EMS@C-LEVEL

BONUS - What's the SCOOP - 2022 Trends with Indium's Ross Berntson

December 22, 2021 Philip Spagnoli Stoten
EMS@C-LEVEL
BONUS - What's the SCOOP - 2022 Trends with Indium's Ross Berntson
Show Notes

Here's what Indium Corporation's President and COO Ross Berntson sees as the key trends in 2022. In this interview we dig into those predictions a little deeper. 

"2021 was the year of the electric vehicle (EV), and it will continue well beyond 2022. This high impact technology suite will drive stunning innovations, including new power train technologies, faster and more efficient methods of charging, and different infrastructure platforms for the data processing that goes on in all these cars. Indium Corporation continues to supply high volumes of materials for critical EV components, such as our upcoming novel high-reliability system (to be announced in 2022) and Durafuse™ HT, a new high-lead replacement technology that’s particularly exciting for the semiconductor power discrete die-attach industry. 

Related to this, but also moving beyond EVs, is the ongoing innovation in thermal interface materials (TIMs). Not only do autonomous vehicles’ AI chips require high-performance thermal conductivity, but the miniaturization of semiconductor circuit design demands advanced thermal management at the package and system level. Indium Corporation’s line of hybrid liquid metal solutions and traditional indium-based TIMs are in high demand as the industry addresses emerging trends. No one knows where it’s going to go next, but we’re at the frontier of materials development. 

2021 presented significant supply chain disruptions across the world, particularly in semiconductors. We expect those to be largely cleared in early 2022. Indium Corporation remains committed to developing our supply chain by expanding our global facilities and nurturing critical partners. We’ll continue fortifying that global supply chain to provide materials when and where our customers need us." 

This season of What's the SCOOP is sponsored by Koh Young America (https://www.kohyoung.com) the leaders in manufacturing inspection solutions.

Like every episode of EMS@C-Level, this one was sponsored by global inspection leader Koh Young (https://www.kohyoung.com) and Adaptable Automation Specialist Launchpad.build (https://launchpad.build).

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