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ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS | VOLUME 19 NO. 1
EDFAS BOARD OF DIRECTORS REPORT
Bill Vanderlinde, EDFAS Secretary, IARPA
The EDFAS Board of Directors held its annual face-
to-face meeting on Saturday, November 5, 2016,
in Fort Worth, Texas, preceding the ISTFA event.
Board President Zhiyong Wang kicked off the meeting
with the President’s report, a high-level review of 2016.
In his report, Zhiyong summarized recent accomplish-
ments, including two new EDFAS awards, an ISTFA 2016
third track, new tutorial topics, three short courses, and
creation of an International Growth Committee. Future
plans include an ISTFA event at Semicon Asia in 2018, and
ISTFA co-location with the International Test Conference
in Phoenix in 2018. Our strategic focus is on strengthening
our credentials and growing through our membership,
technical excellence, and strategic collaborations and
partnerships.
ASM International Interim Executive Director Tom
Dudley announced that ASM has brought on new leader-
ship with substantial business expertise to renew ASM:
Managing Director Bill Mahoney, Chief InformationOfficer
Ron Aderhold, and Membership Manager Susan Davis.
Initiatives include running ASM as a business, a new
commitment to ASM affiliates, and investing in labora-
tory upgrades and an additive manufacturing lab at ASM
Headquarters in Materials Park, Ohio. Chief Information
Officer Ron Aderhold explained ASM’s digital transforma-
tion strategy to leverage the cloud and use a streamlined
application suite. The strategywill be digital first, not print
first, resulting in enriched on-line content.
Committee chairs shared year-to-date progress and
2017 plans for their respective areas, covering member-
ship, EDFA magazine, education, ISTFA, the journal, and
international growth.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS NEWS
The education committee is working to engage the
next generationof engineers. Education initiatives include
a certificate programand an on-line learning community.
Felix Beaudoin, Editor of EDFA, reported that the
magazine continues to have excellent technical content
and strong advertising. A recent survey of the EDFAS
membership confirms the value that members place on
the magazine’s technical content. Please contact Felix if
you are interested in writing an article!
Szu Huat Goh, Chair of the International Growth
Committee, discussed sponsoring an ISTFA booth at
events in Asia. Our international visibility will increase as
we prove our value to overseas audiences.
Looking forward to next year, General Chair Sam
Subramanian provided a preview of ISTFA 2017 in
Pasadena, California, which will be themed “Striving for
100% Success Rate.” Felix Beaudoin was announced as
Technical Program Chair for ISTFA 2017.
TheBoard continues topursue international collabora-
tions, virtual content, and social media using web-based
technologies. They are also seeking to better leverage
EDFAS volunteers and are looking to implement failure
analysis tool roadmapping.
The Board of Directors strives to strengthen the vis-
ibility and credibility of our Society by providing value to
EDFAS members and, through its volunteers, beneficial
contributions to our industry. Your engagement in EDFAS
is highly encouraged. Please feel free to connect with any
Board member to discuss your ideas or interest in volun-
teering in the Society.
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