WILSONVILLE, OR – Mentor Graphics has joined the Center for Power Electronics Systems (CPES) at Virginia Tech.

The consortium is dedicated to improving electrical power processing and distribution across various systems. CPES is focused on technologies and applications related to power electronic components: vehicular power conversion, power conversion technologies, power management, and renewable energy systems.

“We expect Mentor’s ability to perform reliability testing of wide-bandgap SiC power electronics devices to be a unique resource for CPES, leveraging its proven technologies to advance the power and performance of semiconductors, IGBTs, MOSFETs and other devices in our industry. We welcome Mentor Graphics’ software contribution and combined expertise in semiconductor thermal simulation and measurement that benefit the development of reliable power electronics components and systems,” said Professor G. Q. Lu, CPES affiliate faculty and professor in the departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Mentor Graphics’ membership supports expanded use of electronics thermal design simulation software and industry adoption of thermal characterization methods for power semiconductor lifetime prediction and thermal testing. Mentor is also donating simulation software.

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