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DfR Solutions Gives Invited Talk on the Status of Solid State Drive (SSD) Reliability
Due to our increasing reputation as a an industry leader in qualification of new technologies, DfR Solutions was invited to present on the status of solid state drive (SSD) reliability at the International Disk Drive Equipment and Materials Association’s (IDEMA) Technical Symposium held May 15. This critical technology node, currently creeping into portable devices and destined for wider acceptance over the next several years, must be able to demonstrate the reliability improvements it claims over the current market leader, disk drive technology. IDEMA recognized the importance of SSD reliability, and DfR’s expertise in the area. For more information about IDEMA, visit their website.

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DfR Welcomes Ed Dodd as New Sales/Marketing Engineer
DfR is happy to announce the promotion of Ed Dodd from East Coast Sales Manager to Internal Sales/Marketing Engineer. Ed has extensive experience from across the product development and usage cycle. This includes factory experience with production and packaging and installation and maintenance of electrical systems. He has a background in Electrical Engineering, with additional schooling in project management and product compatibility. Ed served four years in the United States Navy working in Engineering. In his new position, Ed will be focusing on sales for DfR, as well as assisting with marketing activities. He can be reached at EDodd@dfrsolutions.com.

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DfR is Now On the GSA Schedule
If you belong to a government agency and have been interested in our services, now is your chance. Our prices and expertise have been certified as government approved. For more information, please contact Bob Esser.

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IDEMA Reliability Symposium (Santa Clara, CA: July 31, 2008)
John McNulty will participate in the IDEMA Reliability Symposium on July 31. For more information please contact him at JMcNulty@DfRSolutions.com.

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SMTA 2008 (Orlando, FL: August 17-21)
DfR Solutions will have a strong presence at this important conference (for more information, visit the SMTA website.)
* Craig Hillman will present two seminars: Selecting a Lead-Free Solution for High Reliability Applications (Industrial, Telecom, Automotive, Medical, Military, and Avionics) and Next Generation Technologies in Electronic Packaging and Production (NEW!)
* Joelle Arnold, in collaboration with Nihon Superior, will present two papers: Reliability Testing of Nickel-Modified SnCu and SAC305: Accelerated Thermal Cycling and Reliability Testing of Nickel-Modified SnCu and SAC305: Vibration and Shock.

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DfR in East Texas (Mid September, 2008)
DfR Solutions will be visiting companies in East Texas (Dallas, Austin, and Houston) in mid-September. If you and your associates are interested in an onsite visit and/or presentation, please contact Angela Lawson.

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IPC Midwest Technical Conference (Chicago, IL: September 26-28)
DfR Solutions will have a strong presence at this important conference (for more information, visit the IPC website)
* Craig Hillman will present two seminars: Selecting a Lead-Free Solution for High Reliability Applications (Industrial, Telecom, Automotive, Medical, Military, and Avionics) and Next Generation Technologies in Electronic Packaging and Production (NEW!)
* Gerd Fischer will present the paper A Pb-free Reliability Model for BGAs.

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DfR in Milwaukee, WI (Mid October, 2008)
DfR Solutions will be visiting companies in the Milwaukee area in mid-October. If you and your associates are interested in an onsite visit and/or presentation, please contact Angela Lawson.

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SAE Convergence (Detroit, MI: October 20-22, 2008)
DfR will exhibit at Convergence 2008. Stop by and visit us at Booth #1328! For more information on the conference, visit the SAE website.

Field/Customer Returns
How can you keep your products from being returned? Any return from the customer, regardless of cause, should be considered a failure. DfR has the resources to perform extensive failure analyses and to make recommendations regarding the products that remain in the field. Our expertise with lifetime prediction and statistical analysis all add to the finished report, providing a complete picture to our clients about their product.
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