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RHE1: Microstructure and Reliability
Tuesday October 27, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am CDT
RHE
Session Chair: Thomas Zanatta, ITM Consulting
Session Co-Chair: Jia-Xin Ooi, Keysight Technologies

8:30am-9:00am
The Effect of Component Construction and Microstructure on the Thermal Cycling Performance of Reverse Hybrid Ball Grid Array Assemblies
Presenter: Richard Coyle, Ph.D., Nokia Bell Labs
Co-Authors: See paper for full co-author listing

9:00am-9:30am
Microstructure Evolution and Failure Mechanisms in High Performance Solder Alloys During Harsh Thermal Cycling
Presenter: Chris Gourlay, Ph.D., Imperial College London

9:30am-10:00am
A New Approach to the Design of Lead-Free Solder Alloys
Presenter: Keith Sweatman, P.E., Nihon Superior Co., Ltd
Co-Authors: Kazuhiro Nogita, University of Queensland, Australia; Tetsuro Nishimura, Nihon Superior Co., Ltd
Speakers
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Richard Coyle

Consulting Member of the Technical Staff, Nokia Bell Labs
Richard Coyle is a Consulting Member of the Technical Staff in the Reliability Engineering organization at Nokia in Murray Hill, NJ. He is responsible for evaluating the reliability and quality of electronic assemblies in the Bell Labs Interconnection Failure Analysis Lab. Richard... Read More →
avatar for Chris Gourlay

Chris Gourlay

Professor of Physical Metallurgy, Imperial College London
Chris is a Professor of Physical Metallurgy in the Department of Materials at Imperial College London. His group studies the origins of microstructure in phase transformations and microstructure stability. In recent years, research in the group has targeted understanding and controlling... Read More →
avatar for Keith Sweatman

Keith Sweatman

Senior Technical Advisor, Nihon Superior Co., Ltd
Australia-based Keith Sweatman is a graduate in metallurgical engineering who, in technical and management roles with the International Tin Research Institute, Multicore Solders, and most recently Nihon Superior Co. Ltd, has accumulated 50 years’ experience in the electronics manufacturing... Read More →
Tuesday October 27, 2026 8:30am - 10:00am CDT
RHE
  Conference Session, RHE Track

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