9th Annual Conference 17th February 2015

Holywell Park

Overview

Introductions and house keeping The IeMRC journey Headline numbers Current status What happens next?

Morning Agenda

Time Title Speaker

09.30 Registration and Exhibition Opens (refreshments and networking)

10.00 Welcome and Introduction Professor Paul Conway IeMRC Academic Director, Loughborough University

10.30 Keynote: Large-Area Electronics: prospects, challenges and the role of the new EPSRC Centre for Innovative Manufacturing

Dr Luigi G. Occhipinti Cambridge University

11.00 Processing of conductive polymers and nanocomposites and fabrication of devices with conductive, transparent, optoelectronic, energy harvesting, energy storage and electromechanical functionalities

Dr Tina Lekakou University of Surrey

11.20 Broadening integration of printed power sources with electronic systems

Dr Darren Southee Loughborough University

11.40 Exhibition, Networking and Lunch

Afternoon Agenda Time Title Speaker

12.50 High-performance low-cost power modules for energy smart network applications

Professor Mark Johnson University of Nottingham

13.10 Intelligent sensor systems for condition monitoring through additive manufacture of ceramic packages

Dr Robert Kay Loughborough University

13.30 3D Components for Microwave & Millimetre-Wave System-in-Package Technology

Professor Ian Robertson Leeds University

13.50 Break and Refreshments

14.10 Sustainable solder flux from novel ionic liquid solvent: greener, cleaner and cheaper

Professor Karl Ryder University of Leicester

14.30 Feasibility to Spin-out: Chemically amplified NGL photo-resists

Dr Alex Robinson University of Birmingham

14.50 From curing to sensing using microwave energy. A journey across several MCRLs.

Professor Marc Desmulliez Heriot-Watt University

15.10 Final Words from IeMRC Directors and Award of Poster Competition Prizes

15.30 Close

CDT-EI Connect Event

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Embedded Intelligence invites you to ‘CONNECT’, a unique event that will • introduce you to our industry-led PhD programme • allow you to discuss areas of interest and expertise

with our academic staff • explain how your company can benefit from co-

sponsoring a PhD student

• Do you have a research challenge or idea but lack the expertise or resource? • Would you like to have a PhD student dedicated to a topic relevant to your business

needs, and supported by a world-class training scheme? • Does your company want to invest in future talent for your sector?

Following IeMRC Conference 4pm to 6pm Speak to Donna Palmer if interested

Research Themes This Centre addresses the challenges posed by technical needs ranging from the design stage, through manufacturing of embedded or on-bedded devices, to the software behind data collection, including integrative technologies, and finally to the requirements of end-users. Companies already benefiting from the Centre come from a broad pool of markets and sectors, and include automation, automotive, aerospace, metrology, construction, food and chemicals.

Vision statement

The vision of the IeMRC is to be the UK’s internationally recognised provider of world class electronics manufacturing research. It will focus on sustaining and growing high value manufacturing in the UK by delivering innovative and exploitable new technologies, highly skilled people and strategic value to the electronics industry.

• £29 billion in revenues • £12 billion GVA • 850,000 employed in

sector • Vital to many industries

(medical, transport…)

UK electronics manufacturing

The IeMRC Journey

• Spring 2013: call for expressions of interest to address 8 thematic research themes

• 15th May 2013: Community meeting to address the challenge in a coordinated manner – Unique proposition to EPSRC, the research

community and their industrial collaborators – Non-exclusive membership – Explicitly industry-led – Selection of best teams to address the research – Creation of a networked community

The IeMRC Journey

• October 2004: IeMRC started – £5.5M, pre-FEC

• January 2005: 1st research awards • May 2008: successful 3rd year review • Feb 2010: Start of phase 2 funding

– £9.1M FEC

• May – Oct 2013: strategy formulation for future EPSRC research

• Feb 2015: Close of IeMRC

So what have we done?

IeMRC in Numbers

Phase 1 Phase 2

Universities Funded 21 20

Grantees & Researcher 125 80

Projects Funded 30 24

Flagship 2 2

Standard 18 19

Feasibility 10 3

Governors (3)

Wider industry and academe

Project Collaborators (183 collaborations)

Grantees & researchers (162)

26 Universities

Steering Group (23)

Executive (10)

IeMRC Hub (4)

High proportion of collaborative

Research (23/54)

Strong industrial steer

Centre formed around research themes

Non-exclusive membership

Funding by University

Funding by Theme

Research Outputs

Research Output Phase 1 Phase 2

Books 3 4

Journals 97 43

Conferences 156 65

Other Publications 6 1

Key Findings 3

Policy Influence 1*

Collaboration 134 94

Staff Development 22

Intellectual Property - patents 4

* Power Electronics – a strategy for success

Company Collaborators

Phase 1: 72 collaborating companies Phase 2: 111 collaborating companies

Over the decade of IeMRC this equates to £7.3 million contributed to projects

International linkages

ECPE

CPES

CALCE FhG SiPeX

ESTC Japan

China Sweden

Finland

Germany

SUSTAIN USA

Europe

Japan

China USA

FP7 ICT 2009

Interamplus Manufuture Dow Corning Henkel

NXP

BAE

GE

IBM

RR

Projects based

Symposia etc.

Global

Watch Network

s EC

Global reach thru industry

Webinars

Workshops

• Eco-design for electronics, Loughborough (3/07)

• Advanced interconnect solutions, Electronics Yorkshire (06/07)

• System in package, TWI (12/07) • Sustainable materials, Ford

College (03/08) • Pb-free solders, NPL (09/08)

CDT-EI Connect Event

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Embedded Intelligence invites you to ‘CONNECT’, a unique event that will • introduce you to our industry-led PhD programme • allow you to discuss areas of interest and expertise

with our academic staff • explain how your company can benefit from co-

sponsoring a PhD student

• Do you have a research challenge or idea but lack the expertise or resource? • Would you like to have a PhD student dedicated to a topic relevant to your business

needs, and supported by a world-class training scheme? • Does your company want to invest in future talent for your sector?

Following IeMRC Conference 4pm to 6pm Speak to Donna Palmer if interested

Research Themes This Centre addresses the challenges posed by technical needs ranging from the design stage, through manufacturing of embedded or on-bedded devices, to the software behind data collection, including integrative technologies, and finally to the requirements of end-users. Companies already benefiting from the Centre come from a broad pool of markets and sectors, and include automation, automotive, aerospace, metrology, construction, food and chemicals.