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The Portable Power Developer’s Conference (PPDC ‘06) will be held on April 3-5, 2006 in Richardson, Texas. This three-day international conference will serve an audience of decision makers who are interested in learning about and contributing to the latest commercial advancements and anticipated future developments related to advanced power management and efficient energy utilization. Speakers will have an opportunity to present to top executives and technical professionals of leading portable device makers as well as key technical and management professionals in the power conversion and semiconductor industries, and leading researchers from industry, academia and government laboratories.

Energy-efficient backlights, rotating memories, new display technologies, imaging devices, MP3 players, USB power, multiple processor cores, RF sections, and more are being packaged into ever smaller and more powerful portable devices. At the same time, demands on power management are growing geometrically. PPDC ‘06 will focus on the increasing complexity of wringing out the maximum performance from tomorrow's increasingly complex portable devices. This will not be a "batteries and fuel cells" meeting. It will tightly focus on system-level power management (including battery charging and management) and efficient energy utilization. It will bring together component suppliers and system designers and will address the latest advances in this important field. Regardless of the energy storage technology (battery or fuel cell, primary or secondary), the critical aspect of designing a portable device is the complete power management solution and efficient energy utilization. Designers will not wait for the "ultimate" energy storage solution; it may never arrive. And, even if an improved energy storage solution arises, the emphasis will remain on getting the maximum possible performance from the device, and that implies continued focus on developments in advanced power architectures, sophisticated power management and efficient energy utilization.

Submissions sought for:

1) Power Management

Topics may include: controllers and control loops, design tools, topologies, efficiency standards and measurements, LDOs, switching regulators, amplifiers, battery charging and management, and so on.

Application areas: Ac-dc battery chargers and dc-dc converters, voltage regulators, power system architectures, inverters, battery management and fuel gauging, and so on.

2) Efficient Energy Utilization

Topics may include: Backlights, rotating memories, new display technologies, imaging devices, MP3 players, USB power, processor cores, RF sections, and so on.

Application areas: Wireless networking and communications systems, computing, digital imaging, portable entertainment, industrial, medical, and other applications.

Types of Presentations:

• Case Studies/Industry Examples: outstanding examples of recent applications of advanced power system architectures, power management and efficient energy utilization, including field tests as well as full commercial systems.
• Design Techniques and Tools: detailed and specific discussions of how portable power management and efficient energy utilization are implemented, with emphasis on practical, real-world examples of current commercial solutions, including integration issues involved with combining advanced power system architectures with state-of-the-art energy efficient system components.
• Technology Developments: projections and forecasts for changes in core power electronic technologies, new energy-efficient devices, including new designs or implementations, new applications and new methods for implementing solutions.

Key Dates:
Proposals are due: 12 December, 2006

Acceptance notification: 4 January, 2006

Final Paper due: 20 February, 2006

Conference dates: 3-5 April, 2006

Submission Guidelines:

Note: Proposals and submissions will be accepted only electronically by email. Send your proposal as an attachment to your email to Jeremiah Bryant, jbryant@darnell.com

The Proposal :
The total length of each proposal should be a maximum of 1,000 words and include:

Abstract of proposed presentation
Proposed format of presentation
Brief description of the presentation for the conference program (100 words)
Presenter’s profile

Presentation format options:

Individual paper from industry
Collaborative industry/academic paper
Lead a panel discussion

Presenter’s Profile :

Presenter biography and list of affiliations
Presenter profile for the conference program (50 words)
Contact information: name, title, company, address, office phone & fax, email and web site (if applicable)

Deadline for Proposals: 12 December, 2005

Notification and Acceptance Requirements:

Acceptance notification will be announced on or before 4 January, 2006.
Acceptance will not be complete until at least one of the authors has registered to attend the conference and present the paper.

Final submission:

The formal paper will be included in the proceedings and consist of a maximum of six pages in a two-column format or a maximum of 12 pages of PowerPoint slides (2 per page).

Deadline for Final Submissions: 20 February, 2006