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    Untwisting the Future of Flexible Electronics

    This panel session dives into the technical challenges in the field of flexible electronics—and what engineers need to know about navigating them.

    March 4, 2025 

    2:00 PM ET / 1:00 PM CT / 11:00 AM PT / 7:00 PM GMT 

    Duration: 1 hour 

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    Summary

    Flexible electronics—from stretchable circuit boards to bendable, plastic chips—can contort to fit the contours of any product. Such flexibility is ushering in new form factors for wearable medical devices to sensors that can be slapped on anything and everything. However, the biggest advantage of flexible electronics can also be a drawback, bringing increased costs and complexities to design engineers who are accustomed to unbending circuit boards and rigid silicon chips.

    Where are the technology gaps that remain in the field of flexible electronics? What do engineers need to know about navigating the technical challenges that come with all that flexibility, which can impact everything from performance to reliability, safety, and durability? This panel session will cover these topics and more to give engineers a better sense of the current state-of-the-art in flexible electronics and what opportunities lie ahead.

    Speakers

    Jingchen Liang

    Jingchen Liang
    Lead Applications Engineer
    Ansys

    Jingchen Liang is a Lead Applications Engineer at Ansys, specializing in electric machines, power electronics, and the design, modeling, and analysis of electromagnetic components. She earned her B.S. degree in Detection, Guidance, and Control Technology from Northwestern Polytechnical University in Xi’an, China, in 2014. She then completed her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Electrical Engineering at The University of Texas at Dallas in 2016 and 2019, respectively.

    Mark Waugh

    Mark Waugh
    Senior Manager, New Business Realization, Corporate Technology and Innovation
    Murata

    Mark Waugh leads new business development for Murata’s wellness initiatives in the U.S. His responsibilities include technology assessment, developing new business proposals, and managing customer and partner relationships, particularly in cultivating the use of its innovative stretchable printed circuit technology.

    With over 25 years of diverse global experience and a B.S. degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Penn State University, Mark's expertise spans corporate technology and innovation, strategic marketing, product management, and process engineering. He has been invited to speak at numerous international events and was honored with The American Ceramic Society’s Richard M. Fulrath Award in 2018.

    Mark is dedicated to developing new business opportunities for Murata's wellness portfolio while establishing partnerships with hospitals, clinicians, universities, startups, incubators, collaborators, and consultants.

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    Art Wall
    Director of Engineering and Fab Operations
    NextFlex

    Art Wall is Director of Engineering and Fab Operations at NextFlex. In this role, he manages the Technology Hub, which houses process tools for the development and prototyping of hybrid electronics. This includes design, build, test, firmware, software and final packaging capabilities for initial production. Prior to joining NextFlex, he was a co-founder and vice president of NuvoSun, a photovoltaic company ultimately acquired by The Dow Chemical Company. Before that, he led several different groups and technologies related to hard drive products for both IBM and Hitachi Global Storage Technologies. Art has a Ph.D. in Materials Science from the University of Minnesota.

    Josh Young

    Josh Young
    Senior Product Manager
    Pragmatic Semiconductor

    Josh Young is Senior Product Manager at Pragmatic, leading the product management and lifecycle strategy for the company’s Foundry Technology Platforms, empowering customers with flexibility and scalability to design and manufacture their own Flex ICs. With a strong background in embedded systems and digital integration, he brings deep technical expertise alongside strong market insight.

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