Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition — APEC 2018

The 2018 Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exhibition (APEC) was held from March 4-8, 2018 in San Antonio Texas, USA. APEC, which is sponsored by the Power Sources Manufacturers Association, (PSMA), the IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS) and the IEEE Industry Applications Society (IAS) is considered the premier global event in the applied power electronics field.

Gary M. Dolny

BMW Brilliance Automotive Opens Battery Factory in Shenyang

Most of the batteries as one of the most important parts of German electric cars have so far come from Asia: according to the National Platform for Electric Mobility (Nationale Plattform Elektromobilität), Japanese battery cell manufacturers (market share 26 percent) were the leaders four years ago, followed by Korean (24), Chinese and American (22 percent each) producers.

Roland R. Ackermann

Interview: Targeting all Power Applications from PCs to Industrial Equipment

VIP-Interview with Satya Dixit about Rohm Semiconductor's current and future plans in Power Electronics.

Satya Dixit

Interview: Navitas on Design Simplicity - GaN Power ICs with iDrive

Navitas Semiconductor was formed in 2013 to enable a high-speed revolution in power electronics with the invention of the industry’s first GaN power ICs which deliver up to a 100x increase in switching speeds while increasing energy savings by 40% or more.  Mr. Sheridan, Navitas Semiconductor was founded in 2013. What were the most important facts for the founders to go ahead?

Gene Sheridan

Interview: Danfoss Silicon Power Establishes Manufacturing in Utica, New York

In March 2017 Danfoss Silicon Power announced that the company is establishing a second production site in Utica, New York State in the USA. We have asked Claus A. Petersen, General Manager and VP of Danfoss Silicon Power a few questions about the new set up.

Claus A. Petersen