iMAPS New England Chapter
International Microelectronics Assembly and Packaging Society

iMAPS New England Chapter Technical Meeting


November 1, 2016
Location: Holiday Inn, Boxborough, MA

“Hermetic Packaging of Implantable Bio-Medical Devices: Development, Evolution… Future”


Speaker: Heather Dunn, Senior Director of Technology, Cirtec Medical






Summary: Hermetic packaging protects active electronic components of implantable devices from body fluids and the body from materials present in the electronics. We'll review the evolution of hermetic packaging for active implantable devices, outline new device technologies driving changes to traditional architectures, and look forward to future approaches for hermetic packaging.

Our Speaker: Heather Dunn is the Senior Director of Technology at Cirtec Medical. In this role, she leads technology development at the company and provides technical support to business development activities. Previous roles within Cirtec have included Director of Engineering and Director of Operations for the CIRTEC east coast facility. Her primary area of medical device expertise is active implantable devices with a particular focus on neuromodulation devices. Prior to joining Cirtec, Heather worked in aerospace composite materials research, primarily via SBIR programs, and in semiconductor test equipment design. She holds a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and an M.S. in the same field from MIT.

Join us for this informative Technical Presentation and a scrumptious Autumn dinner.
You may attend the presentation without eating dinner.
Pre-Registration deadline is Wednesday, October 26..!!!
After that, or for Walk-Ins At-Door, the fee is an additional $5.00 [Limited Availability]

Cancellations must be received by 3:00 p.m. Monday 10/31… or The Chapter will bill you for the registration fee.

Options: To cancel a registration or register by e-mail, contact Matt Bracy: matt@msdsales.com

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