Global SIPI University

The Global Signal Integrity and Power Integrity (SIPI) University was successfully introduced by the IEEE EMC Society at the 2024 IEEE International Symposium on EMC+SIPI in Phoenix, AZ, USA, and, following high demand, held for a second time with a curriculum over two full days at the 2025 IEEE International Symposium on EMC+SIPI in Raleigh, NC, USA. In a spirit of close collaboration and advancing technology worldwide, the IEEE EMC Society, in partnership with the IEEE EPS and the SPI 2026 Organization, will introduce the Global SIPI University at the 2026 IEEE Workshop on Signal and Power Integrity (SPI), to be held in Turin, Italy.

 

June 14, Sunday @ Castello del Valentino
	Global Signal Integrity and Power Integrity (SIPI) University
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Modern high-speed digital systems are rapidly increasing in complexity as data rates climb and power distribution demands intensify. These unprecedented challenges require dedicated expertise in Signal Integrity (SI) and Power Integrity (PI), skills that are critically sought after by industry but are often scarce in traditional academic programs.

The Global SIPI University @ SPI 2026 will be a focused, one-day intensive course, outlined to equip students, technicians, and engineers with further tools to bridge this crucial skills gap. Attendees will dive deep into SI & PI core concepts, learning directly from experienced and renowned instructors drawn from both industry and academia. The carefully curated curriculum aims to balance fundamental theory with direct practical application, covering analytical methods, simulation tools, and measurement techniques for solution validation.

Co-Chairs

Christian Schuster Hamburg University of Technology, Germany Short Bio

Francesco de Paulis University of L’Aquila, Italy Short Bio

 

Instructors
Xiaomin Duan IBM Research and Development GmbH, Ehningen, Germany Short Bio	Keynote SI and PI challenges for enterprise server design In recent years, enterprise server deployment growth is exponential, fueled by AI acceleration, cloud-native computing, and heterogeneous workloads. These systems now demand extreme bandwidth densities and power delivery capabilities, often exceeding multi-terabit signaling and multi-kilowatt power envelopes. Such requirements place profound challenges in signal integrity (SI) and power integrity (PI) design. This keynote will examine the SI and PI challenges inherent to modern server design, with emphasis on high-speed interconnects, advanced packaging technologies, and power delivery networks. In particular, this talk will show how physical constraints such as board real estate, mechanical limits, and cost-performance trade-offs influence design decisions. It will include practical cases, highlighting co-design strategies, modeling techniques, and system-level optimization approaches. The goal is to foster a deeper understanding of how SI/PI methodologies evolve to meet the demands of next-generation computing infrastructure.
Francesco de Paulis University of L’Aquila, Italy Short Bio	Introduction to SI & PI Introduction to Signal Integrity and Power Integrity This presentation will introduce the concepts of signal and power integrity, and the evolution, in the past two decades, of the challenges associated with the modeling, analysis, and design of high speed interconnects and high-current PDNs. An overview of the current trends based on the state of the art of the technology discussed in the following sessions will be given.
TBA	Signal Integrity I: Lumped vs. distributed discontinuities, transmission line effects, crosstalk & losses
TBA	Signal Integrity II: 3D modeling and simulation, circuit modeling and simulation, equalization
TBA	Signal Integrity III: Measurement techniques
TBA	Power Integrity: Grounding and decoupling concepts, PDN design for PCBs and packages, VRMs
TBA	Application Perspective

 

Global SIPI University Registration Fees		EARLY BIRD until March 27, 2026	STANDARD March 28, 2026, onwards *
Attendees registered also for SPI	Regular	€ 100	€ 150
	Student	€ 50	€ 75
Attendees registered only for G-SIPI-U	Regular	€ 200	€ 250
	Student	€ 100	€ 125

* Due to capacity limits, the Registration process may close at any time after this date. On-site registration may not be available.

ALL FEES INCLUDE
Full access to the course program   •   Lunch and coffee-breaks (Sunday)   •   Certificate of attendance (PDF format)