Speaker: Walt Trybula, Trybula Foundation, Inc. (Austin)

Meeting Date: Thursday, October 27, 2016
Cost: none (open only to CPMT members)
Location: on the Internet
Reservations: cpmt.ieee.org/technology/cpmt-webinars.html
Summary: Electronics is ubiquitous in today’s world. Semiconductors provide the computing power and data conversion. Power sources, typically batteries, on small, uncorded devices are challenging for long operation. Heat generation, i.e., power loss, is a significant concern. The packaging is designed to survive both the anticipated environmental extremes and the application handling. The system is held together via a substrate that connects the various elements of the application into a functional circuit. Millimeter sized “pills” with video capability have been designed and applied in medical applications. As the size of the “systems” continues to shrink into the micron range, the question that arises is “How can we design a system that can perform its mission and still be manufactured in quantity?” This presentation addresses some of the potential issues that need to be resolved in order to be successful. One critical fact is that the manufacturing processes do not exist today. They need to be invented. The intent of this paper is to initiate dialogue and research/development to accomplish the manufacture of micron-sized systems.

Bio: Walt Trybula is an IEEE Fellow and a Senior Member of IMAPS, a member of SPIE, a member of the American Society of Information Science (ASIS), and a member of the Association Computing Machinery (ACM). He is an elected member of the Board of Governors for the IEEE/CPMT Society and is the current Editor-in-Chief and Founding Editor, IEEE Transactions on Electronics Packaging Manufacturing (previously titled: Manufacturing).
As a technology futurist, he has focused his current activities on evaluating emerging trends and applications in nanotechnology, mesomaterials, MEMS/NEMS, and semiconductors with an emphasis on feasibility evaluation and profitable business insertion. His most recent published material is on nanotechnology, cleaning/contamination issues, nano patterning, and cost effective application of technology. He is an IEEE Distinguished Lecturer.