Indium Corporation's Dr. Ron Lasky, Senior Technologist, discusses the importance of indium tin oxide (ITO) in touchscreen and flat panel technology in a new video available at www.indium.com/blog/phil-zarrow.
As part of the Electronics Assembly with Phil Zarrow series, Lasky and SMT manufacturing expert Phil Zarrow, President and Principal Consultant for ITM Consulting, review how ITO is used to enable flat panel and touchscreen technologies.
"Indium metal and ITO are among the most important materials in the modern world," according to Lasky. "The very nature of metals is that they're opaque; it's a matter of physics. So, scientists had to find a material that both conducts electricity and is transparent – and ITO is the solution. ITO's transparency enables flat panel displays and touchscreen technology."
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Dr. Lasky, holder of the prestigious SMTA Founder's Award, is a world-renowned process expert and a Senior Technologist at Indium Corporation. He is also a Professor of Engineering and the Director of the Cook Engineering Design Center at Dartmouth College. He has more than 30 years of experience in electronics and optoelectronic packaging and assembly. Dr. Lasky has authored six books, and contributed to nine more on science, electronics, and optoelectronics. Additionally, he has served as an adjunct professor at several colleges, teaching more than 20 different courses on topics ranging from electronics packaging, materials science, physics, mechanical engineering and science, and religion. Dr. Lasky holds numerous patent disclosures and is the developer of several SMT processing software products relating to cost estimating, line balancing, and process optimization. He is the co-creator of engineering certification exams that set standards in the electronics assembly industry, worldwide. Dr. Lasky also authors a technology blog, which can be found at www.indium.com/drlasky.
Zarrow está envolvido no fabrico e montagem de PCB há mais de 35 anos. Para além da sua experiência em montagem e limpeza automatizadas, Zarrow é reconhecido pela sua competência em tecnologia de soldadura por refluxo de montagem em superfície e na conceção e implementação de equipamento de colocação SMT e sistemas de soldadura por refluxo. A sua vasta experiência prática inclui também a configuração e resolução de problemas de processos de orifícios passantes e SMT em todo o mundo.
A Indium Corporation é um dos principais fabricantes e fornecedores de materiais para os mercados globais de eletrónica, semicondutores, película fina, gestão térmica e solar. Os produtos incluem soldas e fluxos; brasagens; materiais de interface térmica; alvos de pulverização; metais e compostos inorgânicos de índio, gálio, germânio e estanho; e NanoFoil®. Fundada em 1934, a Indium tem apoio técnico global e fábricas localizadas na China, Malásia, Singapura, Coreia do Sul, Reino Unido e EUA.
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