Advanced Power Electronics Research Center

Outline of the Center

Since the establishment of AIST, the Advanced Power Electronics Research Center has consistently worked on the innovation of power electronics technology, which is a power control technology. We are conducting research and development activities aiming at the establishment of technology and its early social implementation.

Organization

Staff Members

Advanced Power Electronics Research Center	Director	Yasunori TANAKA
	Deputy Director	Daisuke TAKEUCHI
	Deputy Director	Shinsuke HARADA
	Principal Research Manager	Yoshiyuki YONEZAWA
	Principal Research Manager	Ryoji KOSUGI
	Chief Officer for Collaboration	Xu-Qiang SHEN

Unit

Research Teams

• Novel Functional Materials Team
  Leader, Group, Kazutoshi KOJIMA
• Novel Functional Devices Team
  Leader, Group, Toshiharu MAKINO
• Diamond Wafer Team
  Leader, Group, Hideaki YAMADA
• Wafer Process Team
  Leader, Group, Tomohisa KATOU
• Power Device Team
  Leader, Group, Mitsuo OKAMOTO
• Power Circuit Integration Team
  Leader, Group, Hiroshi SATO
• Power Device Application Design Team
  Leader, Group, Takeharu KUROIWA
• Fabrication Engineering Team
  Leader, Group, Akihisa TERANO