KAIST doctoral candidate Tae Wan Kim (under the supervision of Professor Kyung Wook Paik) from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering is to be awarded the Intel Best Student Paper Award at the Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC) in Florida, United States this May. At the last ECTC event in Las Vegas, United States, Kim presented his research, “Low Temperature Flex-on-Flex Assembly Using Polyvinylidene Flouride Nanofiber Incorporated Sn58Bi Solder Anisotropic Conductive Films and Vertical Ultrasonic Bonding,” that was carried out in collaboration with Nokia and received recognition for his work. Professor Paik’s team and Kim’s nanofiber grafted version of the anisotropic conductive film solves the issue of short-circuiting between micro-gap junction electrodes.
▲ Tae Wan Kim presented his paper at the ECTC 2013
Kim told The KAIST Herald, “I am pleased to see that my hard work and dedication is bearing fruit. […] What I have achieved until now is great, but I believe there is still a lot ahead for me and I plan on keep attending the ECTC every year given the opportunity.” He also paid his gratitude to his professors, colleagues, and family.
This was not the first time Professor Paik’s laboratory has produced an ECTC Intel Best Student Paper award-winning student. In 2012, then-doctoral candidate Ki Won Lee received the award for co-developing an ultra-thin module connection technology, which could replace the current module connection technology in portable electronics. The academic community has been praising the fact that not one, but two students from the same laboratory have won the accolade in the space of just a few years and received acclaim for their work.
The ECTC is the premier international event that brings the best in packaging, components, and microelectronic systems science from industries, universities, and research centers all over the world. It features many technical sessions, during which papers covering cutting edge technology in packaging are presented, professional development courses, a panel discussion, and much more. 

 

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