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Some of the 64 attendees at the Annual Meeting |
he PSMA Annual Meeting held in the Sheraton Hotel in Fort Worth, TX during APEC 2011, attracted a near record crowd. Sixty-four PSMA members and guests came for the breakfast buffet and stayed to hear the reports and join the discussion about the Association’s activities during the past year. These attendees had a very busy and full morning.The terms of office for four of the existing Directors expired and Chairman Dusty Becker recognized the contributions of Michel Grenon, Alex Levran, Marshall Miles and Bharat Shah, who left the Board. He expressed the appreciation of PSMA for their service and continued contributions to the Association. The following were elected to the Board of Directors for the three-year term (2011-2014):
| Steve Hogge | Power-One, Inc. (Regular Member)
| | Stephen Oliver | Vicor Corporation (Regular Member)
| | Ernie Parker | Crane Aerospace and Electronics (Regular Member)
| | Eric Perssons | International Rectifier (Associate Member) |
Chairman Dusty Becker welcomed the new PSMA members that joined during the past year. There were eleven Regular members, six Associate members and seven Affiliate members. PSMA now has a total of 156 members. Dusty commented on the Special Projects completed this past year which included publication of the 2011 Technology Roadmap, the organization of four full Special Presentation Sessions at APEC 2011 and financial support for 30 students to attend APEC 2011. The PSMA website continues to attract a growing number of visitors and has undergone a complete renovation. He also acknowledged the contributions of the very active PSMA technical committees and encouraged all members to get involved with a committee as a sure way to increase their benefits of membership.
Dusty presented Ernie Parker, Cian O’Mathuna, Carl Blake and Aung Thet Tu each with a plaque in appreciation of their outstanding contributions to PSMA.
Cian O’Mathuna receives an award for
his contributions to PSMA |
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Congratulations to Aung Thet Tu for another outstanding Power Technology Roadmap |
Congratulations to Aung Thet Tu for another outstanding Power Technology Roadmap |
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Dusty congratulates Carl Blake for another successful Power Technology Roadmap |
Conor Quinn receives his award at the PSMA Booth |
He also commended the contributions to PSMA made by Conor Quinn to the current and past Roadmaps. Joe Horzepa presented Conor with his award at the PSMA booth.
Following the Chairman’s Report was a Financial Report from Secretary/Treasurer Michel Grenon and individual reports from each of the PSMA Committees.
Patrick Chapman, General Chair for APEC 2011, reported that registration for the seminars,
technical sessions and exhibits are approaching record levels. A near record number of technical digests were submitted for the conference and the exhibit booths were sold out. In summary, he reported that APEC 2011 will be very successful from both a technical and financial viewpoint. Frank Cirolia, Technical Program Chair for APEC 2011 and the General Chair for APEC 2012, briefly reviewed planning for that conference. APEC 20 I2 will be held at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Orlando, Florida February 5 – 9 and the committee is looking forward to a very successful conference in Orlando.
Patrick Chapman (top)
Frank Cirolia (bottom) |
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Lars Thorsell updates PSMA members and guests on the latest BMPS Application Guideline |
Guest speaker, Lars Thorsell, President of PowerBrand Consulting reviewed the background and current status of BMPS Application Guideline, version 2.0 that is now available through the High Density Packaging Users Group. This is a project that began as a PSMA project proposed in 2002 to work across the borders between manufacturers and users. The objective was to facilitate a
communication link between the manufacturers’ abilities and the users' demand and to influence a de-facto reference document for BMPS products within the industry.
Another guest speaker, Prof Umesh Mishra, Chairman BOD and CEO of Transphorm Inc, discussed the early advances and history of Gallium Nitride devices with an emphasis on applying the technology for power applications. He focused on the comparison of the technology to the current technologies most commonly used in power devices including Silicon and Silicon Carbide. The subject was of high interest to the audience.The Annual Meeting, the many PSMA Technical Committee meetings, the seminars, plenary session, technical sessions, special presentations, exhibits and other events kept everyone busy all the week. The banquet, held in the OMNI Hotel, was a chance for everyone to relax, network and enjoy themselves.
Ed Sidor, Ed Herbert, John McManus & Mohan Mankikar
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Dusty & Mary Beth Becker |
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Carl & Dottie Blake |
Lucie & Arnold Alderman |
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Lisa Horzepa, Joe Horzepa & Steve Hogge |
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