Spring is always a great time of year to visit the German City of Nuremberg. Thus, attending the world’s most important power electronics technology event becomes even more enjoyable.

Not surprisingly, the PCIM (Power Conversion Intelligent Motion) Conference and Exhibition in Nuremberg attracts close to 300 power electronics companies from around the world. More than half will of those be from countries other than Germany—it is truly international.

So who should be coming along to PCIM this year and what industry sectors will be represented? Certainly it’s the right place for design engineers and their managers, purchasing engineers, along with sales and marketing people (the latter will get the opportunity to check out what some of their rivals are up to).

Read the full Survivor's Guide for PCIM!

PCIM Video

An introduction by Paul Whytock.   Dr. Van Niemela of Fairchild Semiconductor's Senior Technical Staff discusses his company's new Integrated Driver + MOSFETs.   Alex Lidow, CEO of International Rectifier, describes components his company is building geared toward energy savings and power density.   Jonathan Harper discusses Fairchild Semiconductor's LED light technology for energy savings.   National Semiconductor presents a unique demonstration to show the heat output of several of their products.   Andy Smith, Product Marketing Manager for Power Integrations, discusses their new power product, Tiny Peak, that lives at peak power for short periods of time.   Werner Obermaier, the Manager of Product Marketing for Industral Products for Tyco Electronics, demos their simulation software for their electronic power modules.