Enabling the Enabler: Power Devices and Topologies for Modern BBUs
BBUs are becoming a key element of modern AI and hyperscale datacenter power architectures, enabling resilient operation by providing localized backup energy close to the load. As systems evolve from established 48 V infrastructures toward emerging 800 V architectures, designers must address challenges including bidirectional power flow, wide battery voltage ranges, isolation requirements and power density. Learn how silicon MOSFETs, SiC and GaN technologies enable efficient backup power architectures that keep critical workloads operating through disturbances and outages.
Date: January 19th, 2027
Time: 10 AM CET & 5 PM CET
Location: Online webinar
Key learnings
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Learn how to improve power efficiency with next-generation Schottky diodes.
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Discover techniques for reducing switching noise in power designs.
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Explore low-loss solutions for power conversion and distribution applications.
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Learn how to balance efficiency, performance, and reliability.
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Gain insights into designing cleaner and more efficient datacenter power systems.
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Jim Honea
Director System Application Engineering, Nexperia
Jim Honea, PhD, has worked on applying high-voltage, high-speed gallium nitride (GaN) switching transistors in energy-conversion systems since 2007. Before joining Nexperia, he spent 11 years as Senior Manager of Applications Engineering at Transphorm, after starting his career in IC design, industrial control and instrumentation. He holds a BSEE and MSEE from the University of Arkansas and a PhD in Electrical Engineering from UC Santa Barbara.
Aniket Kulkarni
Sr. Power Applications Engineer, Nexperia
Aniket has been a Power Applications Engineer at Nexperia since September 2022. He previously worked on power electronics at Danfoss Drives in Denmark and, earlier, developed EV drivetrain components as a senior R&D engineer at Bajaj Auto. For his Master’s thesis, he designed a GaN-based DAB DC-DC converter. He holds a Master’s in Electrical Power and Energy Engineering from Aalto University, Finland, and a Bachelor’s in Electronics and Communications Engineering from VNIT, India.
Alvin Chen
Regional System Application, Nexperia
With over 20 years of experience in power electronics design and application engineering. Strong focus on technical marketing and product application support for power discrete semiconductor devices within the semiconductor industry. Also provides comprehensive application support to help customers overcome system design challenges, optimize product performance, and accelerate time-to-market.