Symposium

Papers will be presented on a wide range of technical subjects, including the impact of lead-free processes on reliability, new applications, active and passive interfacing, new technology, design and construction testing and reliability, and materials and processes.

Wednesday, 10 November
0830 - 1800
Thursday, 11 November
0830 - 1630
0830—0930 Tutorial 1
Latest Development in Capacitor Technologies for Automotive Applications;
Axel Schmidt, Paul Staubli, Kimmo Saarinen, 
Davide Montanari, KEMET Electronics Corp.


1000—1200 Session 1
Automotive & High Temperature Applications
Chair: Dr. Tomas Zedníček, AVX  


1.1  Requirements on passive components for electric and hybrid vehicles;  W. Wondrak, A. Nisch, S. Pieger,
A. Rodewald, M. Wagner, A. Willikens, P. Wurster, Daimler AG

1.2   Capacitors in Electric Drive Applications; A. Schmidt,
P. Staubli, J. Prymak, KEMET Electronics Corp.

1.3  Robust Class - I BME ceramic capacitors for high temperature applications; T. Hollander, KEMET Electronics Corp.


1200—1400 Lunch           
            electronica 2010 intermission


1400—1600 Session 2
Power Electronics
Chair: Reiner Kuehl, Vishay

2.1  Optimization of Metallization in power capacitors for new applications;  L. Cabo, EPCOS Electronic Components SA

2.2 Film Technology Advantages for Wind Power Applications; C. Reynolds, AVX Corporation

2.3 Power Film Capacitors for Industrial Applications;
D. Montanari, KEMET Electronics Corp.

2.4 Circuit Protection Considerations for USB 3.0;
      A. Mikolajczak, Tyco Electronics

1630—1800 Session 3
Reliability & Testing
Chair: Prof. Joseph Sikula, Brno University of Technology


3.1  Analysis of Weibull Grading Test for Solid Tantalum Capacitors; A. Teverovsky, Dell Perot Systems

3.2  Using the Arrhenius Equation to Predict Drift in Thin Film Resistors; R. W. Kuehl, Vishay

3.3  Hermetically Sealed Polymer Tantalum Capacitors; Y. Freeman, P. Lessner, J. Chen, T. Kinard, S. Hussey, KEMET Electronics Corp.
0830—1045 Session 4
Electrolytic Performance & Materials
Chair: Dr. Udo Merker, H. C. Starck

4.1  Performance of Aluminium Electrolytic Capacitors and Influence of Aluminium Cathode Foils; Z. Dou, R. Xu, A. Berduque, J. Qazi, C. Prince, KEMET Electronics Corporation

4.2  Next Generation of High Voltage, Low ESR Tantalum Conductive Polymer Capacitors; J. Petržílek, T. Zedníček, M. Uher, I. Horáček, S. Zedníček, AVX Czech Republic

4.3  Conductive polymer dispersions for aluminium capacitors;  K. Bruder, H.C. Starck Clevios GmbH

4.4  High Capacitance Stacked Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitors with Robust Performance; Tim Hollander, T. Ashburn, KEMET Electronics Corp.


1115—1200 Tutorial 2
Selecting Resistors to Avoid Unforeseen Stress Factors

Yuval Hernik, Vishay Precision Group

1200—1400 Lunch
           
             electronica 2010
intermissi
on

1400—1630 Session 5
New Technology
Chair: Rob Derksen, Consultant

5.1  Ultrathin Discrete Capacitors for Emerging Embedded Technology; R. Uher, T. Zedníček, AVX Czech Republic

5.2  Effects of glass frit size on sintering behavior of copper termination paste in MLCC; C-H Kim, Samsung Electro-Mechanics

5.3  Manganese nitrate impregnation cycles optimization by addition of surfactants on Ta capacitors; A. Pimentel, KEMET Electronics Corp.

5.4  Power Dissipation considerations in high precision chip resistors and networks (high temp); D. Vignolo, Vishay—Sfernice Division

5.5  Leakage Current and Quantum Effects in Tantalum Capacitors; J. Sikula, Brno University of Technology

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