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Indium’s Seth Homer to Present at IMS 2019
May 2, 2019 | Indium CorporationEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Indium Corporation expert Seth Homer, product manager, engineered solders, will present at International Microwave Symposium from June 2-7, in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Homer will present "Materials and Techniques for Void Reduction Under Bottom Termination Components." The paper discusses how voiding is challenging demands for increased reliability and performance, especially as the industry moves toward new 5G platforms. As a solution to excessive voiding between the thermal pad on the QFN and PWB pad, he examines how Indium Corporation’s flux-coated solder preforms have been used to significantly reduce voiding while providing extra benefits to enhance final product reliability.
Homer has worked with Indium Corporation for more than 25 years, serving in both manufacturing operations and marketing roles. He is responsible for many of the products within the engineered solders product offering especially as it relates to the IGBT and power electronics industries. He travels to customer sites globally to gain industry insight and works closely with Indium Corporation’s manufacturing teams to help support current production demand and future product development.
For more information on Indium Corporation’s flux-coated solder preforms, visit www.indium.com/flux-coated-preforms or visit Indium Corporation’s booth #691.
About Indium Corporation
Indium Corporation is a premier materials manufacturer and supplier to the global electronics, semiconductor, thin-film, and thermal management markets. Products include solders and fluxes; brazes; thermal interface materials; sputtering targets; indium, gallium, germanium, and tin metals and inorganic compounds; and NanoFoil®. Founded in 1934, the company has global technical support and factories located in China, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the USA.
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