This lecture and optional tour will present Swansea University’s state of the art Centre for Integrative Semiconductors
Speaker
Professor Mike Jennings
Agenda
17.45 - registration opens (Moore Engagement Centre in CISM)
18.00 – Refreshments and optional tours of CISM
19.00 - Welcome and Lecture (ESRI Lecture Theatre)
19.45 - Q&A 20.00 - Networking / refreshments (Moore Engagement Centre in CISM)
20.45 - Departure
Synopsis
This talk introduces some of the reasoning behind why ethics should be modelled in a computational way, using examples to highlight the key issues and how they are addressed by the introduction of ethics to an AI system.
This lecture will present Swansea University’s state of the art Centre for Integrative Semiconductors (CISM) where our research is paving the way for 100% energy efficiency through the utilisation of wide bandgap semiconductors such as silicon carbide, gallium nitride and gallium oxide.
Abstract: The advent of the solid-state transistor in 1947 heralded in a new era of human development. The transistor found application in computing, telecommunications, integrated circuits, advanced photonic, sensing and medical fields but to name a few.
It is safe to say that the impact of the transistor has been felt across every facet of human society from washing your clothes to space exploration. Silicon has been the workhorse for this revolution but more recently, compound semiconductors have taken a number of these applications to another level.
Compound semiconductors (III-Vs) are vital for high frequency devices, light emitting diodes and optoelectronics whereas wide bandgap semiconductors are important in other fields such as high temperature and flexible electronics..
Traditionally viewed by many as a tedious field, lacking in excitement, power electronics has witnessed a resurgence as a key enabling technology for delivering the net zero agenda.
The gains in wide bandgap power electronics are massive when we consider that 50% of all energy consumed flows through some form of electric motor.
About the speaker
An academic with a focus on wide bandgap electronic materials (silicon carbide, gallium oxide and gallium nitride) for energy-efficient applications.
Having worked in the field of silicon carbide power electronics and devices since 2003, my main interest is to research the manufacturability of this technology through an extensive network of industrial partners.
Recently, I have undertaken numerous research projects within the field of ultra-wide bandgap gallium oxide for power electronic application. Here I aim to explore the feasibility of this new material from the commercialisation (product) perspective.
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