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  • Corona, CA 92878
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January 30 - February 2, 2023

Sheraton Kauai Resort | Kauai, Hawaii

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The Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium strives to build bridges and nurture relationships across all boundaries; oceans and cultures, industries and technologies, companies and individuals. Its location in Hawaii always provides the requisite isolation from day to day distractions necessary to support these goals and enhance personal face to face interactions. The Pan Pacific continues its mission of building the vision and future directions for the electronics industry! We look forward to seeing you in Hawaii!

- Pan Pacific Steering Committee

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• Advanced Packaging & Processes
• Automotive Systems & Hardware
• Cleaning Technologies
• Heterogeneous Integration
• Inspection & Test Techniques
• Interposer & Packaging Technology
• Materials & Reliability
• Nanotechnology Applications
• Trends, Roadmaps, and more... 

Mike Konrad will present “SMT WARS - Lessons Learned by a Contract Manufacturer and Their Customer Who Sued Them”.

Monday, January 30 - 1:45 PM

What happens when an electronic contract manufacturer follows their customer’s instructions to the detriment of the product? Product failures, blame, drama, and a really big lawsuit.

Mike Konrad, who was appointed as an Expert Witness in this civil litigation matter, will present this webinar and will review the trials and tribulations of a contract manufacturer and their customer. Assembly residue-related failures (ECM) contributed to product failures, product recalls, and, ultimately, a multi-million-dollar lawsuit.

Misguided “best practice” techniques only made matters worse. This presentation will discuss what factors contributed to the “perfect storm” of product failures. Factors that go as far back to original product designs, printed circuit board fabrication, storage and handling, assembly, testing, and coating. While mistakes were made all along the way, product failures could have been avoided with a few simple process changes, adding mere pennies to the cost of each assembly while saving hundreds of thousands of dollars in litigation.