Next-Generation Dielectric Materials and Microelectronics/Electrical Applications Workshop

Wide band gap (WBG) semiconductors are delivering on the promise of higher power and energy density circuits. In doing so, they are also opening an opportunity for a new generation of dielectric materials. Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin organized a 1.5 day workshop on "Next-generation di­electric materials for microelectronics/electrical applications" at the Massachusetts Institute Technology on December 4-5, 2019 focusing on this emerging opportunity. The invitation­only workshop brought together the materials researchers with those attempting to improve power electronics (PE) packaging to compare information that would accelerate the field.