Information Management Institute


THE FOLLOWING OUTLINE IS THE ACTUAL PROGRAM FROM THE


PRINTING & MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES

for

PRINTABLE ELECTRONICS

November 8-9, 2004


Tuscany Suites Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada

sponsored by

Information Management Institute, Inc.


COURSE FOCUS

IMI is pleased to present a new course Printing & Materials Technologies for Printable Electronics designed to provide current state of the art and key insights into the materials and printing technologies that will enable the advent of printable electronics.

In conjunction with IMI's 3rd Annual Printable Electronics and Displays Conference & Exhibition being held on November 9-11, 2004 - this course will provide materials developers, printing system developers, integrators and end-use device manufacturers the opportunity to obtain the most up-to-date information available in the printable electronics field.


COURSE LEADERS

Dr. Charles E. Bauer, TechLead Corporation
Dr. David B. Wallace, MicroFab Technologies
Alan T. Winslow, Weyerhaeuser Company


BENEFITS OF CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE



Printing & Materials Technologies for Printable Electronics Course
November 8-9, 2004
Tuscany Suites Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada

Course Coverage and Schedule

  Monday, November 8, 2004

  8:00 a.m.Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast

  8:30 p.m.Session 1


WELCOME AND INTRODUCTIONS
Alvin G. Keene, President, Information Management Institute, Inc., Carrabassett Valley, Maine

PRINTING TECHNOLOGIES FOR PRINTABLE ELECTRONICS
Alan T. Winslow, Scientific Advisor, Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, Washington

  • Offset Lithography
  • Gravure
  • Flexography
  • Screen Printing
  • Ink Jet
  • Electrophotography
  • Other Advanced Technologies

 12:00 Noon Luncheon

  1:30 p.m.Session 2

INK JET AS A MANUFACTURING TOOL
Dr. David B. Wallace, Vice President, Technology Development, MicroFab Technologies, Inc., Plano, Texas
  • How To Think About Applications: Technical, Application & Infrastructure Issues
  • Why Ink Jet?
  • Drivers For Applications
  • "Brain Template" For Applications
  • Processes Under Investigation: Interconnects, Dielectrics, Underfill, Conductors, Passives, Organic Electronics, Adhesives, Flux, Etc.
  • Applications: Cell Phones, RFID, Resistor Printing, PLED Displays, FED Displays, LCD Color Filters, Etc.
  • What Might The Future Hold?

  5:30 p.m. Reception

  Tuesday, November 9, 2004

  8:30 a.m. Session 3

SYSTEM & IMPLEMENTATION CONSIDERATIONS
Dr. Charles E. Bauer, Senior Managing Director, TechLead Corporation, Evergreen Colorado
  • Printable Electronic Device Requirements
  • Types Of Devices
  • Key Technology Drivers
  • Implementation Barriers
  • Traditional Manufacturing Processes: Pros & Cons
  • Design Issues for New Technology Integration
  • Low Cost Printing/Manufacturing Considerations

 12:00 Noon Adjournment


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HOTEL INFORMATION

The Printing & Materials Technologies for Printable Electronics Course is being held at the Tuscany Suites Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. Hotel reservations are the responsibility of each meeting registrant. To receive the special meeting rate of $109 for single or double occupancy, ($139 on weekends) you must identify yourself as a registrant to Information Management Institute's programs. Early booking is advised as the reduced rate is guaranteed only until October 18, 2004. Phone +1-877-887-2261 or +1-702-893-8933 to make hotel reservations.


COURSE LEADERS

Dr. Charles E. Bauer, Senior Managing Director, TechLead Corporation, Evergreen Colorado

Dr. Charles E. Bauer serves as Senior Managing Director of TechLead Corporation, a technology management company specializing in the electronics packaging, interconnection and assembly industry. Dr. Bauer focuses in the areas of strategic technology planning, market analysis and business development, primarily in the international arena. With more than twenty years experience spanning the range from printed circuit board and hybrid fabrication through complex IC metallization, multilayer packaging, multichip modules and flat panel display packaging and assembly; he brings tremendous breadth and depth to his work. Dr. Bauer lectures throughout the world on technology, business and market topics as well as serving on several corporate boards and international corporate, government and educational institution advisory councils.

Dr. Bauer served ISHM as President of the NW Chapter, Technical Chair of the ISHM National Symposium in Seattle, National Technical Vice President of the society and President of the Rocky Mountain Chapter. He founded the ISHM/IMAPS Advanced Technology Workshop program and served as General or Technical chair for several ATWs between 1990 and 1998. Dr. Bauer also served on the Board of Directors of the SMTA from 1997 through 2001 when elected President of IMAPS for 2001-2002. He now serves as Chair of the SMTA International Development Committee and remains active internationally with the SMTA, IEEE, IMAPS, JIEP and ASM.


Dr. David B. Wallace, Vice President, Technology Development, MicroFab Technologies, Inc., Plano, Texas

Dr. Wallace is an internationally recognized expert in ink jet physics and applications. He has over thirty years of industrial experience in complex fluid flow phenomena, including twenty-five years in ink jet printing. He has published over eighty publications and has been awarded twenty-eight patents. Dr. Wallace is an Adjunct Professor in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center and has been Principal Investigator for research funded by the National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Standards and Technology, National Science Foundation and Defense Advanced Projects Agency. Dr. Wallace received his BSE and MSME from Southern Methodist University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington.

MicroFab Technologies has been a pioneer in developing industrial applications of ink jet printing technology, in areas as diverse as medical diagnostics, medical devices, electronics manufacturing, optics and displays among others. MicroFab Technologies personnel have authored sixty-four patents covering these developments over the past eighteen years. In addition, MicroFab Technologies has supplied ink jet equipment to over two hundred organizations in Europe, Asia and North America.


Alan T. Winslow, Scientific Advisor, Weyerhaeuser Company, Tacoma, Washington

Mr. Winslow has been involved with paper and printing with Weyerhaeuser Company for over 30 years.

Prior to his current position as a Scientific Advisor, he was the Printing Research Team Leader responsible for basic research, product development and technology implementation across both traditional and digital printing platforms as it related to paper products, containerboard, bleached paperboard, newsprint and fine paper.

His current interests include paper surface characterization, image quality evaluation, ink jet and offset paper development, future trends in traditional and electronic printing technologies and digital technology displacement of print.

Mr. Winslow holds a BS in physics and a BS in chemistry from the University of Puget Sound, and an MS degree in forest products engineering from the University of Washington.

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