CALCE Web Seminar for August- Tin Whisker Research

September 22, 2009
Web and Telephone Seminar

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Point of Contact: Dr. Michael Azarian (mazarian@calce.umd.edu )
Free for CALCE EPSC Members

This seminar will present current research findings related to multiple layer ceramic capacitors.

About the Presenter

Dr. Michael H. Azarian is an assistant research scientist at CALCE. He holds a Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering from Carnegie Mellon University, a Masters degree in Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science from Carnegie Mellon, and a Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering from Princeton University.

His current research interests include failure mechanisms in electronic components and assemblies and effects of solder joint degradation on reliability of RF electronic products. Dr. Azarian has been leading CALCE's efforts in developing a methodology for reliability capability assessment of electronics manufacturers and suppliers. He has been an invited conference speaker on nano-tribology, and guest instructor and lecturer on reliability and tribology to both industry and academia. His technical publications include papers on electrochemical migration, capacitor reliability, advanced packaging, sensor technology, tribology, and colloid science. He also holds 5 U.S. patents for inventions in data storage and contamination control.