edfas.org 25 ELECTRONIC DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS | VOLUME 28 NO. 1 Congratulations to the following winners: ISTFA 2025 BEST PAPER: “Towards in situ Failure Analysis of Multi-layer Ceramic Capacitors using X-ray Nano-laminography” Till Dreier, Jenny Romell, and Julius Hållstedt, Excillum AB ISTFA 2025 OUTSTANDING PAPER: “Advancement Towards FIB Active Auto Thinning (AAT) Process” Sang Hoon Lee, Xue Rui, Ning Lu, John Pittman, Qiang Jin, Joel Lebret, Robert Gifford, Tyler Lenzi, Micron Technology, Jaroslav Stárek, Viktor Švéda, Lukáš Hübner, Jakub Korgo, Zhen Lian, Gabriel Woodworth, Davin Fast, and Anne Kenslea, Thermo Fisher Scientific ISTFA 2025 BEST POSTER: “Emerging FA Techniques and Concepts: Open Failure LiT Localization using Radio Frequency and Amplitude Modulation” Khristopherson C. Cajucom and Win T. Tun, Analog Devices Inc. ISTFA 2025 OUTSTANDING POSTER: “Microscopy Analysis and Material Characterization - ECCI Imaging of Epitaxial GaN with Conventional FE-SEM” Hyun Hwa Kim, Greg Johnson, and Thomas Rodgers, Carl Zeiss Microscopy ISTFA 2025 BEST STUDENT POSTER (FIRST PLACE): “Deposit-Induced Corrosion of a Ni-based Superalloy” Billy Li, California State Polytechnic University ISTFA 2025 BEST STUDENT POSTER (SECOND PLACE): “Pack Aluminizing of Selected Austenitic Stainless Steels” Jocasta Do, California State Polytechnic University EDFAS 2025 PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS Congratulations to the following winners: Category I: Color Images 1st Ruel Angelo Agpaoa, Analog Devices Inc. 2nd Raj Kabadi, Microchip Technology Inc. 3rd Realyn Macatangay, Analog Devices Inc. Category II: Black & White Images 1st Maricel S. Capili, Analog Devices Inc. 2nd John Dave Asilo, Analog Devices Inc. 3rd Kyle Julius Lozano, Analog Devices Inc. Category III: False Color Images 1st Hongqi Deng, Analog Devices Inc. 2nd Wentao Qin, Microchip Technology Inc. 3rd Till Dreier, Excillum The first-place winner in each category receives a wall plaque and complimentary registration to ISTFA 2026. The second-place winner in each category receives an award certificate and a $25 gift certificate. The third-place winner in each category receives award certificates. Winning entries are featured on the cover of this magazine during 2026. EDFAS 2025 VIDEO CONTEST WINNER Congratulations to the following winner: “ZEISS Crossbeam Automatic TEM Sample Preparation” Heiko Stegmann, Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH The winner received a $150 gift card and first-place winner plaque.
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