The Jack Fisher Technical Excellence Award was established in 2023 to be awarded to HDP members who best exemplify the standards set by Jack.
This year, the HDP staff has identified an individual who exemplifies the standards of excellence: Jason Furlong.

Jason has been an integral part of HDP for twelve years. He actively participates and shares valuable insights, has generated technical concepts for nine projects, and has led at least three (currently leading two). Jason has frequently suggested new projects, most of which have been successfully completed.

He is furnishing around 50% of the testing for the Lead-Free PWB Materials Reliability 7, a vital component of the HDPUG materials testing program. Additionally, he has performed a large portion of the tests during the last three phases of the program. These materials testing initiatives represent a crucial technological focus that HDP prioritizes for our projects.

Jason played a key role in establishing a foundational TMA family of curves by utilizing extended isotherms at standard lamination temperatures. This method effectively enhances the precision of reported CTE and Tg values derived from TMA. For future test methods, it is crucial to incorporate significant temperature/CTE values (figures of merit) at 150, 190, 230, and 260°C to accurately portray material behavior, thereby facilitating proper modeling. Relying on TMA to measure the “degree of cure” is both inaccurate and uninformative, as the Tg measurements can fluctuate significantly from one scan to another, even when using the same sample.
Jason worked alongside a team of three individuals to develop a paper for the Thermal Analysis Methodology Assessment project for HDP, which was showcased at the 2023 IPC APEX Conference.

Jason is a valuable source of technical expertise for all our members and staff. He truly represents the spirit of the Jack Fisher Technical Award.

Please join us in congratulating Jason on this award.