Message from EDS President

It gives me great pleasure to announce that the Strategic Planning Workshop will go forward as previously communicated with appropriate protocols for the safety of the attendees. It will take place on 10-11 June, followed by EDS Board of Governors meeting on 12 June of this year. These events are in conjunction with the 2022 IEEE Symposium on VLSI Technology and Circuits. Since my last communication on this subject the EDS Executive Committee has articulated a set of core values which is intended to explain who we are. Our members are trustworthy, respectful, inclusive, ethical and open. Further, we have requested that the Workshop deliver six Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to be reviewed semi-annually by the Board of Governors. These are intended to measure how well we are progressing in achieving our strategic goals and realizing our vision for 2032.

Invitations have been extended to over thirty EDS leaders who will serve as delegates to the Workshop. In addition, all IEEE members are invited to attend as observers. Non-delegate travel to the Workshop is not reimbursable by EDS due to budget constraints. All observers will need to register for this event.

- Ravi Todi, EDS President

Congratulations to the IEEE EDS Region 9 Outstanding Student Paper Award Winner!

Congratulations to Sebastian Pazos and co-authors of the winning paper "Reliability-Aware Design Space Exploration for Fully Integrated RF CMOS PA"

Read the winning paper in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library

STEM Education Outreach Focuses on Renewable Energy

More than 30 Costa Rican university students from various engineering domains attended an IEEE EDS funded STEM summer school. Program activities were organized by EDS members of the IEEE ED Costa Rica Section Chapter and the ED Student Chapter at Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica.

The collaboration of well known corporations and distinguished lecturers was developed to bring students together with specialists who introduced concepts, opportunities and projects in fields related to electronic devices for renewable energy production. The attendees gained access to conferences, workshops, technical labs and renewable energy facilities. It is hoped these experiences will generate the student's interest to develop the skills needed to find innovative green energy solutions.

"You Say You Want a Revolution: The Lasting Impact of Bardeen and Holonyak"

The bipolar junction transistor and light emitting diode are two innovations that have made a profound impact on the world. Professors John Bardeen and Nick Holonyak Jr., the respective inventors of these technologies, have also made a lasting impact on ECE ILLINOIS, where they spent the majority of their careers. This talk by Professor Dallessase reviews the men and their impact - both local and global - and also looks at some of the current work that ties their contributions together.

Free Online Lecture: 75 Years of Transistor and Its Impact on Humanity, presented by IEEE EDS Distinguished Lecturer, MK Radhakrishnan.

Event is scheduled for 2 June 2022.

To Register, please email the event organizer ([email protected]).

As IEEE Women in Engineering commemorates its 25th anniversary, the IEEE Electron Devices Society (EDS) joins in the celebration with a special offer for IEEE WIE members.

ECE students contemplating careers in the electronics industry, and experienced engineers can benefit from the IEEE EDS community to gain access to rewarding professional and personal opportunities.

Log into your IEEE account and add Electron Devices for only US$1.00 with promotion code EDSWIE2022.

Read the latest technical brief in the April 2022 issue of the EDS Newsletter, by D. Scott Holmes. He is an IEEE Senior Member and Chair of the Cryogenic Electronics and Quantum Information Processing (CEQIP) International Focus Team (IFT) for the International Roadmap for Devices and Systems (IRDS).

Abstract: For superconductor electronics to meet the needs expected for applications such as quantum computing or large-scale digital computing, significant improvements will be required, especially in circuit density and complexity. Key to improvement are innovations in superconductor devices and logic families. Technology roadmaps are under development to provide goals and timelines.

Check out the IEEE EDS Luminaries Podcast with Dr. Evelyn Hu of Harvard University. Learn more about her extraordinary expertise!

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