Organization: Chemnitz University of Technology
Germany
Biography:
Josef Lutz studied Physics at the University of Stuttgart, from 1983 he was with Semikron Elektronik, in Nuremberg. He invented the Controlled Axial Lifetime (CAL) diode and holds several patents in the field of fast diodes. In 1999 he graduated as PhD in electrical engineering at the university of Ilmenau. Since August 2001 he is Professor for Power Electronics and Electromagnetic Compatibility at the Chemnitz University of Technology.
He is senior member of IEEE and serves in several international committees (PCIM, EPE, ISPS, CIPS) He is member of the advisory board of the journal Microelectronics Reliability. His main publication is the book "Semiconductor Power Devices - Physics, Characteristics, Reliability", printed in German (2006, 2012), in English (2011, 2018) and in Chinese (2013). His focus of research is on power semiconductor devices, ruggedness, reliability. In 2005, he was elected as honorary professor at the North Caucasian Technical University in Stavropol.