Automotive Power Electronics & Semiconductors Workshop
Presented by Canada’s Semiconductor Council (CSC) and McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC).
Event Details:
Date:
Wednesday, May 7, 2025
Location:
McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC)
McMaster Innovation Park (MIP)
200 Longwood Road South, MARC 266
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8P 0A6
Agenda:
9:00 – 9:30AM
Registration and Coffee
9:00 – 9:30AM
Registration and Coffee
9:30 – 10:00AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
- Ali Emadi, Professor and Chairholder, McMaster University
- Andy Knights, VP Research, McMaster University
- Paul Slaby, Managing Director, Canada’s Semiconductor Council
- Kirk Ouellette, VP Global Strategy, STMicroelectronics
10:00 – 11:00AM
Presentations
- 10:00 – 10:15AM Hybrid SiC/Si Traction Inverters, Parsa Beheshti, MARC (in collaboration with STMicroelectronics)
- 10:15 – 10:30AM Integrated Power Electronics, Chang Liu, MARC (in collaboration with Stellantis)
- 10:30 – 10:45AM SuperBox: Highly Integrated Automotive Power Electronic Converter, Sreejith Chakkalakkal, MARC, and Wesam Taha, Schaeffler
- 10:45 – 11:00AM Solid State Power Controllers and High-Power Traction Inverters, Yizhi Zhang and Di Wang, MARC (in collaboration with Eaton Corporation)
11:00 – 11:15AM
Networking Coffee Break
11:15 – 11:30AM
NRC e-Auto Challenge Program
Sooky Winkler, Program Director, e-Auto, National Research Council Canada
11:30 – 12:30PM
Industry Panel on Automotive Microchips: Challenges and Opportunities
Panel Moderator: Kirk Ouellette, VP Global Strategy, STMicroelectronics
Panelists:
- Wilson Yu, Head of Advanced Technologies Group, AMD
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
12:30 – 1:30PM
Lunch and Networking
1:30 – 1:40PM
OCI/OVIN Presentation, Raed Kadri, VP OCI and Head of OVIN (invited)
1:40 – 1:50PM
NGen Overview Presentation, John Laughlin, CTO, NGen
1:50 – 2:00PM
Mitacs Overview Presentation, Ryan Caldwell, Mitacs
2:00 – 3:00PM
Industry Panel on Automotive Power Electronics: Challenges and Opportunities
Panel Moderator: Armen Baronian, Director, Advance Technology and Innovation, Eaton Aerospace
Panelists:
- Brett McQueen, Director of Innovation, North America, Linamar Corporation
- Andrei Catuneanu, Team Lead, Advanced Product R&D, Dana Canada Corporation
- Wesam Taha, Senior Systems Engineer, Schaeffler
- TBA
3:00 – 3:30PM
Networking Coffee Break
3:30 – 4:30PM
Proposed New Consortium for Automotive Power Electronics and Semiconductors – Next Steps and Brainstorming Panel Discussion
Panel Moderator: Ali Emadi, McMaster University
Panelists:
- Paul Slaby, Canada’s Semiconductor Council
- Amber Metham, McMaster University
- Sooky Winkler, National Research Council Canada
- John Laughlin, CTO, NGen
- Mona Eghanian, Assistant VP OCI and Deputy Head OVIN (invited)
4:30 – 6:00PM
Tour and Open House
McMaster Automotive Resource Centre (MARC)
McMaster Manufacturing Research Institute (MMRI)
Enedym FARM (Facility for Advanced Rapid Manufacturing)
Parking Information:
Parking is available on-site. Please refer to the map and instructions below for recommended lots and directions.
Parking Details:
Paid parking is in effect Monday to Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM ($1.85/hr, $8.93 daily max). You can pay in advance or on the day of via HonkTap using Zone 54615.
