The Special Presentation Sessions were introduced at APEC 2004. These presentations have been solicited from the leaders in the power electronics industry especially to address topics of current interest. Like the Professional Education Seminars, they were chosen for their specific topics and were not selected through the peer review process.

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Session SP1: Market Trends & Business
Tuesday, March 21; 8:30 AM - Noon
Landmark Ballroom A
Session Chairs: Kevin Parmenter, Fairchild Semiconductor and Ada Cheng, International Rectifier

SP1.1 Three Levels Of Power Management

S. Ohr, Gartner Dataquest, San Jose, CA

SP1.2 Power Supplies' Emerging Business/Revenue Models

M. Mankikar, Micro-Tech Consultants (MTC), Santa Rosa CA

SP1.3 Bricks Evolve As Form Factors, Architectures And Digital Control Technologies Shift

J. Bryant, Darnell Group Inc., Corona CA

SP1.4 The Role Of Power Electronics In The Distributed And Cogeneration (DCG) Industry, A Critical Look At North America And Europe

R. Ruiz, Darnell Group Inc., Corona CA

SP1.5 Winning In China Through Understanding Its Power Needs & Cultural Dynamics

L. Merriman, Fairchild Semiconductor, South Portland, ME

SP1.6 E-Business Panel Discussion

B. Rayner¹, S. Siddiqui², S. Roller³, S. Bednar⁴, S. Diethelm⁵; ¹Electronics Supply & Manufacturing Magazine, Manhasset, NY, ²Dell Computer Corporation, Austin, TX, ³Texas Instruments Inc., Dallas, TX, ⁴Freescale Semiconductor, Inc., Phoeniz, AZ, ⁵International Rectifier, El Segundo, CA

Session SP2: System Design
Wednesday, March 22; 8:30 - 10:15 AM
Landmark Ballroom A
Session Chair: Scott Deuty, HP

SP2.1 Power System Efficiency In Wireless Communication

P. Gildert, Ericsson, Mölndal, SWEDEN

SP2.2 Power Delivery Challenges in Computer Platforms

Ed Stanford, Intel Corp., Dupont, WA

SP2.3 Design Tools Panel Discussion

C. Ambarian¹, J. Perry², N. Gabbert³, A. Ball⁴, S. Diethelm⁵; ¹iSuppli Corp., El Segundo, CA, ²National Semiconductor Corporation, Santa Clara, CA, ³Transim Technology Corporation, Portland, OR, ⁴ON Semiconductor, Phoenix, AZ, ⁵International Rectifier, El Segundo, CA

Session SP3: Current Topics In Power Electronics Research
Wednesday, March 22; 2:00 - 5:30 PM
Landmark Ballroom A
Session Chairs: Chuck Mullett, ON Semiconductor and Mike Briere, International Rectifier

SP3.1 Aachen University of Technology

R. DeDonker, Aachen University Of Technology, Aachen, GERMANY

SP3.2 Research Status Of The National Key Laboratory Of Power Electronics

D. Xu, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, P.R. CHINA

SP3.3 University Of British Columbia

W. Dunford, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, CANADA

SP3.4 Space Power Architecture And Power Electronics Research At Sandia National Laboratories

J. B. Witcher, J. S. Bowers; Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM

SP3.5 Georgia Institute Of Technology

D. Divan, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA

SP3.6 University Of Central Florida

I. Batarseh, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL

SP3.7 University Of Illinois At Champaign-Urbana

P. Krein, P. Chapman; University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana, Urbana, IL

Session SP4: Power Electronics For A Greener World
Thursday, March 23; 8:30 - 11:30 AM
Landmark Ballroom A
Session Chairs: Alex Levran, Magnetek and Tim Cassidy, Ault Inc

SP4.1 A High Efficiency, Low Cost, Utility Interactive Inverter - Australia's Winning Entry For The 2005 Future Energy Challenge Competition

C. Beckett, J. Luo and N. Sachchithananthan, Monash University, Melbourne, AUSTRALIA

SP4.2 The Efficiency Of Internal Power Supplies: Test Procedure And Policy Developments

B. Fortenbery, EPRI Solutions, Inc., Knoxville, TN

SP4.3 Present Status And Future Direction Of Photovoltaic Solar Power

C. Gay, SunPower Corp., Sunnyvale, CA

SP4.4 Reductions In The Cost Of Wind Generated Electricity: The Role Of Power Conversion Systems

W. Erdman, BEW Engineering Inc., San Ramon, CA

SP4.5 Distribution Perspective On RoHS And WEEE Directives

P. Howard, Arrow Electronics, Inc., Plano, TX

SP4.6 Artesyn's Approach To RoHS (& WEEE) Compliance

K. Teuber, Artesyn Technologies, Westminster, CO