GaN Marathon

These Are

Our Keynote Speakers...

Hiroshi Amano

Nagoya University

Emerging Functionalities in Nitride Semiconductors Enabled by Ferroelectric Materials

Professor Hiroshi Amano received Doctor of Engineering from Nagoya University. Currently he is a Director, Center for Integrated Research of Future Electronics, and a Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University.

He shared the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics with Prof. Isamu Akasaki and Prof. Shuji Nakamura “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”.

He is currently developing technologies for the fabrication of high-efficiency power semiconductor development and new energy-saving devices at Nagoya University.

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BIOGRAPHY

Professor Hiroshi Amano received Doctor of Engineering from Nagoya University. Currently he is a Director, Center for Integrated Research of Future Electronics, and a Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University.

He shared the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics with Prof. Isamu Akasaki and Prof. Shuji Nakamura “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”.

He is currently developing technologies for the fabrication of high-efficiency power semiconductor development and new energy-saving devices at Nagoya University.

Umesh Mishra

University of California - Santa Barbara

TBD

Professor Mishra joined ECE Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1990 from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. A recognized leader in the area of high-speed field effect transistors, Dr. Mishra has made major contributions at every laboratory and academic institution for which he has worked, including: Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California; the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; and General Electric, Syracuse, New York. His current research areas attempt to develop an understanding of novel materials and extend them into applications. He is the Director of the AFOSR PRET Center for Non-Stoichiometric Semiconductors and of the ONR MURI Center (IMPACT), which relates to the application of SiC and GaN based transistors for power amplification. (Source)

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BIOGRAPHY

Professor Mishra joined ECE Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1990 from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. A recognized leader in the area of high-speed field effect transistors, Dr. Mishra has made major contributions at every laboratory and academic institution for which he has worked, including: Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California; the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; and General Electric, Syracuse, New York. His current research areas attempt to develop an understanding of novel materials and extend them into applications. He is the Director of the AFOSR PRET Center for Non-Stoichiometric Semiconductors and of the ONR MURI Center (IMPACT), which relates to the application of SiC and GaN based transistors for power amplification. (Source)

Antony Sanders

Infineon Technologies Austria AG

Integrated GaN Partitioning: Challenges and Solutions

Anthony (Tony) Fraser Sanders is a Distinguished Engineer within the PSS Division of Infineon Technologies. Anthony is an IC Architecture responsible for over seeing PSS’s IC developments and defining Infineon’s next generation of IC Technologies.

Anthony earned a Bachelor Degree with Honors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham in 1991 and joined Infineon Technologies, formerly Siemens HL, in 1996.

He authored 48 patents, written 18 papers and publications and contributed to two books across a wide range of design aspects from statistical analysis, high speed interfaces to power control. He chaired a number of JEDEC, OIF and IEEE Standards Groups and his current research focus on modelling of complex system and technologies.

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BIOGRAPHY

Anthony (Tony) Fraser Sanders is a Distinguished Engineer within the PSS Division of Infineon Technologies. Anthony is an IC Architecture responsible for over seeing PSS’s IC developments and defining Infineon’s next generation of IC Technologies.

Anthony earned a Bachelor Degree with Honors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham in 1991 and joined Infineon Technologies, formerly Siemens HL, in 1996.

He authored 48 patents, written 18 papers and publications and contributed to two books across a wide range of design aspects from statistical analysis, high speed interfaces to power control. He chaired a number of JEDEC, OIF and IEEE Standards Groups and his current research focus on modelling of complex system and technologies.

Hiroshi Amano

Nagoya University

Emerging Functionalities in Nitride Semiconductors Enabled by Ferroelectric Materials

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Hiroshi Amano received Doctor of Engineering from Nagoya University. Currently he is a Director, Center for Integrated Research of Future Electronics, and a Professor, Institute of Materials and Systems for Sustainability, Nagoya University.

He shared the 2014 Nobel Prize in Physics with Prof. Isamu Akasaki and Prof. Shuji Nakamura “for the invention of efficient blue light-emitting diodes which has enabled bright and energy-saving white light sources”.

He is currently developing technologies for the fabrication of high-efficiency power semiconductor development and new energy-saving devices at Nagoya University.

Umesh Mishra

University of California - Santa Barbara

Revisiting the physics of InGaN LEDs: Myths and facts

BIOGRAPHY

Professor Mishra joined ECE Department at the University of California, Santa Barbara in 1990 from the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at North Carolina State University. A recognized leader in the area of high-speed field effect transistors, Dr. Mishra has made major contributions at every laboratory and academic institution for which he has worked, including: Hughes Research Laboratories in Malibu, California; the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor; and General Electric, Syracuse, New York. His current research areas attempt to develop an understanding of novel materials and extend them into applications. He is the Director of the AFOSR PRET Center for Non-Stoichiometric Semiconductors and of the ONR MURI Center (IMPACT), which relates to the application of SiC and GaN based transistors for power amplification. (Source)

Antony Sanders

Infineon Technologies Austria AG

Integrated GaN Partitioning: Challenges and Solutions

BIOGRAPHY

Anthony (Tony) Fraser Sanders is a Distinguished Engineer within the PSS Division of Infineon Technologies. Anthony is an IC Architecture responsible for over seeing PSS’s IC developments and defining Infineon’s next generation of IC Technologies.

Anthony earned a Bachelor Degree with Honors in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Nottingham in 1991 and joined Infineon Technologies, formerly Siemens HL, in 1996.

He authored 48 patents, written 18 papers and publications and contributed to two books across a wide range of design aspects from statistical analysis, high speed interfaces to power control. He chaired a number of JEDEC, OIF and IEEE Standards Groups and his current research focus on modelling of complex system and technologies.

...And Our Invited Speakers (More Coming Soon)

Shigefusa Chichibu Tohoku University
Causes and countermeasures for the operation-induced power degradation issues in 275-nm-band AlGaN-based MQW LEDs
Srabanti Chowdhury Standford University
GaN power electronics for new applications
Nadine Collaert IMEC
RF GaN Today: Maturity, Momentum, and What Comes Next
Simon Fichtner Kiel University
Spontaneous Polarization and Ferroelectrictiy in III-N Semiconductors
Mitsuro Funato Kyoto University
Blue to red micro-LEDs
Nicolas Grandjean Institute of Physics, School of Basic Sciences, EPFL
Non-radiative activity of dislocations
Motoaki Iwaya Mejo University
AlGaN UV-B Laser Diodes for Industrial Applications: Realization of Sharp Heterointerfaces via Low-Temperature MOVPE Growth
Debdeep Jena Cornell University
TBD
Martin Kuball Bristol University
Pathways for >3kV power devices: Opportunities in AlGaN and Gallium Oxide
Maki Kushimoto Nagoya University
Recent Progress in AlGaN-Based Deep UV Laser Diodes
Elison Matioli Institute of Electrical and Micro-Engineering, EPFL
Leading edge roadmap for GaN devices
Matteo Meneghini University of Padova
TBD
Tetsuo Narita Toyota Central R&D Labs.,Inc.
Control of Positive and Negative Bias Instability in GaN MOSFETs Using Crystalline AlN Interfacial Layer Technology
Tomás Palacios MIT, Boston
GaN Technologies to Enable Back-Side Power Delivery
Siddharth Rajan Ohio State University
High-Performance Ultra-Wide Bandgap AlGaN Transistors
Chris Van de Walle UCSB
Role of defects and impurities in efficiency and degradation of nitride devices
Huili Grace Xing Cornell University
AlN XHEMTs – a new kid on the block
Enrico Zanoni University of Padua
Degradation of RF devices