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this year’s event. While the price of gaso- authors believe that there is a significant comes. I encourage those interested to
line, which was a major influencing factor opportunity ahead for these important consider adding the event to the coming
for much photovoltaic investment, has technologies. To its credit, it is apparent year’s calendar of events.
dropped below two dollars a gallon due to that Japan is serious about reducing its
the recent market collapse, the price drop green house gas emissions and that it has Verdant Electronics founder and president
does not yet appear to have dampened designs on using any and all sustainable en- Joseph (Joe) Fjelstad has more than 35 years of
interest in the technology, for the price ergy generating solutions it can find. One international experience in electronic intercon-
of solar cells is also dropping and there is can only hope that others will find ways to nection and packaging technology in a variety
hope that it will become a green alterna- follow suit. This even in light of the recent of capacities from chemist to process engineer
tive in many locations in the coming years. revelation that some of the data used to and from international consultant to CEO. Mr.
To this end, the presentation by Keiichiro predict global warming was suspect or in Fjelstad is also a well known author writing on
Sakurai and Tetsuya Tiama of Japan’s error. We do know that there will be an the subject of electronic interconnection technol-
National Institute of Advanced Industrial end to oil, so there is no harm in conserv- ogies. Prior to founding Verdant, Mr. Fjelstad
Science and Technology’s Research Center ing some for future generations. co-founded SiliconPipe a leader in the develop-
for Photovoltaics (AIST/RCPV), provided In summary, the MAP event in ment of high speed interconnection technologies.
a great introduction to the processes and Fukuoka was once again a success, and He was also formerly with Tessera Technologies,
prospects for some up-and-coming techno- while the attendance dipped a bit this year a global leader in chip-scale packaging, where he
logical contenders, compound semiconduc- due to the dismal economic climate, there was appointed to the first corporate fellowship
tor solutions, such as CIGs, and organic was a sense of resolve that ‘this too shall for his innovations.
thin film solar cells. The review included pass,’ and it is necessary to prepare for the
a comparison of traditional silicon. The opportunities that await when the recovery
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geographical marketing strategy. Are there articles and news items, where processes
The 2008 World Distributor Review
any territories you are not covering where can be illustrated or demonstrated more
that appeared in issue 8.12 (December
you could pick up additional revenue? vividly.
2008) left out some of the represented
Yet another strategy for improving your for- There is no doubt that 2009 will be
lines of a few of the distributors.
tunes in difficult times is to introduce new more challenging for all of us, but with
Krayden Inc. and Kraydonmex repre-
products. You may not receive as much as sensible marketing strategies, continuous
sent Techcon. Seika Machinery repre-
you would have received during an expan- innovation and expansion into new mar-
sents Nihon Superior. Both Kirby and
sion, but nevertheless, you will still increase kets, we will all emerge stronger.
Demerest and Horizon Sales represent
your ability to sell.
Seika Machinery.
For our part, Global SMT & Packaging —Trevor Galbraith.
is introducing a number of new products
in the new year. The most important
feature is to make our online version of
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2009
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Global SMT & Packaging’s readers? Global SMT &
Packaging is currently seeking technical articles and
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for
and website. We are specifically looking for papers
that offer a ‘real’ manufacturing solution and that
have not been previously published in another
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contact editor@globalsmt.net.
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