Co-sponsored with the Silicon Valley EPS Chapter
Speaker: E. Jan Vardaman. TechSearch International, Inc.

Meeting Date: Thursday, December 16, 2021
Location: On the Internet
Time: Checkin via WebEx at 1:50 PM; Presentation at 2:00 PM (CST)
Cost: none
Reservations: eps2112a.eventbrite.com
Summary: With strong growth in 2021 for the electronics industry will 2022 see continued expansion? What are the growth drivers and which packages will support this growth. Will 5G smartphones and infrastructure growth continue? Will growth in the server and PC market remain strong? How do the trend in the adoption of electric vehicles change the dynamics? The industry is currently experiences shortages of substrates and leadframes. Will these shortages continue or will they be resolved? This presentation discusses these trends and more.
Bio: E. Jan Vardaman is president and founder of TechSearch International, Inc., which has provided market research and technology trend analysis in semiconductor packaging since 1987. She is the author of numerous publications on emerging trends in semiconductor packaging and assembly. She is a senior member of IEEE EPS and is an IEEE EPS Distinguished Lecturer. She received the IMAPS GBC Partnership award in 2012, the Daniel C. Hughes, Jr. Memorial Award in 2018, the Sidney J. Stein International Award in 2019, and she is an IMAPS Fellow. She is a member of MEPTEC, SMTA, and SEMI. Before founding TechSearch International, she served on the corporate staff of Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corporation (MCC), the electronics industry’s first pre-competitive research consortium.