March 1-2, 2023 The Interdisciplinary Thematic Platform PTI-TransEner+ (Sustainable Energy Transition) of the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) held its First Scientific Days on March 1 and 2 in Madrid, where the latest milestones achieved to date were presented, as well as the impact of the results and their transfer...
Master Thesis Defenses
February 9, 2023 Mariana Raya and Conrad Ferrer from PDS Group defensed their Master Thesis in Electronic Engineering (MEE) at UPC with their works entitled Study of self-powered gate driver power supply solutions and Infrared image processing strategies for die-level power devices inspection, respectively, obtaining the maximum qualificaction. Congratulations!!!
First IMB-CNM Innovation Day
November 23, 2022 The PDS group participated in the First IMB-CNM Innovation Day held at Hotel Exe Campus on November 23. Miquel Vellvehi and Xavier Perpiñà were two of the coordinators of the stands showing the institute research results on two of their thematic axes: Energy and Mobility and Physics Frontiers...
Participation in the IV Innovation Meeting
On November 16, 2022, Dr. X. Jordà from the PDS Group and representing also the CSIC PTI+ TransEner, participated at the IV Innovation Meeting entitled “The energy transition in Catalonia and Switzerland – Models, best practices and ideas for cooperation” that took place at the Palau de Pedralbes in Barcelona....
PDS Group participates in the Physics of Failure Workshop within iRel40 project
Dr. Xavier Perpinyà participated in the Physics of Failure Workshop during the General Assembly of the iRel40 project held in Ljubljana (Slovenia) from Novembre 7th to 10th. Dr. Perpinyà, Principal Investigator of iRel40 project, presented his work entitled "PoF in power devices under overcurrent testing/ageing for induction cooktops".
The UPC ePowered RACING MotoStudent team participates at the 1st edition of the
e-Mobility Experience Fair at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
October 29-30, 2022 The ePowered RACING team participated in the e-Mobility Experience Fair held this past weekend at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya Paddock. The team, formed by students from the Escola d'Enginyeria de Barcelona Est (EEBE) of the UPC has the sponsorship of the IMB-CNM through the Power Devices and...
PDS Group participation at CAS’22 Conference: Emma Solà obtains the Best Student Paper Award
October, 12-14, 2022 Emma Solà from PDS Group has participated at the 45th edition of the annual conference (CAS 2022) held in Poiana Brasow (Romania) on October 12-14, 2022 with her work entitled "Silver Sintering as Die-Attach Material for High Temperature Sensors". This paper received the CAS2022 Best Student Paper Award. Xavier Jordà also participated...
Job offers
Power Devices and Systems Group (PDS) offers 2 JAE-INTRO scholarships for introduction to research: Reference: JAEINT22_EX_1532 Principal Investigator: Xavier Perpiñà Giribet E-mail contact: xavier.perpinya@imb-cnm.csic.es Formation Plan: Estudio de fenómenos electrotérmicos locales en dispositives semiconductores de potencia avanzados mediante deflexión interna d haz ñáser (IIRLD). Reference: JAEINT22_EX_1490 Principal Investigator: Miquel Vellvehi Hernández E-mail contact: miquel.vellvehi@imb-cnm.csic.es Formation Plan:...