Power Sources Manufacturers Association

Name

Power Sources Manufacturers Association

Legal name

Power Sources Manufacturers Association, Inc.

Website

https://psma.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mendham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership Dues: PSMA generates revenue primarily through annual membership dues from Regular Members ($1,425/year), Associate Members ($1,140/year), and Affiliate Members ($190/year). Additional processing fees apply for new members. This forms the core operational funding for the association.
2. Publication Sales: PSMA sells technical publications and reports to members and non-members. The 2015 Technology Report on 3D Power Packaging is available to members for $190 and to non-members for $2,990. Other reports and resources are sold at various price points.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

PSMA is a member-funded industry association delivering value through membership services including co-sponsored conferences (APEC and others), 12 specialized technical forums, published technical reports and roadmaps, online compliance databases, award and student support programs, and industry advocacy. Members access voting rights, technical committees, networking with 200+ companies, and standards engagement for tiered annual dues ($190–$1,425).

Product overview

PSMA is a 501(c)(6) nonprofit multinational association serving the power electronics industry. Rather than a single product, PSMA offers a portfolio of member services including prestigious conferences (notably APEC, co-sponsored with IEEE), technical forums across 12 specialized topics, research publications including the Power Technology Roadmap reports, online databases on energy efficiency and safety compliance, and educational resources including the Harnessing Energy module for middle school students, Power Electronics Education DVD, and Nanotechnology Tutorials. The association also administers award programs (Global Energy Efficiency Award) and student support programs (attendance support for APEC and internship program).

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Products and services

• PSMA Membership (Regular / Associate / Affiliate / Affiliate-Education) Tiered association membership providing voting rights, full member portal access, technical committee participation, networking with 200+ member companies, and access to all PSMA benefits; priced at $1,425/year for Regular, $1,140/year for Associate, and $190/year for Affiliate / Affiliate-Education members.
• Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC) The premier annual conference for power electronics professionals, co-sponsored by PSMA and IEEE, bringing together industry, academia, and government to share knowledge on practical and applied power electronics.
• Specialized Power Electronics Conferences (3D-PEIM, EnerHarv, IWIPP, PwrSoC, WiPDA, CPSS) Portfolio of co-sponsored industry conferences and workshops covering specific power electronics sub-domains: 3D Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing (3D-PEIM), Energy Harvesting (EnerHarv), International Workshop on Integrated Power Packaging (IWIPP), Power Supply on Chip (PwrSoC), Wide Bandgap Power Devices and Applications (WiPDA), and CPSS.
• PSMA Technical Forums Collection of 12 specialized forums that host webinars, presentations, white papers, and committee activities: Capacitor, Education, Energy Harvesting, Energy Management, Energy Storage, Magnetics, Packaging & Manufacturing, Power Technology Roadmap, Reliability, Safety & Compliance, Semiconductor, and Transportation Electronics.
• Power Technology Roadmap (PTR) Reports Published technical roadmap reports and accompanying webinars covering power electronics technology trends, developments, and future directions.
• Technology Report - 3D Power Packaging (2015) Technical report covering current developments in 3D power electronics packaging, available to PSMA members for $190 (printed/USB) and to non-members for $2,990.
• Energy Efficiency Database Online resource tracking energy efficiency standards, regulations, and product compliance information for the power electronics industry.
• Safety & Compliance Database Resource providing safety standards information, compliance requirements, and regulatory updates for power electronics products and systems.
• Global Energy Efficiency Award Program Annual industry award program administered by PSMA recognizing outstanding contributions to global energy efficiency in power electronics.
• Student Attendance Support Program Financial-support program enabling students to attend the APEC conference, with PSMA recognizing final recipients annually (53 for APEC 2026).
• Student Internship Program Industry-sponsored internship-matching program that connects university students with career opportunities in the power electronics sector.
• Nanotechnology Tutorials (Nano 100 and Nano 200) Members-only technical tutorials (Nano 100 and Nano 200) covering nanotechnology applications relevant to power electronics.

Named customers7 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• European Power Supply Manufacturers Association (EPSMA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEPSMA was formed to provide a forum for discussing and progressing issues of common concern to the power supply industry in Europe. Six key areas: regulatory and standards issues, tariffs and barriers to trade, links between industry and further education, benchmarking and continual improvement, marketing of the European industry, and liaison with other industry organisations. PSMA provides links to EPSMA technical publications on its website.
• IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSMA collaborates with IEEE PELS on workshops such as the PSMA/PELS Power Magnetics @ High Frequency Workshop and PSMA/PELS Capacitor Workshop. This partnership combines industry and academic expertise in power electronics.
• Applied Power Electronics Conference (APEC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSMA co-sponsors APEC, the premier professional conference for power electronics. APEC focuses on practical and applied power electronics. PSMA Board meetings are held in conjunction with APEC, and the Annual Meeting occurs at APEC.
• 3D-PEIM (3D Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSMA organizes and hosts the International Symposium on 3D Power Electronics Integration and Manufacturing (3D-PEIM), bringing together researchers and industry professionals in power electronics packaging and integration.
• University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSMA provided support to develop 'Harnessing Energy', an educational module for middle school students about power electronics and energy. Prepared by faculty including Professors Alejandro Dominguez-Garcia, Robert Pilawa, and Lynford L. Goddard. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0.
• University of California IrvinemajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPSMA Industry-Education Committee funded the development of the Power Electronics Education DVD by Dr. Keyue Smedley, Director of the UCI Power Electronics Laboratory, to expand awareness of power electronics among students K-12 through undergraduate.
• NC State UniversitymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnerHarv 2022 workshop held at NC State University, focusing on energy harvesting technologies. PSMA organizes this workshop to bring together researchers and industry in the energy harvesting field.
• Northeastern UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe 4th International Power Supply on Chip Workshop (PwrSoC2014) was hosted by Northeastern University in Boston, MA, organized by PSMA to advance power supply on chip technology.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• JEDEC Solid State Technology Association: JEDEC is the standards organization for the microelectronics industry, developing open standards for semiconductors and electronic components. It serves an overlapping member base with PSMA (semiconductor manufacturers) with a focus on technical standards rather than the broader industry convening and conference role.
• SEMI: SEMI is the global industry association serving the semiconductor and electronics design and manufacturing supply chain. It is a broader incumbent whose semiconductor manufacturing constituency overlaps with PSMA's semiconductor manufacturer members, and which operates comparable member services, standards, and global events.
• IEEE Power Electronics Society (PELS): IEEE PELS is the leading global academic and professional society for power electronics, with broader scope (research, education, publications) than PSMA's industry focus. PSMA co-sponsors APEC and joint workshops with PELS, making it both a strategic partner and a broader incumbent serving overlapping stakeholders.

Direct peers

• European Power Supply Manufacturers Association (EPSMA): EPSMA is the European sister organization of PSMA, formed to provide a forum for power supply manufacturers on regulatory, standards, trade, education, benchmarking, and marketing issues. PSMA explicitly links to EPSMA technical publications, evidencing a directly comparable trade-association peer operating in the same industry with similar mission.
• Electronic Components Industry Association (ECIA): ECIA is a trade association representing manufacturers and distributors of electronic components, including passive and electromechanical components that overlap with PSMA's component manufacturer member base. It serves a comparable member-services, standards, and advocacy role for a related segment of the electronics supply chain.
• IPC International: IPC is a global trade association serving the electronics manufacturing industry, including printed circuit boards and electronic assembly. It is comparable to PSMA as a similarly structured industry association serving the broader electronics supply chain with standards development, training, and conferences.

Regional players

• China Power Supply Society (CPSS): CPSS is the leading Chinese power supply industry association and co-sponsor of the CPSS conference that PSMA lists among its partnered events. It is a regional peer operating in the same industry with a comparable member-services mission but focused primarily on the China market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

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