Polymers are a key enabler in electronic packaging.  The logical question is: what types of polymers are well-suited for electronics?  There are two basic classes of polymers; thermoplastics and thermosets.  As shown in the schematic on the left, polymers (poly meaning many, and mers meaning units) are long chains of repeating chemical units.  Polymers can be linear ... [Click to Continue...]

Happy New Year and Best Wishes for a Prosperous 2018! Last year I had a series of posts on specific uses of polymers in electronic packaging.  I am in the process of developing an eBook on this topic and have identified new content that I want to include.  I will add the content during my weekly blog posts and then complete the eBook later in the year . Let’s get started ... [Click to Continue...]

It's time for the Chemistree!   To all my readers, Have a safe and happy holiday season. Happy New Year and best wishes for a prosperous 2018 ... [Click to Continue...]

The last post discussed a recent article in TIME magazine (“The Making of Genius, How History’s Greatest Thinkers Broke with Tradition and Solved Problems Nobody Else Could See” by Water Isaacson, November 27, 2017 edition). Unbounded curiosity was one of the characteristics that that was common in the people profiled (Einstein, da Vinci, Franklin, Jobs, Madame Curie).  These ... [Click to Continue...]

I was flying back from a client visit and somebody left a TIME magazine in the seat back pocket where I was sitting (TIME, November 27, 2017 edition).  The cover caught my attention; the 25 Best Inventions of 2017.   I pulled it out and started to browse.  The article that caught my attention was “The Making of Genius, How History’s Greatest Thinkers Broke with Tradition and ... [Click to Continue...]