Semiconductor Power Electronics Center

Power electronics innovations for a greener, more sustainable and efficient world. Power Electronics is the enabling technology for an electrified world, converting electric energy from one form to the other, from a few watts to 100s MW SPEC is a center of excellence at University of Texas at Austin with strong industry guidance -Educate and train world class students -Perform and publish world-class research -Design, build, and test first-of-a-kind devices and systems -World class facility accessible by industry -Technology transfer to industry ‒ Spinout companies -Provide advice to the government -Educating the public through demonstration and pilot project SPEC research areas -Power devices, packaging and reliability -High density power electronics - Medium voltage power electronics -Renewable energy integration, micro-grid and smart grid