MINNEAPOLIS, MN – SMTA today named Mike Bixenman winner of the best presentation award at the SMTA International conference in October.

Bixenman, of Kyzen, presented “BTC/QFN Test Board Design Considerations and Method for Qualifying Soldering Materials and Cleaning Processes.”

The award is based on the conference attendees’ rating of each speaker at the technical session.

Paul Vianco, Ph.D., from Sandia National Laboratories, won Best of Proceedings for the paper “Predicting the Reliability of Package-on-Package-on-Package (PoPoP) Interconnections Based on Accelerated Aging Experiments and Computational Modeling.” Mathias Nowottnick, Ph.D., University of Rostock, won Best International paper for “Comparison of Active and Passive Temperature Cycling.” The awards for best papers are selected by the SMTAI technical committee.

Mohammed Genanu, Binghamton University, was awarded Best Student paper for “Microstructure and Performance of Micro Cu Pillars Assemblies.”

Awards of $1,000 are given for the Best of Conference presentation, Best of Proceedings paper, Best International paper, and a $500 award is provided for Best Student paper.