January/February 2008

Our Member in the Spotlight has served the Society well to increase student participation in IMAPS programs. John Pan’s work has provided many academic and professional development opportunities for IMAPS student members at both the chapter and national levels. We appreciate his energy to help shape future IMAPS leaders.

John’s personal reward for his efforts comes from his belief that “the future of the microelectronics industry is based on the caliber of today’s students.  I have gained professionally from IMAPS student programs in many ways and strongly encourage students to join and participate.”

We hope that you will enjoy reading more about John and catch his enthusiasm of volunteering for IMAPS.

Dr. Jianbiao (John) Pan is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering at California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo, CA.

Prior to joining Cal Poly, he worked at the Optoelectronics Center at Lucent Technologies/Agere Systems as a Member of Technical Staff.  Dr. Pan received the B.E. degree in Mechatronics from Xidian University, Xian, China, in 1990, the M.E degree in Manufacturing Engineering from Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, in 1996, and the Ph.D. degree in Industrial Engineering from Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA, in 2000.

Dr. Pan’s research interests are in microelectronics packaging, lead-free soldering, design of experiments, and reliability.  He has authored and co-authored over 20 technical papers.  He is a Highly Commended Winner of the Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence 2007.  

A member and volunteer of IMAPS since 1997, Dr. Pan initiated and formed IMAPS student chapter at Cal Poly in 2004 and has been the faculty advisor of the chapter since then. He served as co-chair of student activities for the 39th and the 40th International Symposium on Microelectronics in 2006 and 2007, respectively. He was vice-President of IMAPS Keystone Chapter in 2002-2003 and has served as a member of IMAPS National Technical Committee since 2003.

Other IMAPS leaders see his success in volunteering.  Tom Green, a former IMAPS Regional Director reports, “John was an active member in the Keystone Chapter as a student and has grown to be a strong technical leader in both Industry and academia.  John’s outstanding work with the IMAPS student chapter at Cal Poly is exemplary.”  

Greg Caswell, the General Chair of the 2007 Symposium, adds, “John's efforts as the Student Program Chair for the 40th Anniversary Symposium assured that the student participation was maximized, with booths, a panel discussion and a tour of Flextronics.”

Nicholas Vickers, one of John’s Cal Poly students notes his appreciation by writing, “Dr. Pan's attention to detail and enthusiasm for microelectronic packaging and reliability inspires his student.  They learn from his expertise in design of experiment and data analysis. He is a professor we all look up to.”

Dr. John Pan leading the students at IMAPS 2007, San Jose, on a tour at Flextronics

November-December 2007

Our Member in the Spotlight should be a very familiar face to those of you who attend our events with exhibits.  Hesse & Knipps attends just about all of them and Joe Bubel is manning the booth at almost every one. 

Hesse & Knipps has also been the Silver Sponsor of our annual Symposium for the past two years.

Joe is a very interesting person with some great hobbies and interests outside of his position at Hesse & Knipps.

We hope you enjoy reading about him.

Joseph S. Bubel
President, Hesse & Knipps, Inc.

Joseph S. Bubel began his career in the semiconductor industry nearly 28 years ago with Kulicke & Soffa Industries (K&S). From 1980 until 2002, he held various customer support positions at K&S, progressing from entry level field service engineer to technical support specialist, ultimately advancing to North American customer support manager. While at K&S, he spent several months in Japan, providing in-depth technical training and certification for a growing service team. He spent an additional year abroad in Western Europe, tasked with improving the company’s ability to meet fast-growing industry needs and to support its equipment base there. He also spent three months on site at a major computer equipment manufacturer to manage support for one of the industry’s first 200 mm dicing systems. His level of dedication became the standard for Kulicke & Soffa’s “24/7 Commitment to Excellence.”

With his experience and a strong technical knowledge of the semiconductor manufacturing process, Mr. Bubel has been thoroughly involved with this industry’s products from dicing saws to die attach and with special expertise in wedge and ball wire bonding.

In 2003, Mr. Bubel joined Hesse & Knipps, Inc. as VP of sales and marketing. He was quickly promoted to president, taking on responsibility for sales and marketing, customer support and all aspects of operations for the company throughout the Americas. Since this time, he has grown the sales volume of Hesse & Knipps wire bonders in the Americas 20-fold. When asked how he has achieved this level of growth in the niche bonder market Hesse & Knipps serves, he replies, “It is personally rewarding to represent equipment that is so technically advanced in the marketplace. I truly believe in the company and the equipment we sell. I also think my career focus on customer support – which I have applied to Hesse & Knipps’ sales and support efforts here in the Americas – is a strong component of our success.”

When Mr. Bubel is not supporting Hesse & Knipps’ customers, you will find him on the closest hiking trail or perhaps in the Grand Canyon, where he has logged nearly 50 days of hiking. For the other avid backpackers out there, his credits include four “14ers.”

For additional information on Hesse & Knipps and its products, visit www.hesse-knipps.com.

We are highlighting and saluting the very active and involved IMAPS 2007 Symposium Steering Committee.  These dedicated members have just about given up any and all leisure time for the past year to help ensure that IMAPS 2007, November 11-15, 2007, in San Jose, CA, is the best it can be.  Their creativity and ingenuity in organizing and planning their specific areas of responsibility will be in evidence in San Jose. So, please give these members a big “thank you” when you see them in San Jose.

July-August 2007

Anwar Mohammed joined IMAPS in 1979 and has been a strong member since then.  He has been active in the Northern California chapter of IMAPS.  Anwar served on the IMAPS Executive Council as Northwest Regional Director for four years. Anwar is a member of the IMAPS 2007 Committee, where he is lending his expertise and knowledge of the Bay Area to the Committee’s efforts. 

Anwar Mohammed is an industry veteran who has been serving the Microelectronics Industry for over 25 years. He joined IMAPS in 1978, when it was known as ISHM, and has been very actively involved with IMAPS, especially in the last five years. He was Co-Chair of the 25th Anniversary IMAPS Symposium held in San Francisco in 1992. Anwar is presently President of the IMAPS Norcal Chapter based in Silicon Valley.

Anwar obtained his BS in Chemical Engineering from Indiana Institute of Technology in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and his MBA from Saint Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. He earned his MS in Engineering with a focus on Microelectronic Packaging from San Jose State University, where he is presently pursuing his Ph.D. He has had the good fortune of working with some stellar companies like CTS, National Semiconductor, Fairchild Semiconductor, Cree and Infineon. He is presently a Senior Staff Scientist at Infineon in Morgan Hill, California. He is the author of numerous papers, presentations and patents and recently authored the book, “Borrowed Wisdom,” which was released in multiple countries.

With this year being the 40th Anniversary of IMAPS, it was critical to have a team of local liaison volunteers to support the National Symposium Committee.  Anwar stepped up and has been the leader of the local team.  Through his organizing this group we are in a position to better market the symposium and have individual champions in place for student support and the golf outing.  Most recently, Anwar connected us with a local high school in the San Jose area whereby we will have students from this school come through the exhibits area and interact with our exhibitors.  This is a 1st for IMAPS and is indicative of Anwar's ability to help make things happen.  It has been a pleasure to have him as part of my Symposium Team.

Greg Caswell
IMAPS 2007 General Chair

March-April 2007

Our Member in the Spotlight for March and April 2007 is Jay Ellingboe, President of the Viking Chapter. Jay has worked enthusiastically for the Chapter in a number of positions. Please read his bio and the wonderful testimonials his colleagues in the Viking Chapter sent about him.

Steve Lehnert Metro Chapter	I was so excited to hear that the Metro Chapter is alive again. Thanks to Steve Lehnert and his crew for all efforts in reviving the chapter. Steve is an energetic individual who does work hard towards achieving his goals. He is relentless when it comes to finishing the task at hand. I am amazed by the many activities the chapter has had so far and by the great number of attendees at these events.  Steve’s solid commitment to IMAPS is the example that all volunteers should use as a model for their goals. On behalf of the Society and the Northeast region I thank Steve for his continuous dedication and wish him and his chapter committee good health and success. Michael Salloum Northeast Regional Director Vice President R&D Assembly, Inc. Steve Lehnert single-handedly resurrected the Metro IMAPS Chapter with a single email last summer to everyone here on Long Island by stating something along the lines that "the party is over—let's get IMAPS back up and going." Since then, we've been going full-steam ahead. Steve's energetic and upbeat attitude was quite contagious as many people ran alongside and actively helped rejuvenate this chapter. Not only are the meetings now at exceeding-capacity levels, but there is a also a new sense of camaraderie amongst the membership. This is primarily due to Steve Lehnert. Mike McKeown Vice President of Metro Chapter Orthodyne Electronics Steve has been an active member of the Metropolitan Chapter for over 20 years. Two years ago, he recognized that the NY area still had a strong interest in technical advances within the microelectronics world and Steve undertook and initiated the “rebirth” of the Metropolitan Chapter of IMAPS. Within that short period of time, the Metro Chapter once again has become a dynamic and valuable resource for its local members. From quarterly technical meetings, developing new student chapters, arranging technical development courses and a scheduled fall symposium, Steve Lehnert has been the primary force in the resurgence of the chapter.     Regards Walter J. Becker WJB Sales
March-April 2007 Our Member in the Spotlight for March and April 2007 is Jay Ellingboe, President of the Viking Chapter. Jay has worked enthusiastically for the Chapter in a number of positions. Please read his bio and the wonderful testimonials his colleagues in the Viking Chapter sent about him.
Jay Ellingboe Viking Chapter	Jay Ellingboe received his B.S. in Electrical Engineering from the University of North Dakota in 1985, graduating with honors. As a Principal Development Engineer, Jay worked for Honeywell and Alliant Techsystems for 13 years on the development of miniaturized, g-hardened MMW and IR-EO sensor systems and associated electronics, including gallium arsenide MMIC multi-chip modules and MCMs for micro-bolometer IR cameras. For the last 8 ½ years, Jay has worked at HEI as a design engineer/project manager/new product development manager on products in the hearing, implantable medical, and telecommunications industries. Jay has been responsible for many facets of these activities including technical specification development and customer interaction, hybrid packaging design, advanced process and test system development. Jay is currently a Senior Project Manager at HEI and oversees the introduction of new microelectronics products into HEI, working with customers on design, all prototyping activities, and transfer into production. Here's what Jay's colleagues and friends had to say about him... Jay Ellingboe of the Viking Chapter has been an incredibly inspirational leader to our chapter.  Jay has participated as a Viking Chapter officer for many years and as President throughout the last year.  During that time he has completely revitalized our chapter.  He has brought dedication, enthusiasm and commitment to the Viking Chapter and made it a strong technical society that offers something of value to each of our local members.  I have been a member of the Viking Chapter for over 30 years and have served as its President at two different times.  I understand the time and energy commitment that it takes to draw local members to take advantage of all that IMAPS has to offer.  Jay has continued to widen our membership base over the past 18 months to once again draw a broad range of industries and individuals to our meetings, tours and social networking events. Thank you, Jay.  We appreciate all of your efforts. Gordon Peterson Viking Chapter Member since 1975 Jay has been instrumental in reinvigorating the IMAPS Viking Chapter. He is well connected in the industry and a good judge of people. The Viking Chapter officers were hand picked by Jay and together they have accomplished their goals in 2006 and look forward to even bigger things in 2007! Jay is fun to work with and has very unique ideas for social events. Sue Blankenheim, Viking Chapter Secretary First thought that comes to mind about Jay, was when Jay was first involved with IMAPS and became our chapter President by unanimous choice of course, we kept prepping him on speaking to the group, We could tell Jay was always worried about what to say.  We all told him 'just be yourself.' Well now he speaks in front of the group with great presence and it's almost like we have to tell him when to stop. He's turning out to be quite the leader. Marty Nora, Chapter Treasurer And, Adam Schubring, North Central Regional Director, wrote: Jay has done a great job with the chapter and he's excellent at delegating responsibilities and staying on task. He has fun and keeps it light, but he also works hard at making sure the chapter is headed in the right direction. He's also got a great group of officers and committee members, who all truly care about the success of the chapter. They are always having fun and they work hard at finding new ways to keep the chapter fresh and different. Everyone has great ideas and the biggest issue they seem to have is deciding which of their ideas to do first. It has been a pleasure to work with Jay and the Viking Chapter. They are definitely a group that IMAPS should keep an eye on.

January-February 2007

With the introduction of the new design of both the IMAPS web page and Advancing Microelectronics, it is appropriate that the person under whose leadership these developments were initiated and accomplished, Jeff Demmin, Chair of the IMAPS Publications Committee, be our Member in the Spotlight for the next two months.

We are fortunate to have someone of Jeff’s experience and caliber in the leadership role for all IMAPS publications and you can look forward to future improvements on all levels of this service to our members. Please take a few moments to read about Jeff, his professional background and the active role he takes in his family.

Jeff Demmin is Director of Advanced Programs at Tessera, a company in San Jose that develops technology for miniaturizing electronics.  He joined Tessera in 2002 after serving as editor-in-chief of Advanced Packaging magazine.  Prior to that, he was a senior technical editor with Solid State Technology magazine.

Before becoming an editor, Jeff held a succession of engineering posts at National Semiconductor, nCHIP, Microminiature Technology, Seagate, and Textron Systems.  His work has included semiconductor package design and analysis, development of optical and magnetic disk drives components, and manufacturing and test of optoelectronic devices.  February 2007 marks 20 years in the industry for Jeff.

Jeff’s education includes a bachelor’s degree in physics from Princeton and a master’s degree in materials science and engineering from Stanford.  He has been awarded four patents in package design and a gold medal from the American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE).  He has produced approximately 40 publications during his technical career and has written a weekly column with commentary on the packaging industry for over five years.

Jeff is currently on the editorial advisory boards of Advanced Packaging and Solid State Technology magazines, the advisory board of MEPTEC, and the steering committee of the IMAPS Global Business Council.  He is also chair of the IMAPS Publications Committee.  He is a member of IMAPS, IEEE, SMTA, and the Materials Research Society. 

Mike O’Neill sent these remarks about Jeff’s contributions to IMAPS:

Jeff has been recently involved with IMAPS at several levels, from being a panel discussion moderator for GBC Marketing Forums to writing insightful commentary regarding IMAPS activities, to now being in the middle of a full upgrade to our print and electronic publications. When I was elected VP of Membership my predecessors had also served as the Publications Chair. It took me a few minutes to make the call to Jeff as the only logical choice to lead our publications. The one thing I really appreciate about Jeff is that we asked him to contribute in any way he felt he could considering his busy schedule. Like the rest of us he has a real job and family (a big one!). Jeff’s contributions are high impact, very efficient, and most important, are very much appreciated.

His extracurricular activities have included writing questions for college quiz games – which somehow led to 15 minutes of fame on “Jeopardy!” – running, travel, reading, and crossword puzzles.  His highest level of achievement in any field is arguably reaching the finals of the 1986 U.S. Open Crossword Championship.  (Yes, there really is such a thing …)

Jeff and his wife Vikki live with their five children (and four dogs!) in Sonoma, California, where the kids keep him busy with soccer, baseball, ballet, gymnastics, horseback riding, drama, music, and probably several other things that he can’t keep track of.

 
Jeff and family hiking on the northern coast of Kauai, July 2006. 
Clockwise from Jeff:  Vikki, Connor (11), Lydia (7), Trevor (5), Angelica (9), Aidan (2).

November-December 2006

We could not let 2006 close without recognizing one of the hardest working members of the IMAPS 2006 Steering Committee.  Bill Ishii was the Sponsor Chair of IMAPS 2006 and he brought in more individual sponsorships than we have ever had before.  He spent many hours soliciting sponsors all over the Southern California region and writing previous sponsors all over the world.  The results were very evident in San Diego and at the Golf Outing.

We were all proud to get to know Bill and hope you will enjoy reading about his background and his current career path.

Bill received his BS in Marketing and Finance from California State University of Long Beach. Leaving Los Angeles to relocate to San Diego, it was with Kyocera America where he entered the industry, and the last position held there was as a Sales Engineer handling Southern California.

Bill founded Pacific Products Technologies, focusing on products from Pacific Rim countries.  Pacific Product's major focus is on representing his major principle Torrey Hills Technologies, primarily covering the west coast territory, and Torrey Hills Technologies' line of heat sinks, precision machined metals and furnaces.  He enjoys time helping customers to be competitive and increase profitability.

A dedicated member and volunteer of IMAPS since 2004, Bill is currently the Vice President of the local San Diego chapter.  Prior to that, Bill served as the chapter's Treasurer and Membership Chairperson.  Bill also served as Sponsorship Chairperson for the 2006 IMAPS International Symposium. 

Please see what Bill’s colleague Ken Kuang has to say.

I have known Bill Ishii for more than six years ever since he joined Kyocera in 2000. We collaborated closely to support many customers in Southern California. As a dedicated professional, Bill worked proactively to meet and exceed customers' expectations. He distinguished himself with sincere caring for customers, excellent communication skills, endless optimism and great personality.

I have also worked closely with him on IMAPS' San Diego Chapter. As a membership chair, Bill recruited many new corporate and individual members. He supported local student chapters with great enthusiasm.  Simultaneously, he was busy as Treasurer for the chapter. 

Finally, Bill has made IMAPS the society that he is dedicated to and focused on. Once again his dedication was well displayed throughout the IMAPS 2006 conference. In our golf tournament, thanks to Bill, we had a record number of sponsors. He was so busy meeting with sponsors and thanking them that he did not even get a chance to play himself.

August - October 2006

Congratulations to Steve on his election to President-Elect of IMAPS.
For the next few weeks we are featuring the very able and strong Chair of the IMAPS 2006 Committee, Steve Adamson, as our Member in the Spotlight. Steve has served us all very well and has evinced the leadership this Committee needed to ensure that IMAPS 2006 is a great success for all. Please take a minute and read about Steve’s background and when you see him at IMAPS 2006, make sure you tell him how much you appreciate his efforts on our behalf.

Steven (Steve) J. Adamson is currently working as market development manager for Asymtek. In this role he has traveled the world to develop new market opportunities in Semiconductor Packaging and Hard Disk Drive manufacturing.  Before changing careers to marketing, he was an assembly engineer and has worked in all aspects of packaging and assembly from R&D to manufacturing, designing MCMs, hybrid circuits, PCBs, thermal printed heads and magnetoresistive head assemblies.

He has delivered technical papers on wirebond encapsulation, CSP / Flip Chip assembly, PCB design rules and reliability at HDI, IMAPS, IPC, IEEE and Diskcon meetings and conferences. He has been published in Advanced Packaging, SMT, Chip Scale, Meptec, Electronic Production and Test magazines and several of his papers have been translated and published in China, Korea and the EU. He is also a co-author with Charles Harper on a soon-to-be-released book “Handbook of Plastic Processes” published by McGraw-Hill.

Steve has over twenty years of experience in microelectronics assembly, previously holding positions with Kodak, Motorola in the U.S., and Plessey, International Computers Ltd. in the UK. He has been awarded five U.S. and two UK patents.  Originally from the UK, he holds a Higher National Certificate in Electrical Engineering from Stockport College of Technology. He is also lead instructor on a University of California San Diego (UCSD) extension course on Microelectronic and Optical Packaging. 

He was chairman of San Diego IMAPS chapter for two years, and general chair for SOCAL and is currently General Chairman of the 2006 IMAPS Symposium. In 2005 he was presented with an award by the San Diego Engineering Council for “Outstanding Service to Electrical Engineering.”

May-July 2006

Our May-July 2006 Member in the Spotlight is the ubiquitous Herb Duryea. Herb has been active in both Southern California and National IMAPS for many years. Herb always has a smile and a friendly word for everyone he meets. Herb epitomizes the ideal IMAPS member – he is definitely a role-model for our newer members. Make sure you say “hello” to him in San Diego at IMAPS 2006 – he is sure to be there.

Herb began his ceramic career at Gladding McBean and Company in 1959 after serving in the Army Airborne (101st Screaming Eagles). He married in 1960 and had one daughter in 1965 and another in 1967. He currently has four grandchildren.

Herb worked in manufacturing during the early years of his career. While at Gladding McBean, Herb met Jim Welterlen. Jim was instrumental in Herb's career as he gave Herb the opportunity to move on to positions at Western Gold and Platinum (WESGO) and Ceramic Systems. After WESGO he worked for Kyocera and Rosenthal Metceram (Hertz). Starting as a Quality Control Manager, he moved to Manufacturing Manager to Vice President of Manufacturing and Plant Manager at these various companies.

In 1979, Herb decided he would like to switch his direction to sales. He was offered an opportunity to be the Sales Engineer for the East Coast for Texas Instruments, which he accepted. He went on to be Sales and Marketing Manager for Accu-Tech Laser Processing working for Jim Byrum. He left Accu-Tech to take a position as Sales Engineer for Mission Marketing.

Herb’s sales experience prompted him to open his own representative business. He operated KL Marketing until 1998 when he sold the company to Walt Napoleon.

Herb is now partially retired but stays active in the industry by consulting in sales and marketing for Jim Byrum at Accu-Tech.

Herb Duryea has been associated with IMAPS/ISHM, IEPS, and SMTA for over 30 years and has attained the Emeritus position in the American Ceramic Society. He has held virtually every position in the local IMAPS San Diego chapter and served as Southern California Regional Director for IMAPS. He has served on the boards for both local IMAPS Symposiums and National IMAPS conventions.

Herb especially wants to thank Jim Welterlen and Jim Byrum. Both have been Herb's good friends and mentors over the years.

March/April 2006

We are pleased to honor an outstanding Student Member of IMAPS as our March/April IMAPS Member in the Spotlight. Eric (Tiezheng) Li is currently the President of the IMAPS San Diego State University Student Chapter as well as an active voice for students on the IMAPS 2006 Symposium Committee. Eric earned the top prize in the 2005 Membership Campaign and received his Top Recruiter Award at IMAPS 2005 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Eric Li epitomizes the high caliber of our IMAPS Student Members and is an inspiration to other young engineers seeking a future in the microelectronics and electronic packaging technologies.

Read more about Eric’s accomplishments in his following bio.

Eric (Tiezheng) Li is currently a Ph.D. candidate in the joint doctoral program (JDP) between UC San Diego and San Diego State University. Eric came to US in 2001 after receiving his Bachelor degree in Tsinghua University (China), and since then, he has been doing research on metal-ceramic/intemetallic multilayer composite materials. With extensive training and strong background in both Mechanical Engineering and Material Science, Eric conducts his research on failure analysis, fracture mechanics and damage evolution in the composites during service, by means of mechanical tests and material characterization (such as SEM). His another research focus is the computer simulation of thermal stress in composites during manufacturing, and his analytical models and finite element simulation by ABAQUS and Mentat have provided deep insights into the evolution and distribution of thermal stress during processing. Eric is the author of several journal papers and has been actively presenting his research in various professional conference and seminars. He is now towards the end of his Ph.D. study and is going to defend his Ph.D. dissertation in late March, 2006. Eric is currently the President of IMAPS student chapter at SDSU, and is actively involved in the local student chapter and San Diego Chapters of IMAPS, as well as the upcoming IMAPS 2006 Symposium in San Diego.

January/February 2006

Happy New Year!

Our Member in the Spotlight for January and February 2006 is Mike O’Neill, Vice President of Membership. When we look through our member ranks for a person who consistently delivers solid, invigorating leadership, we can look no further than Mike O’Neill.

Mike has been a member of IMAPS since 1992 and during that time has been the driving force behind the revitalization of the former MMRC and its metamorphosis into the GBC (Global Business Council). Under his three-year Chairmanship, the GBC became the essential and indispensable voice for the corporate side of Microelectronics. The GBC Annual Meeting each spring brings the experts of our industries presenting the current and future status of our technologies in the marketplace. The Symposium-based Marketing Forum is a great success, usually garnering the most attendance of any other Symposium event.

Now as Vice President of Membership Mike is taking responsibility for a large group of IMAPS entities and is well on his way to making IMAPS the necessary and vital part of microelectronics and electronic packaging worldwide that we envision. You can “catch up” on these activities in the "Vice President of Membership" columns in each issue of Advancing Microelectronics.

Mike has been an integral part of Heraeus, Inc.- Thick Film Division, for a number of years and his colleague, David Malanga, sent us the following.

Mike started at Heraeus in 1996 as a National Salesman for our Automotive Product line and has held various sales-oriented positions since then including Sales Manager and Global LTCC Product Manager.

Currently he has left the harsh life of the Northeast and moved to the warm locales of Arizona to become our Western Regional Sales Manager.

Mike is an avid golfer and runner which are a lot nicer since his move to the Southwest. Currently he is very active in many IMAPS activities, including his newly-elected position of VP of Membership.

David Malanga, Heraeus, TFD

November/December 2005

Dave Virissimo has been an active member of IMAPS since 1995. He has held various positions with IMAPS San Diego including that of President. Dave was Exhibits Chair of IMAPS 1998 and is currently the National Marketing Chair for IMAPS 2006 in San Diego. Dave is on the IMAPS 2006 Executive Council serving his second term as Southwest Regional Director. – Whew!

As you can see, the November/December IMAPS Member in the Spotlight is extremely deserving of this honor. Since joining IMAPS, Dave Virissimo has volunteered for almost everything that has come his way. IMAPS is extremely grateful for Dave’s work on our behalf and we applaud his knowledge and the abilities that he brings to every endeavor.

David Virissimo is Western Regional Sales Manager for Semiconductor Packaging Materials, Inc., a leader in Microelectronic materials in the area of wire and ribbon for bonding, solder attach including preforms and spheres, precision metal stampings, lead frames and tape & reel packaging services and materials. David has specialized in sales and marketing in the high tech microelectronics industry for the last 20 years, including thick film and thin film metallized ceramics, multilayer ceramics, metal packaging and hybrid circuit materials. David received his BS in Computer Science from U.C. San Diego in 1984. David is in his final year of service as Southwest Regional Director for IMAPS and is actively involved in the local San Diego Chapters of IMAPS as well as the upcoming IMAPS 2006 Symposium to be held in San Diego.

Ken Kuang, President of Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC, shared his thoughts on Dave:

David is the kind of leader who inspires others. He has been serving IMAPS members at the chapter, regional and national levels since early 1990s. In the San Diego chapter, he served progressively as treasurer, vice president and president. Under his leadership, we saw excellent growth in IMAPS membership, including the founding of two student chapters (UC San Diego and San Diego State University). Currently he is IMAPS' Regional Director for the Southwest Region and a member of the IMAPS Executive Council.

While we recognize David's outstanding contribution to IMAPS, it is also important to acknowledge the consistent support from his employer Semiconductor Packaging Materials (SPM, www.sempck.com), for which David serves as the west regional sales manager. In and out of IMAPS' circle, David enjoys an excellent reputation as a trustworthy professional customers can count on.

August - October 2005

Thank you IMAPS 2005 Symposium Committee!

For the next few months, our Spotlight is featuring and honoring volunteer members of the IMAPS 2005 Organizing Committee. It is appropriate that we honor these hardworking volunteers at this time and recognize the work they have done and are doing to make your visit to Philadelphia in September enjoyable.

Each and every one of the members has worked diligently to bring you not only a superior Technical Program but many great activities that are both fun and educational.

Our Companion Program gives your guests two full days of learning just how much the area has to offer. Thoughtful arrangements are in place to ensure your total experience. Publicity has already been successful in making the Offices of the Governor of Pennsylvania and the Mayor of Philadelphia well aware of our activities that week.

The Exhibits are filling the Hall and offer much to see and learn about the applications of our technologies. The Student Program is being designed to make each student attendee’s visit unforgettable. The Employment Center will be open every day and will offer job inquiries, interviewing facilities and resume drop-off.

The Global Business Council is once again offering the Marketing Forum which is free of charge to all attendees. This year the Forum will be held after the Exhibit Hall closes to afford “booth personnel" the opportunity to attend.

Registration will be much smoother and faster. The Registration Chair, working with IMAPS staff, has implemented some new features which will speed up the process.

We will have the annual IMAPS Golf Tournament with all of the fun of participating and the gratitude of the Sidney J. Stein Educational Foundation, the recipient of the proceeds.

All in all, this outstanding IMAPS 2005 Committee has put an enormous effort into bringing you the best Annual International Symposium possible.

When in Philadelphia, please take the time to tell the Committee how much you appreciate a job well done.

IMAPS 2005 Organizing Committee

General Chair - David Malanga
Technical CoChair - Don Havas
Technical CoChair - Lee Levine
Arrangements - Edward M. Gildein
PDC Chair - Tom Green
Exhibits Co-Chair - Greg Chesmar
Exhibits Co-Chair - Art Dobie
Registration - Michael Salloum
Golf Outing - Howard Imhof
Companion Program - Barbara Malanga & Marissa Kurpiewski
Sponsorship Chair - John Wood
Publicity - Mike McLaughlin
Secretary - Bob Sutterlin
Student Chair - Joan Delalic
Ed Fund Auction - Gary Hemphill
GBC Marketing Forum - Howard Imhof

June/July 2005

For the next two months we will be honoring a very hardworking IMAPS member. David Malanga is the General Chair of IMAPS 2005 and, as such, is performing an important and crucial role for our Society. Those of you who have served on the National Symposium Steering Committee know full-well how much work is involved in this endeavor. David comes to this position having served in a number of capacities throughout his membership and we could not have a better leader for a successful Symposium.

David Malanga holds both a BS and a MS in Ceramic Science and Engineering from Rutgers University. He has been employed at Heraeus CMD for the past 18 years. While at Heraeus CMD he has worked in the R&D Department on Nitrogen Fireable Thick Film Pastes and LTCC systems. He was a Technical Service Engineer from 1992 to ultimately managing the Technical Service Department. David is currently the Technical Service and Sales Manager and has held that position since 1993.

David is also author of a variety of papers on fiber optic materials, thick film resistors, conductors, dielectrics and LTCC materials, microwave materials, and passive component metallizations.

David has been a member of IMAPS since 1988 and has played an active role in the Keystone Chapter. Among various offices at the chapter, he has served as President and General Chair of the Keystone Spring Symposium.

He has been a vigorous supporter of IMAPS at the National level having served on the IMAPS 1997 Steering Committee, the Sponsorship Chair for IMAPS 2001 and is the current General Chair for IMAPS 2005.

Ed Gildein, a longtime Keystone member and National officer, sent this testimonial about David Malanga.

"I have had the pleasure, since 1987 of knowing Dave Malanga, through his involvement with the Keystone Chapter of then ISHM.

Through the years, I have witnessed Dave’s dedication as an active member and supporter of our organization. His contributions have been very valuable to our success as a Chapter.

Dave has served in many capacities. He was a fellow committee member for the 1997 Symposium. This was the time ISHM became IMAPS.

Dave is Current General Chair for our 2005 Symposium being held in Philadelphia, PA. With his strong leadership abilities, this Symposium will be a success. I wish him the very best in this endeavor.

The Keystone Chapter continues to prosper because of dedicated individuals like Dave.

--Ed Gildein"

April/May 2005

Our member spotlight is someone who is not only known in the Southern California Region or even just nationally, but is making a mark for IMAPS internationally as well. His energy and enthusiasm is contagious and he is working hard to increase membership. He is finding ways to get individual chapters to communicate with each other and bring the most to individual members. It is the pleasure of the San Diego Chapters to introduce you to Ken Kuang.

Ken Kuang is President of Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC. His new venture has given him the opportunity to make an impact on Membership by bringing in various perspectives and views of different regions. Prior to establishing Torrey Hills Technologies, Ken was an acting engineering manager and a process engineer at Kyocera America, Inc. in San Diego. Ken is recognized as an industry expert in materials, as evidenced by the authoring of over 20 peer-reviewed technical papers, presentations at numerous conferences and symposia, and the approval of one U.S. patent for multilayer multiple element thick film fuses. He received his BS and MS degrees in Materials Sciences and Engineering from Tianjin University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1991 and 1993, respectively.

Currently, he is an active member of many Societies but he has been a major advocate for IMAPS especially in the local chapters as well as the National Symposium. Ken has been a participating member of the IMAPS National Technical Committee, has chaired subcommittees including the IMAPS Subcommittee of Manufacturing, Automation and Statistical Process Control (SPC). He is active in the Local San Diego Chapter where he has been the President, the Technical Chair for the National Symposium in San Diego as well as the Chair for the SoCal Symposium held every 3 years in San Diego. He has continued to cultivate the Student Chapters in San Diego and sees the importance of bringing these young, energetic minds and introducing them to local companies.

He is currently the IMAPS Vice President of Membership and is happy to report that for the first year of his responsibilities the membership slide that has hit ALL major technical societies finally stopped in the IMAPS organization. His goals are to increase individual memberships, Corporate memberships and Student memberships with an aggressive plan that has all Regional Directors and Chapter Presidents involved in working with IMAPS Headquarters.

Ken’s Current Bio

Ken Kuang is the president and founder of Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC (www.torreyhillstech.com), specializing in helping its customers improve profitability by outsourcing from China and marketing into China. Prior to founding Torrey Hills Technologies, LLC, he had a successful career with Kyocera America, Inc. where he worked on thick film, thin film and MW/RF/TO/Optical packaging.

Graduated with BS in Materials Sci. & Eng. from Tianjin University in 1991 and MS in Chemical Engineering from Chinese Academy of Sciences in 1993, he moved to the US in 1994. Ken has extensive networks in both US and China and has helped many companies accomplish important business missions by "bridging" the cultural divide.

A member of IMAPS since 1997, he started with the San Diego Chapter as membership chair, later becoming treasurer, vice chair and chair. Currently he is the advisor for San Diego Chapter and IMAPS VP of Membership. Ken presented many times in packaging conferences, won Best Session Paper in IMAPS 2000 and Best Symposium Paper in ICEPT 2003.

February/March 2005

For those of you who have attended IMAPS Symposia, ATWs, and Garden State chapter events, our February-March 2005 Member in the Spotlight is very familiar to you. Michael Salloum is easy to spot at these events as he is usually behind the Registration Booth lending a hand to IMAPS staff and volunteers.

We all appreciate and value Michael’s assistance and wish we could “clone” him several times over, because he is such a great and helpful resource for IMAPS. Michael really puts forth an effort in support of our IMAPS events and does it always with a smile and friendly demeanor.

Please read a bit about his background and the testimonial from a colleague in the Garden State Chapter.

Thank you for this opportunity to voice my admiration and respect for an exceptional individual.

December 2004/January 2005

Our December/January Member in the Spotlight, Gino Domenella, has had too many accomplishments throughout his career for us to summarize. Please read all about Gino, what he has done and some special comments from his longtime friends and colleagues, Loren Saar and Steve Capp.

· Patents
Currently hold two patents for microelectronic packaging and design.

· Regional Director Bio
A seasoned thick film industry veteran, with over 24 years of service in the Chicago/Milwaukee region. Currently, I’m a Product Manager for Durex Industries, a manufacturer of high quality electric heaters and temperature sensors. Areas of focus have included New Product Development, Production Engineering, Process Engineering, Materials, Design, Manufacturing, Management and Operations. Participated in the student chapter as President and Treasurer at Northern Illinois University. Upon graduation continued to assist the university in the operation and renovation of the thick film lab. Assisted in organizing the April Technical conference at Northern Illinois University for four consecutive years. Within the Chicago/ Milwaukee Chapter have held the offices of President, Vice President, Treasurer, Assistant Treasurer, Symposium Registration Chair, Nominations Chair, and currently hold Membership Chair. On a National level, I am currently the North Central Regional Director, have assisted at numerous meetings and have chaired sessions at the Chicago conference in 1999. Currently, as Chapter Membership Officer I work closely with National Headquarters to secure local chapter membership. Also, I have been nominated for “Fellow of the Society" Award by the Chicago/Milwaukee Chapter. I continue to be an active participant in IMAPS on both the local and national levels.

· National Committees
Currently serve on the IMAPS membership task force.

Comments from friend and colleague, Loren Saar:

How I got to know Gino and what I learned.

I first met Gino when we worked together at the Zenith Elk Grove Village thick film facility. Gino was a flamboyant, energetic, aggressive, young man, just out of school. He was the kind of guy that would give you the shirt off his back. We used to frequent the “Nut House” after lunch to sample some Macadamia nuts for our dessert.

Gino avidly absorbed all aspects of the thick film business as he progressed through numerous employers, never leaving a company without acquiring new knowledge. His proficiency in thick film technology ranges from design, layout, processing, equipment acquisition, production, to shipment packaging.

Gino joined ISHM when we were still employed at Zenith. In the Chicago/Milwaukee Chapter, he has held every possible office at least once and is currently the Membership Chair. On the National level he has been the North Central Regional Director of IMAPS for the last 2 years. Gino is an up-beat, non-stop dynamo, and I am fortunate to call him a close friend. Loren Saar

Steve Capp added…

Gino has been a very active member of the Chicago / Milwaukee Chapter of IMAPS. He has served in every chapter office at one point or another in his career and has been one of the few members that have consistently stayed active in the chapter no matter where his job took him. When there is a need for members to volunteer he is right there at the head of the line. I have worked with Gino as a chapter officer, on a Symposium planning committee and on the Executive Council. He is a good person to work with and great guy to be around.

October-November 2004

IMAPS is indeed fortunate to have so many great members and we are proud to honor some of the more exceptional ones here in the Member in the Spotlight each month.

This month we are honoring one of our Charter Members and one of the very best we have. Ed Gildein is a favorite of everyone who meets him. He always has a kind word and a smile and is eager to help out in any way. Ed has been a member since 1967 and has held many different jobs both locally and nationally for our Society and, even after all of the time he has given to IMAPS over the years, he agreed last year to run for National Office and is now our Treasurer. You will enjoy reading about this gentleman and we hope you have the honor of meeting him in person at one of our events.