• February 2023: Dr. Rahimo will be giving a key note presentation at the PCIM Europe 2023 which will be held in NURNBERG, GERMANY from 9th to 11th of May 2023 (PCIM Europe – the international event in power electronics (mesago.com)).​ The title of the keynote is "HV Silicon and SiC Power Semiconductors - Key Components for Sustainable Energy Solutions" which will be held on the 11th of May at 8:30am. (https://pcim.mesago.com/nuernberg/en/conference/program-speakers/program.detail.html/386/389.html)

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• January 2023: Dr. Rahimo was elevated to a 2023 IEEE Fellow "for contributions to high-voltage insulated gate bipolar transistors for grid applications". The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers IEEE Fellow is a distinction reserved for select members whose exceptional accomplishments in any of the IEEE fields of interest are deemed fitting of this prestigious grade elevation.

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• January 2023: mqSemi AG is pleased to announce the start of the European Horizon funded project AdvanSiC (Advances in Cost-Effective HV SiC Power Devices for Europe’s Medium Voltage Grids), mqSemi AG is part of a consortium of reputable academic and industrial partners with the aim to develop advanced SiC MOSFET material, process and design technology platforms for next generation renewable energy wind converters and solid state breaker solutions. (https://cordis.europa.eu/project/id/101075709)

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• December 2022: mqSemi AG is happy to announce the granting of a 10th patent family covering different advanced power semiconductor device concepts. The company has currently a total of 6 US and 6 GB granted patents with many more patent applications pending. 

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• October 2022: Dr. Rahimo will be chairing the Technical Program Committee for the International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM) to be held in Sorrento, Italy from the 17th to the 22nd of September 2022. (https://icscrm-2023.org/)

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• September 2022: Our abstract entitled "Short Channel Effects of SiC MOSFET based on S-MOS Cell Concept" was presented by Dr. Rahimo in a poster session at the 19th International Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ICSCRM 2022) in Davos, Switzerland held from the 11th to 16th September 2022. (https://icscrm2022.org/). Dr. Nistor also presented a tutorial with the title "From prototype to market – innovating with commercial purpose" at the conference. Dr Rahimo served on the Technical Program Committee while Dr. Nistor served on the Conference Organizing Committee.

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• September 2022: mqSemi AG was a Silver Sponsor for the IEEE Workshop on Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications, Europe (WiPDA Europe 2022) which was held in Warwick, UK in September 2022 (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/wipda2022/). Dr. Rahimo also gave a tutorial at the workshop on the 18th of September with the title “High Voltage Blocking Stability and Reliability Challenges for Silicon Carbide Power Devices”. (https://warwick.ac.uk/fac/sci/eng/wipda2022/programme/)​

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• March 2022: Interview with Munaf Rahimo, by Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio, “S-MOS Cell Technology Improves Efficiency of SiC MOSFETs” POWER MANAGEMENT DESIGNLINE, EETimes. (https://www.eetimes.com/s-mos-cell-technology-improves-efficiency-of-sic-mosfets/)

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• March 2022: Silvaco webinar, “Learn How mqSemi AG Developed 3D Power Devices Proof of Concept with Silvaco TCAD Simulations”. (https://silvaco.com/webinar/how-to-enable-advanced-3d-power-device-proof-of-concept-with-silvaco-tcad-simulations/)

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• December 2021: mqSemi AG files additional 5 patent applications in 2021 with the first GB patent granted for a 3D MOS cell design.

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• November 2021: Dr. Rahimo presents "Enabling Advanced 3D Power Device Proof of Concept for Start-Up Companies with Silvaco TCAD Simulations" at the Silvaco 4th annual Series of UseRs Global Events (SURGE), Virtual Event Europe and North America in October and  November, 2021 respectively. (https://silvaco.com/corporate/surge/)

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• October 2021: Our abstract entitled "Advanced 1200V SiC MOSFET based on Singular Point Source MOS (S-MOS) Technology" was presented at the13th European Conference on Silicon Carbide and Related Materials (ECSCRM 2020·2021). It was presented by Dr. Rahimo in the HV and Advanced Devices Oral session on the virtual conference platform on Tuesday, 26th of October, 2021 (https://www.ecscrm-2020.com/detailed-schedule-2021). The S-MOS technology was mentioned at the end of the conference as a potential future concept for the SiC technology roadmap.

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• August 2021: Our paper entitled "Singular Point Source MOS (S-MOS) Cell Concept" was presented at the 15th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR ON POWER SEMICONDUCTORS (ISPS) 2021 in August, 2021 in Prague, Czech Rep. It was presented by Dr. Rahimo for demonstrating the S-MOS concept for low voltage MOSFETs structures. (https://technology.fel.cvut.cz/en/ISPS2021/)

 

• June 2021: Our paper entitled "Singular Point Source MOS Cell Concept (S-MOS) Implemented on a Narrow Mesa Trench IGBT" was presented at the 33rd International Symposium on Power Semiconductor Devices and ICs (ISPSD) in June, 2021 at Nagoya, Japan. It was presented by Dr. Rahimo in the IGBT Oral session on the virtual conference platform on Tuesday, 1st of June, 2021 (https://ispsd2021.com/program.html ). The breakthrough S-MOS technology represents a paradigm shift in how future MOS-based transistor cells can be designed and operated. The proof of concept was demonstrated using advanced 3D-TCAD simulations in cooperation with SILVACO. (www.silvaco.com)

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• May 2021: We are pleased to announce that our first technology whitepaper is available. Contacting us directly will be highly appreciated to share the whitepaper with interested parties who wish to discuss business and collaboration opportunities.

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• April 2021:  mqSemi AG becomes a member of the swiss collaboration project PECTA (Power Electronic Conversion Technology Annex), which involves many european and international academic and industrial partners. (https://www.iea-4e.org/pecta/)

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• December 2020: mqSemi AG files additional 5 patent applications in 2020.

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• December 2019: mqSemi AG files more than ten patent applications in 2019 covering advanced 3D MOS cell design concepts.

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• May 2019:  Launch of mqSemi AG