Wolfspeed, United States
Brandon Passmore completed his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Arkansas State University in 2003, M.S. in Microelectronics and Photonics in 2005, and Ph.D. in Microelectronics and Photonics in 2008. His M.S. and Ph.D. work focused on developing novel optical defect recognition techniques for laser diodes and mid-infrared InGaAs/GaAs quantum dot photodetectors, respectively. He then completed a postdoc at Sandia National Laboratories where he worked on developing novel photonic devices and metamaterials for mid-infrared imaging applications.
Brandon has been with Wolfspeed since 2010 where he is a Sr. Hardware Development Engineering Manager leading Power Module Technology Development. At Wolfspeed, his group focuses on developing new SiC power modules rated from 650 V to 1.7 kV and 50 A to 800 A and beyond. In addition, his group has been heavily involved in several projects focused on developing new packaging designs, modeling techniques, materials, and processes to fully optimize the performance of SiC power devices. Some of these technologies include electrical-thermal-mechanical multi-physics modeling, wire bondless technologies, new die attach and substrate technologies, and high heat transfer and advanced cooling technologies for the advancement of high performance SiC power modules. He has accumulated 70 conference and journal publications and 14 patents over his career.
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Thursday, March 23, 2023
9:20 AM – 9:45 AM ET