# Thermal Reliability and Beyond: A Glimpse into the Future of Tech with Indium Corporation's Chris Nash

- Show: [EMS@C-LEVEL](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level)
- Published: 2024-01-18
- Length: 7m
- Page: https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-18-thermal-reliability-and-beyond-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-tech-with-indium-cor

## Summary

Chris Nash of Indium Corporation discusses the critical role of reliability in modern electronics manufacturing, highlighting e-mobility as the primary driver for stricter thermal and mechanical standards. He details specific challenges in the server industry, such as managing warpage in large BGAs and ensuring flux compatibility with liquid immersion cooling fluids. Nash emphasizes that solving these complex material science problems requires deep collaboration across the entire ecosystem, from component manufacturers to EMS providers.

## Chapters

- [0:08](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-18-thermal-reliability-and-beyond-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-tech-with-indium-cor#t=8) Introduction: Reliability in E-Mobility and Servers
- [0:26](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-18-thermal-reliability-and-beyond-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-tech-with-indium-cor#t=26) Thermal and Mechanical Reliability Challenges
- [2:37](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-18-thermal-reliability-and-beyond-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-tech-with-indium-cor#t=157) E-Mobility Leading Reliability Demands
- [3:07](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-18-thermal-reliability-and-beyond-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-tech-with-indium-cor#t=187) Server Density, Warpage, and Cooling
- [4:54](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/podcast/ems-c-level/2024-01-18-thermal-reliability-and-beyond-a-glimpse-into-the-future-of-tech-with-indium-cor#t=294) Industry Collaboration and Material Science

## Topics

- [Materials & manufacturing processes](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/materials-and-processes)
- [Manufacturing partners & offshoring](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/manufacturing-partners)
- [Quality & yield](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/quality-and-yield)
- [Scaling production](https://hardwarepodcasts.com/topic/scaling-production)

## Most relevant to

established companies

## Mentioned

- Indium Corporation (company)
- Koh Young (company)
- Global Electronics Association (company)
- Productronica 2023 (other)
- Durf-Uzalt (product)
- SAC-305 (product)

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