# 90 Years And Counting: A Chat with Ross Berntson, President and COO of Indium Corporation

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2023-11-24
- Length: 8m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-24-90-years-and-counting-a-chat-with-ross-berntson-president-and-coo-of-indium-corp

## Summary

Ross Berntson, President and COO of Indium Corporation, discusses the company's 90-year history from a garage in Utica, New York, to its current status as a global innovator in material science. He highlights specific products like DERFUSE HR solder and Inform for power electronics, while addressing challenges in automotive reliability and thermal management for AI-driven multi-chip modules. Berntson outlines growth in regions like Mexico and Vietnam, and emphasizes 2024 priorities around sustainability, lower reflow temperatures, and engineering collaboration.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-24-90-years-and-counting-a-chat-with-ross-berntson-president-and-coo-of-indium-corp#t=8) Introduction: Ross Berntson and Indium Corporation's 90th Anniversary
- [1:23](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-24-90-years-and-counting-a-chat-with-ross-berntson-president-and-coo-of-indium-corp#t=83) Historical Innovation: From Germanium Transistors to IGBTs
- [3:01](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-24-90-years-and-counting-a-chat-with-ross-berntson-president-and-coo-of-indium-corp#t=181) Automotive Challenges: DERFUSE HR and Reliability
- [3:57](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-24-90-years-and-counting-a-chat-with-ross-berntson-president-and-coo-of-indium-corp#t=237) AI and Thermal Management in Multi-Chip Modules
- [4:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-24-90-years-and-counting-a-chat-with-ross-berntson-president-and-coo-of-indium-corp#t=285) Geographic Growth: Mexico, Vietnam, and India
- [5:45](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-24-90-years-and-counting-a-chat-with-ross-berntson-president-and-coo-of-indium-corp#t=345) US Market Dynamics and Small EMS Partners
- [6:33](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2023-11-24-90-years-and-counting-a-chat-with-ross-berntson-president-and-coo-of-indium-corp#t=393) 2024 Outlook: Sustainability and Lower Reflow Temperatures

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)
- [AI & machine learning](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/ai-and-machine-learning)
- [Sustainability & circular products](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/sustainability-and-circularity)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Indium Corporation (company)
- TI (company)
- DERFUSE HR (product)
- Inform (product)
- IGBT (chip)
- Koh Young (company)

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