Conference Agenda

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Session Overview
Date: Thursday, 25/Sept/2025
9:00am
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9:40am
2nd Keynote: From Thermal Resistance to Power Efficient Thermal Design: Is Thermal still the Cinderella of Semiconductor Industry?
Location: Aula Magna
Claudio Maria Villa, STMicroelectronics
9:40am
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10:00am
1st Coffee Break
10:00am
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11:20am
4.A: Advanced Thermal Measurement Techniques 1
Location: Aula Magna
 

Monitoring Electrothermal-Induced Package Strain During HTRB Using Fiber Optic Sensors

Alessandro Borghese, Vincenzo Romano Marrazzo, Francesco Fienga, Michele Riccio, Luca Maresca, Giovanni Breglio, Andrea Irace

University of Naples Federico II, Italy



Thermal‑Resistance‑Based Reliability of TIM1 Materials in a Lidded Thermal Test Vehicle Under Active Thermal Load‑Cycling

Maik Sternberg1, Dan R. Wargulski1, Daniel May1,2, Kaushal Arun Pareek1, Bernhard Wunderle2,3, Mohamad Abo Ras1

1: Berliner Nanotest und Design GmbH, Germany; 2: Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany; 3: Fraunhofer ENAS, Germany



Impact of Adiabatic and Condenser Lengths on the Thermal Performance of Flat Pulsating Heat Pipes

Anil Kumar, Arthur Labalte, Hazhir Fatahi, Amrid Amnache, Luc G. Frechette

University of Sherbrooke, Canada



Optimal Sensor Placement for Thermal Virtual Sensing in Electronic Systems Using Augmented Kalman Filtering

Matteo Depaola1,2,3, Daniel De Gregoriis2, Robin Bornoff4, Bart Vandevelde1, David Moens3,5

1: Imec; 2: Siemens Industry Software NV; 3: KU Leuven; 4: Siemens Industry Software; 5: Flanders Make

4.B: Advances in Thermal Modeling and Simulation 1
Location: Aula A
 

Circuit-based Thermal Modeling of Phase Change Materials for Fast Dynamic Simulations

Francesco Piccirillo1, Antonio Pio Catalano2, Ciro Scognamillo2, Marcello Iasiello1, Nicola Bianco1, Vincenzo d'Alessandro2

1: Department of Industrial Engineering, University of Naples Federico II, Italy; 2: Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy



Heat Transfer Performance Modelling for Liquid Cooling of High-Power Electronics

Wendy Luiten

WLC, Netherlands, The



VOLTERRA: An Innovative Approach for Accurate Nonlinear Thermal Modeling of Electronic Components

Giorgio Eliseo1, Ciro Scognamillo1, Antonio Pio Catalano1, Vincenzo d'Alessandro1, Lorenzo Codecasa2

1: Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy; 2: Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy



Bayesian Parameter Estimation and Uncertainty Quantification for 1D Low-element Thermal Networks

Christian Findenig1, Lisa Mitterhuber1, Julien Magnien1, Robert Peharz2, Manfred Mücke1

1: Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH, Austria; 2: Graz University of Technology, Austria

11:20am
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11:40am
2nd Coffee Break
11:40am
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1:00pm
5.A: Advanced Thermal Measurement Techniques 2
Location: Aula Magna
 

Experimental Comparison of Variable Density Heatsinks Under Flow Boiling Conditions

Jaume Camarasa, Montse Vilarrubí, Desideri Regany, David Beberide, Pol Rosell, Joan Ignasi Rosell, Manel Ibáñez, Jérôme Barrau

Universitat de Lleida, Spain



Experimental Evaluation of Different Cold Plates Configurations for Direct-to-chip Liquid Cooling

David Beberide1,2, Montse Vilarrubí1,2, Jaume Camarasa2, David Sancho1, Desideri Regany2, Jérôme Barrau1,2

1: Universal Smart Cooling SL, Spain; 2: Universitat de Lleida, Spain



Experimental Comparative Analysis of PCB Cooling Technologies Including Nonlinear Thermal Effects

Denis Musella2, Elena Mengotti1, Enea Bianda1, Hemant Bishnoi1, Ciro Scognamillo2, Vincenzo d'Alessandro2, Antonio Pio Catalano2

1: ABB Corporate Research Center, Switzerland; 2: Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy



High-Resolution Thermal Analysis of Interface and Microstructure Formation in SAC-Cu Solder Joints

Lisa Mitterhuber, Verena Leitgeb, Elke Kraker, Julien Magnien

Materials Center Leoben Forschung GmbH, Austria

5.B: Advances in Thermal Modeling and Simulation 2
Location: Aula A
 

Thermohydraulic Lumped Parameter Models for Direct Battery Cooling

Lander Cnudde1,2, Jana Rogiers1,2, Jasper Nonneman1,2, Michel De Paepe1,2,3

1: Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; 2: FlandersMake@UGent - Core lab MIRO, Leuven, Belgium; 3: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa



Electro-thermal Analysis of p-GaN Gate e-mode HEMTs with Ohmic and Schottky Gates

Minji Kim, Jiun Oh, Joon Seop Kwak

Korea Institute of Energy Technology, Korea, Republic of (South Korea)



Numerical Study of Transient Heat Transport in 4H-SiC Triggered by UV Laser Pulses

Janusz Wozny, Andrzej Kubiak, Alessandro Verdolotti, Ewa Raj

Lodz University of Technology, Poland



SPICE Modeling of GaN HEMTs in the Wide Temperature Range (-269°C…+500°C)

Konstantin O. Petrosyants, Mamed R. Ismail-zade, Lev M. Sambursky

National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics), Russian Federation

1:00pm
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2:00pm
Lunch
2:00pm
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3:00pm
Poster Session B
Location: Aula Magna
 

Numerical Investigation of the Thermal Behavior of 3-D GaN LEDs for Thermal-Aware Design

Ciro Scognamillo1, Antonio Pio Catalano1, Janusz Wozny2, Ewa Raj2, Vincenzo d'Alessandro1

1: Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy; 2: Department of Semiconductor and Optoelectronics Devices, Lodz University of Technology, Politechniki 10, 93-590 Lodz, Poland



Failure Analysis for Electronic Packaging Materials: A Comparative Study of Pulsed and Lock-In Thermography

Yanan Wu1,2, Kaushal Arun Pareek2, Daniel May1, Marek Zajaczkowski2, Corinna Grosse-Kockert2, Mohamad Abo Ras2, Bernhard Wunderle1,3

1: Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany; 2: Berliner Nanotest und Design GmbH; 3: Fraunhofer ENAS



SPICE-based Switching Energies Estimation of SiC Power Transistors

Paweł Górecki, Krzysztof Górecki

Gdynia Maritime University, Poland



Investigation of the Compact Thermal Modeling of SiC-based Power MOSFETs

Antonio Pio Catalano1, Gianpaolo Romano2, Michele Riccio1, Andrea Irace1, Lorenzo Codecasa3, Vincenzo d'Alessandro1

1: Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy; 2: StarPower Europe AG, Baden, Switzerland; 3: Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy



3D Modelling of Mass and Heat Transport in Multi-Phase Microfluidic Systems

Zsombor Szomor1, Tamás Pardy2, Péter Fürjes1

1: Centre for Energy Research, Hungary; 2: Tallinn University of Technology



A Time-Efficient Approach to Thermal-electrical Analysis of Six-pack IGBT-based Power Module

Debora Crimi, Edoardo Marchica, Emanuela Privitera

Nexperia B.V.



Reduced BJT Power Dissipation via Saturated Operation in Full Wave Rectifiers

Riccardo Carotenuto1, Demetrio Iero1, Massimo Merenda1, Francesco G. Della Corte2

1: Mediterranea University of Reggio Calabria; 2: University of Napoli Federico II, Italy



Peltier Cooling for Thermal Management and Efficiency Enhancement in Perovskite Solar Cells

Hichem Bencherif1, Ziyad Younsi1, Francesco Della Corte2

1: Higher National School of Renewable Energies, Environment and Sustainable Development, Campus Fesdis, Batna 05078, Algeria; 2: Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, University Federico II, via Claudio 21, 80125 Naples, Italy



Thermal Performance of Server Voltage Regulator Modules in Liquid and Air-cooling System

Donata Gualandris, Andrea Garuffo

STMicroelectronics, Italy



Thermal Characterization of Heat Pipe Embedded Heat Spreaders for High Performance Computer Cooling in Automotives

Baris Erol1, Daniel May1, Bernhard Wunderle1,2

1: Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany; 2: Fraunhofer ENAS



Thermal Characterisation of Packaging Materials at Cryogenic Temperatures by the Three-Omega Method

Carlos Rincon-Ruiz1, Nathanael Jöhrmann1, Uwe Zschenderlein1, Corinna Grosse-Kockert5, Bernhard Wunderle1,2,3,4

1: Technische Universität Chemnitz, Germany; 2: Fraunhofer ENAS, Chemnitz, Germany; 3: Center for Micro- and Nanotechnologies (ZfM), Chemnitz, Germany; 4: Center for Materials, Architectures and Integration of Nanomembranes (MAIN), Chemnitz, Germany; 5: Nanotest Berlin, Germany



Fast Extraction of Thermal System Model for a Silicon Carbide Power Module Based on a 1D and 3D Hybrid Simulation Framework

Zhaozan Feng, Jianfeng Li, Jinzhou Cao, Guomeng Song, Yangju Zou, Yu Qi

Zhuzhou CRRC Times Electric UK Innovation Center, United Kingdom



Effect of the Condenser on the Thermal Performance of a Mini Loop Heat Pipe

Kelvin Guessi Domiciano, Larissa Krambeck, Maria Eduarda Beé, Marcia Barbosa Henriques Mantelli

Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil



An Advanced High Temperature Device Heating Methodology for Automotive Grade Zero Conditions

Heinrich Helldorff1, Michael Glavanovics1, Bernd Deutschmann2, Alexander Ulbing1, Gerhard Glatte1

1: KAI Kompetenzzentrum Automobil- und Industrieelektronik GmbH, Austria; 2: Graz University of Technology



Optimizing Boosting for Faster Calorimetric Measurement of High-Efficiency Electric Machines

Jasper Nonneman1,2, Ilya T'Jollyn3, Jeroen De Kooning1,2, Michel De Paepe1,2,4

1: Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; 2: FlandersMake@UGent - Core lab MIRO, Leuven, Belgium; 3: University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium; 4: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, Sout Africa



Verification of Thermal Transient Measurement Methods for Cascode Type SiC JFETs

Wasanthamala Badalawa, Yoshitaka Aoki, Tomoaki Hara

SIEMENS, Japan



Numerical Thermal Analysis of Liquid-Cooled Electric Motors for High-Performance Applications

Ozan Atalay, Ahmet Comez, Ali Eray Torun, Caner Demir

ASELSAN, Turkiye



Fast Approach with Analytical Models for Heat Sink Modelling and Optimization

Dinuka Herath1,2, Ibrahim Harbi2, Aleksei Maksimov2, Thiwanka Wijekoon2

1: Technical University Munich; 2: Huawei Technologies Duesseldorf GmbH



Cooling Strategies for PCB-Mounted MOSFETs: Comparative Analysis and Numerical Simulations

Monzer Rayya, Cagri Balikci

CARIAD SE, Germany

3:00pm
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4:00pm
3rd Coffee Break and Poster Viewing
Location: Aula Polifunzionale
4:00pm
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5:00pm
6.A: Advanced Thermal Measurement Techniques 3
Location: Aula Magna
 

Experimental Investigation of Flow Boiling Heat Transfer Under Periodically Varying Heat Loads

Jana Rogiers1, Jasper Nonnemann1,2, Hendrik Vansompel1,2, Michel De Paepe1,2,3

1: Ghent Universtity, Ghent, Belgium; 2: FlandersMake@UGent – Core lab MIRO, Leuven, Belgium; 3: University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa



Development and Integration of Phase Change Materials to Limit Operating Temperatures

Mathias Nowottnick, Andrej Novikov, Leander Lorenz

University of Rostock, Germany



An Approach to Thermoelectric Module Selection: Analytical Simulation and Experimental Test

Fabio Capolupo1,2, Pesapane Mara1, Marilena Musto1,2, Russo Roberto2

1: Industrial Engineering Department, University of Napoli “Federico II”, Piazzale Vincenzo Tecchio, 80, Napoli, 80125, Italy; 2: Institute of Applied Sciences and Intelligent Systems, National Research Council of Italy, Via Pietro Castellino 111, Napoli, 80131, Italy

6.B: Advanced Thermal Measurement Techniques 3
Location: Aula A
 

Numerical Investigation on Full Immersion Forced Convection Cooling of 8-Cell Lithium-Ion Prismatic Battery Pack

Rajesh Nimmagadda, Joshua Burns, David W.Salter, Kantharuphan Annathurai, Daniel Trimble, Seamus M. O’Shaughnessy

Department of Mechanical, Manufacturing & Biomedical Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland



FEM-Assisted Design and Characterization of a New Lithium Battery Pack-Heatsink Assembly

Nicola Delmonte1, Danilo Santoro1, Davide Spaggiari1, Filippo Gerbino1, Paolo Cova1, Ane Sainz De La Maza2,3, Edorta Ibarra2, Elena Trancho3, Roberto Menozzi1

1: University of Parma, Department of Engineering and Architecture, Italy; 2: University of the Basque Country, Department of Electronic Technology, Spain; 3: Tecnalia, Basque Research and Technology Alliance (BRTA), Spain



Investigation and Compact Modeling of Self-heating in Buried Gate Carbon Nanotube Field-effect Transistors

Deepak Kumar, Michael Schröter

Technische Universität Dresden, Germany

5:00pm
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6:00pm
Steering Commitee Meeting Aula B
Location: Aula B
7:20pm
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7:30pm
Appointment to get the BUS
8:00pm
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11:00pm
Gala Dinner at Villa Doria d'Angri