Richard K. Ulrich is a professor of chemical engineering at the University of Arkansas. He is a book editor and columnist on embedded passive technology, a NEMI committee member, an associate editor of IEEE Transactions on Advanced Packaging, and past chairman of chairman of the Dielectric Science and Technology Division of the Electrochemical Society. WILLIAM D. BROWN, PhD, is Associate Dean for Research, College of Engineering, and Distinguished Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Arkansas. Since 1991, he has played an active role in sponsoring and guiding research at the University's High Density Electronics Center (HiDEC), which is dedicated to advancing the state of the art in electronics packaging materials and technologies.

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• Chapter 1: Introduction and overview of microelectronic packaging. Chapter 2: Materials for microelectronic packaging.Chapter 3: Processing technologies.Chapter 4: Organic printed circuit board materials and processes.Chapter 5: Ceramic substrates.Chapter 6: Electrical considerations, modeling, and simulation.Chapter 7: Thermal considerations.Chapter 8: Mechanical design considerations.Chapter 9: Discrete and embedded passive devices.Chapter 10: Electronic package assembly.Chapter 11: Design considerations.Chapter 12: Radio frequency and microwave packaging.Chapter 13: Power electronics packaging.Chapter 14: Multichip and three-dimensional packaging.Chapter 15: Packaging of MEMS and MOEMS: challenges and a case study.Chapter 16: Reliability considerations.Chapter 17: Cost evaluation and analysis.Chapter 18: Analytical techniques for materials characterization.