Aug 21 2013
Indium Corporation’s Liyakathali Koorithodi, Senior Technical Support Engineer, will present at the launch of a new SMTA chapter in Bangalore, India on September 25.
Liyakathali’s presentation, Lead-Free Alternative Alloys, discusses the development of low cost alternatives to near-eutectic SAC alloys for Pb-free assembly. His presentation will compare alternative Pb-free alloys and explore whether existing processes need to be modified for alternative alloys.
Liyakathali provides technical support for Indium Corporation’s electronics assembly materials, semiconductor and advanced assembly materials, solar photovoltaic, and thermal management customers in India. He has more than 13 years of experience in electronics assembly manufacturing. Liyakathali has a Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from the Department of Technical Education, Government of Kerala, and is an SMTA-certified SMT Process Engineer. He earned his Six Sigma Green Belt from Motorola University (TQMI Chennai).
The SMTA India chapter has recently joined the SMTA’s network of chapters across the United States, South America, the Middle East, and Asia. The volunteer officers and leaders of SMTA local chapters plan events serving regional networks of industry professionals. For more information on chapters, visit the SMTA’s website.
Indium Corporation is a premier materials manufacturer and supplier to the global electronics, semiconductor, solar, thin-film and thermal management markets. Products include solders, preforms, and fluxes; brazes; sputtering targets; indium, gallium, and germanium metals and inorganic compounds; and NanoFoil®. Founded in 1934, Indium has global technical support and factories located in China, Singapore, South Korea, the United Kingdom, and the USA.
For more information about Indium Corporation, visit www.indium.com or email [email protected].