Sep 15, 2022 
As part of its electric vehicle (EV) focused series of webinars, Driving e-Mobility: Rel-ion™ Technical Webinars, Indium Corporation’s Jonas Sjoberg, associate director for global technical service & application engineering, and Ângelo Marques, applications engineer – design for excellence (DfX) specialist, will share considerations for the implementation of high-density assembly in the automotive space.
In Design Considerations for Board Layout and Material Selection, Sjoberg and Marques will discuss how implementing high-density SMTA assemblies in electronic products require many considerations. Previously, high-density SMTA assemblies were primarily used in mobile phones and consumer electronics. However, the rapid growth of EVs and more sophisticated electronics on all types of automobiles shows that these high-density assemblies are not being fully adapted into the automotive market. Before starting any developmental work or implementing a new technology, it is critical to understand the products, their capabilities, and industry requirements. If these are not fully understood, failure is the most probable outcome.
This presentation will discuss conducting DfX based on end-product requirements and the need to perform proper root cause analyses before making any material or process changes.
This session of Driving e-Mobility: Rel-ion™ Technical Webinar series is scheduled for Sept. 21 with two opportunities to participate: the first at 8:30 a.m. Germany/12 p.m. India/2:30 p.m. China and Malaysia, and the second at 10 a.m. San Francisco/1 p.m. New York/6 p.m. London/7 p.m. Germany.
The Driving e-Mobility: Rel-ion™ Technical Webinars series features global industry technical experts in advanced materials and the automotive market, with all sessions moderated by Brian O’Leary, Indium Corporation’s global head of e-Mobility and infrastructure. This series of webinars is intended specifically for those involved in the field of e-Mobility, whether new to the industry or with several years of experience, as the EV industry undergoes rapid growth and evolution.
Registration for this webinar—as well as the rest in this series—is open and can be completed at indium.com/corporate/media-center/webinars/rel-ion.php. If you are interested in a session specifically tailored to your company’s needs, please contact O’Leary at boleary@indium.com.
Sjoberg is Associate Director for Global Technical Service & Application Engineering for Indium Corporation. He is based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where he provides technical support to key regional and global customers. He has more than 25 years of technical experience in the electronics industry, including developing and deploying leading-edge designs and processes for packaging and assembly; managing research and development projects and facilities; and serving as technical advisor to internal and external design, development, and manufacturing sites worldwide. He has presented and published numerous papers at industry leading electronic conferences/magazines and is an appointed distinguished speaker at SMTAI.
Marques’ expertise in automotive electronics, especially in DfX for stencils, PCBs, and complex components, continues to help Indium Corporation’s customers shorten DV / PV (design validation / production validation) lifecycles and launch earlier into SOP (Start of Production) with optimized manufacturing processes with reduced defects and increased yields. In addition to his new role as DfX Specialist, Marques continues to provide technical support, share process knowledge, and make recommendations for the use of Indium Corporation’s materials in PCBA throughout Europe’s Latin region as an applications engineer. An Indium Corporation employee since 2017, Marques possesses over 25 years of automotive electronics experience in new product introduction and process optimization. He has a Six Sigma Green Belt and is an IPC 610 certified trainer. He is trilingual and can speak and write Portuguese, English, and Spanish.
O’Leary is responsible for promoting Indium Corporation’s full range of products and services for e-Mobility, which includes electric cars, trucks, and charging stations. He has more than 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, and channel management in the electronics industry. He currently serves as the chair of the IPC EV (Electric Vehicle) Quality & Reliability Advisory Group. In addition to regular technical conference participation, Brian co-hosts a free monthly webcast—EV InSIDER Live—with Loren McDonald of EVAdoption and a high-profile industry stakeholder as a guest. In the webcast, they discuss current pressing issues and hot topics in the rapidly evolving electric vehicle landscape.
The next session in the Driving e-Mobility: Rel-ion™ Technical Webinar series on Oct. 12 is Best Practices for SMT Assembly & Root Cause Analysis, presented by Principal Engineer, Global Accounts Technical Manager David Sbiroli.
Indium Corporation® is a premier materials refiner, smelter, 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, Germany, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the U.S.
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