Our current theme and special-report focus is "Motor Drives, Robotics, and Control", which is well matched with the upcoming PCIM Europe Exhibition and Conference being held May 8 - 10 in Nuremberg, Germany. Here, the industry's key international players will meet. Conference attendees will get up-to-the-minute information on the newest trends and developments as well as state-of-the-art solutions for your most challenging problems. Mesago Messe Frankfurt GmbH, organizers of PCIM Europe and PCIM Asia, are extending their global footprint with the launch of PCIM South America, to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil this September 11 - 13. While we are on the subject of PCIM Exhibitions and Conferences, PCIM Asia, which is being held in Shanghai, China this June 21 - 23, will feature a keynote address by Dr. Thomas Stockmeier, General Manager and Chief Technology Officer at Semikron. Power Systems Design (PSD) was granted an exclusive interview with Dr. Stockmeier. The content of this exclusive interview titled "Power modules gain from important new packaging materials and assembly technologies" is carried in full in this issue of PSDE. Our special report delivers feature articles from the industries leading companies participating in this niche including Analog Devices, Cypress Semiconductor, Intersil, and On Semiconductor. Lastly, we welcome Joshua Israelsohn to our editorial team. Joshua is our newly appointed Editor-in-Chief, Power Systems Design - North America. This addition to our editorial team strengthens PSD as the only global franchise dedicated exclusively to power electronics, with editors for each of our publishing editions and websites. China, Europe, and North America. Please enjoy this issue of PSDE as well as our English website, www.powersystemsdesign.com and don't forget to catch Dilbert at the end of this issue. He continues to give us tremendous insight to the oddities of our industry. Best Regards, Jim Graham Publishing Director, Power Systems Design Jim.Graham@powersystemsdesign.com
