integrated Power Electronics and Energy-Efficient Systems Lab

Latest News

• 08/2023 – Casey Hardy published an invited ISSCC-JSSC on “A Reconfigurable Single-Inductor Multi-Stage Hybrid Converter for 1-Cell Battery Chargers” in which we pioneered the first reconfigurable hybrid converter and also the first inductor-middle hybrid converter. This is a great follow up since our 2019 ISSCC publication of an inductor-first hybrid converter.
  • Congratulations, Dr. Hardy!
• 08/2023 – Prof. Le is officially promoted to Associate Professor. Congratulations, Prof. Le and the iPower3Es group!
• 08/2023 – Tirtha successfully published his work on “Power Electronic Drivers for Electrostatic HASEL Actuators Used in Soft Mobile Robots” at the IEEE Journal of Emerging and Selected Topics in Industrial Electronics.
  • Congratulations, Tirtha!
• 05/2023 – Zhiheng successfully passed the Prelim exam and will be the first UCSD M.S. student to become a Ph.D. student in our group.
  • Congratulations, Zhiheng!
• 05/2023 – Our MS students rock this time: Jacob and Zhiheng have two papers accepted to ECCE 2023, one on a new switched transformer converter and the other one on a 3-phase motor driver converter.
  • Congratulations, Jacob and Zhiheng!
• 04/2023 – Kristopher Ngo joins the group as a UCSD ECE undergrad to study integrated circuits. Welcome, Kristopher!

Welcome to iPower3Es

Research Mission

Our research mission is to address challenges in co-optimizing efficiency and size with performance in different electronic systems and applications, including:

• High-performance computing and data centers
• Mobile and automotive devices
• Robots: futuristic ones
• Communication systems
• DC-houses and DC-buildings
• Low-power biomedical implants
• Internet of Things (IoTs)

Team

We are always looking for good team members. Outstanding and self-motivated students interested in joining the iPower3Es group are recommended to contact Prof. Le directly.

Our team combines individuals who love what we are doing for future energy-efficient electronics systems. We strongly support diversity in our group, department, and school where creativity is fostered together with a strong work ethic. And also very importantly, we have fun.