Viking Chapter

 

Region: 

Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Western Wisconsin

Future Meeting Information

Summer Technical Symposium at HEI Inc.
*July 10th 2008*
1:30 to 5:30 PM
Special Plant Tour


www.heii.com

Date:   Thursday, July 10th, 2008

Time:  1:30 PM Registration
           2:00 to 4 PM Speakers
           4:00 to 4:30 Refreshments
           4:30 to 5:30 Tours

Cost:   Members- Free
           Non-Members-$15
           Students-Free

Refreshments will be served!

Place: HEI Inc.
            1495 Steiger Lake Lane
            Victoria, MN  55386

Keynote Presentations:

    Dr. Christian Val founder of 3D Plus will present:

  “Ultra Small Sytem-in-Package For Medical
Applications”
www.3d-plus.com

NDSU     NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY
Center for Nanoscale Science and Engineering

Bernd Scholz from NDSU Center for Nanoscale
Science and Engineering will present:

“Interconnect Integrity Challenges in the
Development of a Flexible Package”
www.ndsu.nodak.edu/cnse

HEI will have three short presentations:

Bob Gosliak, Business Development Engineer/John Whitley, Engineering Manager:
“High Density Interconnect Enabling Microelectronics Manufacturing”

Dave Barwig, Sr. Cell Engineer:
“Miniaturization Utilizing 3-D Packaging Techniques”

Lenny Hill, Continuous Improvement Engineer:
“Quick-turns Utilizing Cellular Manufacturing”

Poster Board Technical Paper:

*Peterson Sales*
“Ceramic capacitor reliability issues due to the use of base metal
electrodes (BME) instead of precious metal electrodes. (PME)”


**Plus Vendor Exhibit Area**

RSVP by July 7 to Char Thomas –
REStronics Northland
northlandsales@restronics.com
Phone: 952-941-9135
Fax: 952-941-9132

Summer Social - St. Paul Saints Baseball Game

Thursday, August 14th
4 pm to 7 pm tailgating
7:05 pm game starts

Midway Stadium 
1771 Energy Park Drive
St. Paul, MN 55108
(651) 644 – 6659 
http://saintsbaseball.com

IMAPS Viking Chapter is holding our second annual St. Paul Saints social outing.
We will provide beer, pop, and food at our pre-game tailgating party.
We will keep you posted on Final Details for the event!!

    Chapter Information

    The Viking Chapter serves the IMAPS member residing in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota and western Wisconsin. The chapter alternates social/networking meetings and technical presentations and tours. If you are interested in attending meetings, or getting more involved, please contact that Chapter President or any other officers listed below.

     

    Chapter Officers

    Jay Ellingboe
    President

    Starkey Laboratories

    Corporate Project Manager

    Email:  jay_ellingboe@starkey.com
    Phone:  952-947-4740

    Company Overview:  Starkey is a world leading developer and manufacturer of miniature custom and standard hearing instruments.

    		  

    Cathy Peterson
    Vice-President

    Peterson Sales and Associates
    Email:      sales@petersonsales.biz
    Phone:  952-914-0011

    Company Overview:  PSA is a manufacturer’s rep for electronic components – Presidio ceramic capacitors, State of the Art resistors and Hermetic Switch reed switches & proximity sensors.

    		  

    Marty Nora
    Treasurer

    Peterson-Nora Sales
    Email:      martynora@comcast.net
    Phone:      651-351-9040

    Company Overview:  Peterson-Nora Sales are manufacturer’s representatives for companies such as Indium, SPT, Dage  et. al.

    		   Position Open
    Secretary







    		  

    Sean Ferrian
    Program Chairman

    Ferrian and Associates
    Email:      sean@ferrian.com 
    Phone:  651-686-4704

    Company Overview:  Ferrian and Associates are manufacturer’s representatives for electronic component companies such as  Dyconex, Reinhardt Microtech, Maxtek et. al.

    		  

    Ken King
    Event Registration

    REStonics Northland
    Email:      kking@restronics.com                   
    Phone:  952-941-9135

    Company Overview:   ResTronics are manufacturer’s representatives for companies such as Kester, Heller, Vi Technology et. al


    		  

    Todd Ness
    Social Chairman

    HEI Inc.
    Email:      todd.ness@heii.com  
    Phone:  952-443-7144

    Company Overview:  HEI Inc. is a leading developer and manufacturer of micro-miniature electronics for medical and microwave industries.


    		  

    Steve Block
    Officer At Large

    Production Automation Corporation (P. A. C.)

    Email:  steve.block@gotopac.com 
    Phone:      952-903-0333 ext. 16

    Company Overview:  Production Automation  Corporation are manufacturers’ representatives for equipment companies such as Assymtec, Dek, BTU et. al.


    		  

    Gordy Peterson
    Chapter Historian/Scribe

    Peterson Sales and Associates

    Email:  sales@petersonsales.biz 
    Phone:      952-914-0011

    Company Overview:  PSA is a manufacturer’s rep for electronic components – Presidio ceramic capacitors, State of the Art resistors and Hermetic  Switch reed switches & proximity sensors.

    		       Dr. John Dzarnoski
    College Student Activities

    Starkey Laboratories

    Director of Microelectronics Packaging
    Email:      john_dzarnoski@starkey.com                
    Phone:      952-947-4819

    Company Overview:  Starkey is a world leading developer and manufacturer of miniature custom and standard hearing instruments.


    		      
    David Stiff
    Photographer

    3M

    Application Engineer
    Email:  dwstiff@mmm.com
    Phone:  651-733-0505

    Company Overview:  3M is a world leading developer of materials used in the electronics industry.

    		  

    Bill Kidder
    Membeship Chairman

    Process Technology Engineering, LLC

    Email:  bkidder@processtechnologyengineering.com
    Phone:  763-568-2992

    Company Overview:  Manufacturer’s representatives for process and Electronic materials used in microelectronics such as thick film, MEMs


    		  
    Adam Schubring

    Regional Director
    Kyocera America, Inc.
    Email:  adam.schubring@kyocera.com
    Phone:  248-921-0410

    		  

    		 




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