High Density Packaging User Group (HDP) is pleased to announce that the European Space Agency (ESA) has become a member.

“I’m excited for the opportunity to participate to the HDP User Group and its comprehensive research activities,” said Stan Heltzel, Materials Engineer and PCB expert at ESA. “International collaboration across market segments is instrumental to address the technical challenges, combining complexity and functionality with reliability. I’m convinced that ESA can contribute with technological expertise and a wide stakeholder network to the HDP projects, and vice versa.”

“I am pleased to welcome the European Space Agency to HDP, joining the outstanding organization working on HDP User Group projects. Their expertise and understanding of the complex PCBs required for outer space, the harshest use environment. They will contribute significantly to guiding our advanced reliability assessment projects,” said Larry Marcanti, Executive Director of HDP User Group.

About ESA

The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 23-member international organization devoted to space exploration. The purpose of the Agency is to provide for and to promote cooperation among European States in space research and technology and their space applications.

The Materials, Manufacturing and Assembly section in the Mechanical department provides engineering expertise in the field of materials and processes, and in particular: printed circuit boards and electronic assembly. The section supports all ESA projects, as well as programs on technology development and space standardisation. The ESA Materials and Electrical Components laboratory includes sophisticated tools for analysis of PCB samples and exposure to simulated space environment.

Visit ESA at https://www.esa.int/