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October 6, 2021

This course, the 9th in the FlexTech Master Class Series, takes a deep dive into best known methods for optimizing flexible electronics into medical devices and industrial products.  Our expert speaker cover the most important considerations when designing flexible and printable parts and circuits into systems or subsystems and the many approaches to consider.

This course is appropriate for those new to electronics design, as well as those familiar but looking for a refresher on the latest materials and techniques.  

Time

10:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Virtual,
United States

Course Outline

  1. Flexible hybrid electronics:  definition, design, and fabrication
  2. Challenges to interface hard and soft electronic components
  3. Introduction to the IEEE Heterogeneous Integration Roadmap (HIR)
  4. Overview of inks and encapsulants
  5. Printing methods: dispense, inkjet, screen printing, multi-axis aerosol jet printing
  6. Electromechanical evaluation of printed interconnects
  7. Additive manufacturing of resistors and capacitors
  8. Highly stretchable conductors
  9. Interconnecting in the z direction - printed vias
  10. Printed RF devices and antennas
  11. Device and component placement and assembly
  12. Thinned semiconductor devices
  13. Approaches to bond devices and components to flexible substrates
  14. Concepts of operation and evaluation of performance and reliability
  15. Applications to medical and industrial sensors will be incorporated throughout

About the Instructor

Mark PoliksMark D. Poliks, Ph.D. is a SUNY Distinguished Professor of Engineering and Empire Innovation Professor in Systems Science and Industrial Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering at the State University of New York at Binghamton.  He is director of the Center for Advanced Microelectronics Manufacturing (CAMM), a New York State Center of Advanced Technology and home to the New York Node of NextFlex.  He serves as Chair of the Smart Energy Transdisciplinary Area of Excellence at the Binghamton campus. 

His research is in the areas of industry relevant topics that include high performance electronics packaging, flexible hybrid electronics, medical and industrial sensors, printed RF components, materials, processing, aerosol jet printing, roll-to-roll manufacturing, in-line quality control and reliability of electronics.  He is the recipient of the SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research. 

He received SEMI FLEXI awards for leadership in Technology and Education in 2009 and 2019.  He has authored over one hundred fifty technical papers and holds forty-eight US patents.   He was the General Chair of the 69th IEEE ECTC and serves as a IEEE Electronics Packaging Society (EPS) Distinguished Lecturer and an elected member of the IEEE EPS Board of Governors. 

Featured Speakers

SEMI Members:  $49

Use your corporate email address during log in to be recognized as a SEMI Member.

Non-Members:  $99

Students:  Free

Contact Gity Samadi (gsamadi@semi.org) with a picture of your student ID to receive your discount code. 

Flexible Hybrid Master Classes are offered on many topics!  Visit this page for entire list and links to more detailed information on each one.