide-bandgap power electronics are welcome. Technical oral sessions will be held May 18th-19th, 2018, and a poster session will be held as well. 2/3 of the technical papers will recommended to be published on “IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Power Electronics”  (IF=4.27) through peer review process. 

Tutorials: Tutorials covering both device and application topics will be offered May 17th, 2018.

Keynote Sessions: Keynote sessions will be held May 18th-19th, 2018, in which leading experts from academia, industry, and research institutes will share their insights on technology developments and future trends. 

Panel Session: A panel session with leading experts from Chinese government agencies, industry, and academia will be part of the meeting.

Call for Exhibitions: A number of booths will be available for exhibition. 

All presented papers will be included in the conference proceedings and submitted to the databases of IEEE Xplore.

Main topic

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

Heteroepitaxial and bulk materials growth

Gate dielectrics and surface passivation

Device structures and fabrication techniques

Device characterization and modeling

Very high efficiency and compact converters

SOAs including short-circuit, spike, and transient tolerance

Harsh environment (e.g. high temperature) operation and reliability

Packaging, power modules, and ICs

Hard-switched and soft-switched applications

Common-mode and EMI management

Gate drive and other auxiliary circuits

High-performance passive components

Applications in renewable energy and storage, transportation, industrial drives, and grid power