The Japanese and the handheld markets are using embedded extensively. If
you are not in the keiritsu (theirs, Qualcomms, or other hand held
mfgrs), the odds of finding out without looking closely are low.
DNP, CMK, and I believe Eastern are all building them, as are Mektron
and a few other rigid/flex houses, but are closed mouthed about volumes
and apps.
Matt Holzmann
President
www.christopherweb.com
714.979.7500
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Subject: Re: [EM] Fw: MILAERO007: What Became of the Embedded Passive
Boom?
Hi Dan,
yes, embedded passives are a mainstream technology in numerous product
applications across a number of market segments. Most of the people on
this listing probably touch at least one product with embedded passives
in nearly every day.
The issue with embedded passives is they are inside the board. You
can't see them so people just assume they are not there. The OEMs who
utilize these materials love it because it's their little secret. They
do not advertise that they utilize it and product teardowns never go
down to this level of detail. Thus, their competitors rarely find out
what they are doing. The PCB fabs and material suppliers don't
typically talk about their embedded passive successes due to
non-disclosure agreements and/or fear of their competitors horning in on
their business.
Joel
Joel S. Peiffer
3M Electronic Solutions Division
3M Center, Building 201-1E-21
St. Paul, MN 55144
Tel: (651) 575-1464
Cell: (612) 327-1983
Fax: (651) 737-4601
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Dennis,
It's been interesting reading the email responses to the "What happened
to the boom?" question and I'm glad that from our colleagues in this
business are still in the game.
In our opinion, there was a boom but not the one we expected. Almost
every "smart phone" and many tablet computers have mems modules with
embedded resistance and capacitance. Yes, the amount of material used
per device is almost infinitesimal, but there are millions of devices
with these components, and we're optimistic about other applications.
Best regards,
Daniel Brandler
Ohmega Technologies, Inc.
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