Description:

Announcing a Hybrid GGPF Event

Thursday, September 10, 2026

Michael's Restaurant at Shoreline, Mountain View

Advanced Composites: A Key Enabler in Next Generation Electronics

Jeff Gotro, Ph.D.

InnoCentrix, LLC

Rancho Santa Margarita, CA

The GGPF is pleased to announce a return to an in-person dinner lecture for the month of September. A social/networking hour begins at 6PM, dinner at 7PM, and the live presentation at 8PM.  The technical presentation will also be available to Remote attendees via Zoom beginning at 8PM.

For in-person attendance, advance registration and payment are required.  Talk-only attendees should select the Remote attendance option. Drop-ins or free attendance for talk-only will not be permitted at the venue.

Abstract: 

Composites using advanced polymers and reinforcements are a key enabler in the field of electronics packaging.  Specifically, thermoset polymers are used extensively to “package” electronic components.  An electronic package is used to connect the semiconductor chip to either substrates or printed circuit boards.  Interestingly, polymer composites have an increasing impact on the electrical, mechanical, and thermal performance of electronic devices.  Specifically, the talk will highlight the structure-property-process-performance relationships that are required for advanced electronics.  Since thermosets are widely used, the process to transform small molecules into highly crosslinked networks requires specific attention.  Chemistry (molecular structure and curing kinetics) and physics (rheology and process conditions) govern the final fully cured network polymers. Equally important is the strategic choice of fillers and reinforcements which are electrically conductive or alternately electrically insulating.  he talk will focus on the challenges for the next generation of polymer composites used in advanced packaging such as mold compounds, underfills, and low dissipation factor dielectrics.

Deadline for registration:

Wednesday, September 9, 1:00 PM

Details

In-Person attendance:

Includes hosted social hour and buffet-style dinner. Dinner choices include Rosemary chicken and a Vegetable curry. $50 fee must be paid in advance for registration to be complete. Drop-ins and free talk-only attendance will not be allowed at the in-person venue.

Remote attendance:

Remote attendance for this webinar will be FREE OF CHARGE, but we still require you to fill out the registration form. In particular, we need to have your name and email address for you to be able to participate. Please provide affiliation also, as it helps us judge audience interests.

Remote attendee questions will be handled by GGPF moderator using Zoom Q&A.

Free registrants will receive the Zoom information needed to join the webinar in an email from events@ggpf.ccsend.com. To be certain of seeing the note, add events@ggpf.ccsend.com to your safe mail senders list, and/or look in your spam, updates, or other mailbox locations in addition to your primary In Box.  There will be a reminder Zoom note the day of the webinar.

Cost:

In-Person attendance: $50.

Remote attendance: Free.

Cancellation/Refund policy

Cancellations for the in-person dinner event will be allowed prior to the registration deadline; fee will be refunded minus a $10 cancellation fee. No cancellations will be allowed after the registration deadline. Contact us for substitution policy if needed.