our members of the Board of Directors are elected at the PSMA Annual Meeting held every year, usually held during the APEC conference. Each Director serves a three-year term and is eligible to be reelected for one additional term.

In this issue we would like to introduce you to David Chen and Jaume Roig.
 

Mr. David Chen serves as Sr. Director of Applications Engineering for Power Integrations, which he joined in 2015. He leads a team of a hundred hardware and software development engineers in power electronics across three laboratories worldwide.

As an energy efficiency advocate from the power semiconductor industry, David loves the interplay between technologies and regulations to better the world. Contributing actively as an industry stakeholder in workgroups, David collaborates with standards bodies on energy efficiency, safety, and compliance, providing technical guidance on standards and regulations from the California Energy Commission, U.S. Department of Energy, Environmental Protection Agency (ENERGY STAR®), European Commission (Energy Label and Ecodesign), and China Quality Certification Center.

For six years, David has served as co-chair for the Power Sources Manufacturers Association (PSMA) Energy Management Committee and provides support for the PSMA Safety and Compliance Committee. In 2024, he also began his term as Vice President for the PSMA. He is a member of the International Energy Agency 4E Electronic Devices and Networks Annex and Power Electronic Conversion and Technology Annex, the IEC TC47/SC47E committee for semiconductor devices and TC59/MT9 committee for standby power measurement, and JEDEC's JC-70 Wide Bandgap Power Electronic Conversion Semiconductors Committee.

With over thirty years of experience in power system design and applications, David has held senior management positions at both publicly traded and privately held companies, including Volterra (acquired by Maxim), Akros Silicon, and Jade Sky Technologies, an LED driver start-up which he co-founded. David received both his B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering and M.S. degree in Mechanical Engineering from MIT and is the author of two patents.

Jaume Roig was born and raised in the picturesque Bay of Roses, renowned as one of the most beautiful bays in the world. Despite the allure of his hometown, Jaume ventured to the northern regions of Europe, where he dedicated his career to the research and development of semiconductor power devices.

Currently, Jaume is at the forefront of innovation at onsemi in Belgium, leading a program focused on heuristic simulations to explore device-system interactions in power electronic circuits. With over 25 years of experience, he has been instrumental in supporting and managing projects related to power ICs and discrete devices in both Silicon and Wide Bandgap (WBG) technologies. His prolific contributions to the field include authoring and co-authoring approximately 150 articles, as well as holding 31 issued and 12 pending US patents.

In addition to his professional achievements, Jaume actively participates in industry committees. He serves as the vice-chair of the JC-70 JEDEC committee and co-chair of the PSMA Semiconductor Committee. When it comes to hobbies, Jaume's two children play a significant role in deciding his leisure activities.

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