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Dispensing Performances of Liquid Metal Alloys Containing Organic Compound Additives as Thermal Interface Materials for IC module Applications

Liquid metal alloys (LMAs), GaIn, and Galinstan, have been paid considerable attention as thermal interface materials (TIM) for usage of thermal management in microprocessor packages, includ .. read more

Thermally Conductive, EMI Shielding Materials for High Frequency Radio Waves

Modern electronics are prone to experience electromagnetic interference (EMI) which hinders proper functioning of the devices due to the increasing number of wireless devices and the miniatu .. read more

Silicone Migration Concerns in Thermal Materials – How Real are They?

Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are ubiquitous in electronics cooling in a wide variety of applications in industrial, automotive and consumer electronics [1]. These materials are typical .. read more

Solid Liquid Hybrid TIMs - Part II The Power of Liquid Metal Composites

In a previous paper [8], solid liquid hybrids (SLHs) were presented as a combination of metals that are solid at room temperature with ones that are liquid at room temperature. Those materia .. read more

Study Of Performance of Liquid Metal Containing Different Contents of Ag Particular Additives for Thermal Interface Materials

In the present research, we have studied the influence of Ag additives on wettability, adhesion, oxidation, viscosity and modulus of liquid metal on two alloys – Liquid Metal 1 (“LM1”) (62.5 .. read more

Conformable, Light-Weight Power Harvesting Textiles

Light weight, conformal and portable standalone power solutions are becoming increasingly important for powering wearable electronics including .. read more

Wireless Wearable ElectroMyography Monitoring System Utilizing Reduced Graphene Oxide Coated Textiles

Wearable devices for biomedical applications have become more popular due to the increasing demand on health monitoring for both consumer and medical fields. In this work, we describe a nove .. read more

Contact and Non-contact Deposition Strategies for Liquid Metal Alloys (LMA)

SINTEC is the project name for a Liquid metal alloy technology with the goal of creating flexible and stretchable electronics.  These stretchable electronics are applicable to wearable .. read more

Textile Capacitive Touch sensing: Real-Time Localization using Manifold Space Particle Tracking

Textile-based touch sensing offers a novel solution towards creating flexible and robust tactile interfaces that fit within an existing manufacturing ecosystem.  Current fabric-based to .. read more

Smart Fabrics For Physiological Status Monitoring

The research presented in this slide show utilizes E-Textiles.  The applications include: Physiological Status Monitoring Cognitive Status Monitor .. read more

The Impacts Of the COVID-19 Pandemic On the US Printed Circuit Board Industry: Lessons From Recent Survey Research

The DoD conducted a survey of PCB companies and the effects of COVID19.  The survey results showed that: Some U.S PrCB manufacturing facilities were significantly impa .. read more

Utilizing Quilt Packaging of PCB "Boardlets" to Enable Secure, Affordable, Modernized systems

Indiana Integrated Circuits has developed "Quilted" modular PCBs.  They consist of multiple small "boardlets" with traces or pads on rough edges of the boards.  These rough edges f .. read more

DoD Executive Agent for Printed Circuit Board and Interconnect Technology: State of the Industrial Base

The Dod Executive Agent For Printed Circuit Board and Interconnect Technology (PrCB EA) has a vested interest in the state of the electronics industrial base and its ability to sustain and i .. read more

Flex PCB Design for Panelization, Early Estimation for Better Utilization

This paper describes a new design approach to improve the cost efficiency of the “Flexible Printed Circuit” board (FPC also known as FPCB, “FPC” hereafter) by analyzing the impact of the boa .. read more

Design Optimization of SI Test Coupon to Achieve Accurate Measurement for 112Gbps/PAM-4 PCB Board

To magnify data transmission efficiency, high electrical performance of PCB boards is required for 112Gbps. The required operation frequency tends to increase, and target loss tends to decre .. read more

Component Packaging Technologies And Printed Board Design Driven SMT Assembly Yields Issues

This slide show discusses the different categories of SMT components including, BTCs, dual and quad leaded packages, and passives.  The component use cases and typical challenges are ex .. read more

Provenance and Traceability in the Electronics Supply-Chain A Look at the IPC-1782A Standard and Beyond

The lack of material provenance in today’s supply-chain allows the undetected ingress of counterfeit materials to increase at alarming levels. Chemicals, components, including critical ICs, .. read more

The IPC-2551 Digital Twin Standard

One of the most important aspects of the IPC Digital Twin standard, is the enablement of interoperability between many digital twin-based solutions across many facets of the holistic manufac .. read more

Conformal Coating Evaluation Test Development

The purpose of conformal coatings is to protect printed circuit boards and components mounted on them from the deleterious effects of moisture, particulate matter and corrosive gases. The co .. read more

A Novel Bi-Free Low Temperature Solder Paste with Outstanding Drop Shock Resistance

DurafuseTM LT paste was designed as an alternative low temperature solder targeting at enabling hierarchy design for portable devices with good temperature cycling and superior drop-shock pe .. read more

Evaluating Solder Joint Failures and Solder Joint Reliability: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Direct Current and Microwave Based Monitoring Techniques

Historically, evaluations of solder joint failures and solder joint reliability have been done with direct current (DC) methods, using event detectors or data loggers for high-frequency circ .. read more

Use of Photonic Soldering to Rework Chip Components

Rework of assembled boards is often a necessary but difficult proposition. The complexity of the rework increases with the number of components to be reworked. A specific case involves where .. read more

Board Thickness Effect on Accelerated Thermal Cycle Reliability

This paper compares the thermal cycling performance of a quad flat no-lead (QFN) component and three different ball grid array (BGA) components assembled onto printed circuit board test vehi .. read more

Powering The Internet of Things

This Slide Show Utilizes the Cover Paper from the session.   This slide show discusses the use Power harvesting in conjunction with a typical battery and the efforts .. read more

Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

This slide show discusses inverters and power electronics for Heavy Machinery.  There is discussion of Wide Band Gap Powered Devices.  The purpose is increased efficiency gains.&nb .. read more

Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

This Paper utilizes the introduction from the session as its paper then discusses Wide Bandgap Power Electronics    All electronics products need a power source .. read more

Packaging and Manufacturability Considerations for Strategic Power Applications

All electronics products need a power source. Thereby power electronics has a fundamental impact on their design and integration, from materials and device up to systems and the applications .. read more

Adhesion Enhancement System for Next Generation High Speed IC Substrate

Driven by the demand for advanced electronic devices where massive wireless data transfer is required, a new generation of communication system, so called 5G has been developed. This new tec .. read more

TLPS Z-Axis Interconnect Solutions for Thermal Transfer and Electrical Connection in PCBs

The electronic packaging industry is undergoing a revolutionary convergence between the printed circuit board segment and the semiconductor packaging segment. New, streamlined and hybrid pac .. read more

Dispensing Performances of Liquid Metal Alloys Containing Organic Compound Additives as Thermal Interface Materials for IC module Applications

Liquid metal alloys (LMAs), GaIn, and Galinstan, have been paid considerable attention as thermal interface materials (TIM) for usage of thermal management in microprocessor packages, includ .. read more

Thermally Conductive, EMI Shielding Materials for High Frequency Radio Waves

Modern electronics are prone to experience electromagnetic interference (EMI) which hinders proper functioning of the devices due to the increasing number of wireless devices and the miniatu .. read more

Silicone Migration Concerns in Thermal Materials – How Real are They?

Thermal interface materials (TIMs) are ubiquitous in electronics cooling in a wide variety of applications in industrial, automotive and consumer electronics [1]. These materials are typical .. read more

Solid Liquid Hybrid TIMs - Part II The Power of Liquid Metal Composites

In a previous paper [8], solid liquid hybrids (SLHs) were presented as a combination of metals that are solid at room temperature with ones that are liquid at room temperature. Those materia .. read more

Study Of Performance of Liquid Metal Containing Different Contents of Ag Particular Additives for Thermal Interface Materials

In the present research, we have studied the influence of Ag additives on wettability, adhesion, oxidation, viscosity and modulus of liquid metal on two alloys – Liquid Metal 1 (“LM1”) (62.5 .. read more

Conformable, Light-Weight Power Harvesting Textiles

Light weight, conformal and portable standalone power solutions are becoming increasingly important for powering wearable electronics including .. read more

Wireless Wearable ElectroMyography Monitoring System Utilizing Reduced Graphene Oxide Coated Textiles

Wearable devices for biomedical applications have become more popular due to the increasing demand on health monitoring for both consumer and medical fields. In this work, we describe a nove .. read more

Contact and Non-contact Deposition Strategies for Liquid Metal Alloys (LMA)

SINTEC is the project name for a Liquid metal alloy technology with the goal of creating flexible and stretchable electronics.  These stretchable electronics are applicable to wearable .. read more

Textile Capacitive Touch sensing: Real-Time Localization using Manifold Space Particle Tracking

Textile-based touch sensing offers a novel solution towards creating flexible and robust tactile interfaces that fit within an existing manufacturing ecosystem.  Current fabric-based to .. read more

Smart Fabrics For Physiological Status Monitoring

The research presented in this slide show utilizes E-Textiles.  The applications include: Physiological Status Monitoring Cognitive Status Monitor .. read more

The Impacts Of the COVID-19 Pandemic On the US Printed Circuit Board Industry: Lessons From Recent Survey Research

The DoD conducted a survey of PCB companies and the effects of COVID19.  The survey results showed that: Some U.S PrCB manufacturing facilities were significantly impa .. read more

Utilizing Quilt Packaging of PCB "Boardlets" to Enable Secure, Affordable, Modernized systems

Indiana Integrated Circuits has developed "Quilted" modular PCBs.  They consist of multiple small "boardlets" with traces or pads on rough edges of the boards.  These rough edges f .. read more

DoD Executive Agent for Printed Circuit Board and Interconnect Technology: State of the Industrial Base

The Dod Executive Agent For Printed Circuit Board and Interconnect Technology (PrCB EA) has a vested interest in the state of the electronics industrial base and its ability to sustain and i .. read more

Flex PCB Design for Panelization, Early Estimation for Better Utilization

This paper describes a new design approach to improve the cost efficiency of the “Flexible Printed Circuit” board (FPC also known as FPCB, “FPC” hereafter) by analyzing the impact of the boa .. read more

Design Optimization of SI Test Coupon to Achieve Accurate Measurement for 112Gbps/PAM-4 PCB Board

To magnify data transmission efficiency, high electrical performance of PCB boards is required for 112Gbps. The required operation frequency tends to increase, and target loss tends to decre .. read more

Component Packaging Technologies And Printed Board Design Driven SMT Assembly Yields Issues

This slide show discusses the different categories of SMT components including, BTCs, dual and quad leaded packages, and passives.  The component use cases and typical challenges are ex .. read more

Provenance and Traceability in the Electronics Supply-Chain A Look at the IPC-1782A Standard and Beyond

The lack of material provenance in today’s supply-chain allows the undetected ingress of counterfeit materials to increase at alarming levels. Chemicals, components, including critical ICs, .. read more

The IPC-2551 Digital Twin Standard

One of the most important aspects of the IPC Digital Twin standard, is the enablement of interoperability between many digital twin-based solutions across many facets of the holistic manufac .. read more

Conformal Coating Evaluation Test Development

The purpose of conformal coatings is to protect printed circuit boards and components mounted on them from the deleterious effects of moisture, particulate matter and corrosive gases. The co .. read more

A Novel Bi-Free Low Temperature Solder Paste with Outstanding Drop Shock Resistance

DurafuseTM LT paste was designed as an alternative low temperature solder targeting at enabling hierarchy design for portable devices with good temperature cycling and superior drop-shock pe .. read more

Evaluating Solder Joint Failures and Solder Joint Reliability: A Side-by-Side Comparison of Direct Current and Microwave Based Monitoring Techniques

Historically, evaluations of solder joint failures and solder joint reliability have been done with direct current (DC) methods, using event detectors or data loggers for high-frequency circ .. read more

Use of Photonic Soldering to Rework Chip Components

Rework of assembled boards is often a necessary but difficult proposition. The complexity of the rework increases with the number of components to be reworked. A specific case involves where .. read more

Board Thickness Effect on Accelerated Thermal Cycle Reliability

This paper compares the thermal cycling performance of a quad flat no-lead (QFN) component and three different ball grid array (BGA) components assembled onto printed circuit board test vehi .. read more

Powering The Internet of Things

This Slide Show Utilizes the Cover Paper from the session.   This slide show discusses the use Power harvesting in conjunction with a typical battery and the efforts .. read more

Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

This slide show discusses inverters and power electronics for Heavy Machinery.  There is discussion of Wide Band Gap Powered Devices.  The purpose is increased efficiency gains.&nb .. read more

Wide Bandgap (WBG) Power Electronics for Heavy-Duty Vehicles

This Paper utilizes the introduction from the session as its paper then discusses Wide Bandgap Power Electronics    All electronics products need a power source .. read more

Packaging and Manufacturability Considerations for Strategic Power Applications

All electronics products need a power source. Thereby power electronics has a fundamental impact on their design and integration, from materials and device up to systems and the applications .. read more

Adhesion Enhancement System for Next Generation High Speed IC Substrate

Driven by the demand for advanced electronic devices where massive wireless data transfer is required, a new generation of communication system, so called 5G has been developed. This new tec .. read more

TLPS Z-Axis Interconnect Solutions for Thermal Transfer and Electrical Connection in PCBs

The electronic packaging industry is undergoing a revolutionary convergence between the printed circuit board segment and the semiconductor packaging segment. New, streamlined and hybrid pac .. read more