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DESCRIPTION:iMAPS New England\nAnnouncement of Chapter Business Meeting &amp; E
 lection of Officers\nin collaboration with IEEE Microsystems &amp; SMTA Boston
  Chapters\n\n“AI and Digital Twins for Microelectronics and Flexible Hyb
 rid Electronics:\nDesign\, Manufacturing\, and Testing “\nPresenter: Ben
 yamin Davaji\, Northeastern University\nDesign and manufacturing optimizat
 ion in microelectronics and flexible hybrid\nelectronics (FHE) still relie
 s heavily on costly\, time-consuming trial-and-error\nexperimentation. We
 ’ll introduce a physics-informed AI digital twin that predicts\ndevice s
 tructure and electrical performance directly from fabrication parameters\,
 \nenabling virtual process development before fabrication. The framework\n
 combines deep learning with physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) that\
 nembed process-specific governing physics\, improving accuracy\, interpret
 ability\,\nand generalization across recipes\, materials\, and substrates.
  Validated on DUV\nphotolithography\, plasma etching\, and printed FHE pro
 cesses\, the models predict geometry\,\nmaterial properties\, conductivity
 \, and frequency response using quantitative metrology data.\nDesigned for
  bidirectional integration with EDA and TCAD workflows\, the digital twin 
 can be\ninverted to identify fabrication recipes that meet target device s
 pecifications while prioritizing the\nmost informative experiments. The ap
 proach reduces development cycles and process exploration\ncosts\, enablin
 g a transition from empirical optimization to physics-guided\, AI-driven d
 esign\,\nmanufacturing\, and testing.\n\nCo-sponsored by: iMAPS New Englan
 d\n\nSpeaker(s): \, Ben\n\nAgenda: \n5:30 PM Registration\, Socializing\, 
 Networking\, Casual Dinner\n6:45 PM Matt Bracy\, President - Chapter Busin
 ess Meeting - Introduction of Chapter Elections\n7:00 PM Dmitry Marchenko\
 , Nominating Committee Chair - Election of Chapter Officers\nThe Chapter N
 ominating Committee Submits the following Candidates for Chapter Office fo
 r 2027:\nPresident: Richard Koba - Onto Technologies\nVice President: Sunn
 y Agarwal\, ITW EAE\nTreasurer: Michael Curley - TTM Technologies\n7:15 PM
  Matt Bracy\, President - Adjourn Business Meeting &amp; Introduction of Prese
 ntation\n\nNew England Die Company\, 96 Milk St\, Methuen\, Massachusetts\
 , United States\, 01844
LOCATION:New England Die Company\, 96 Milk St\, Methuen\, Massachusetts\, U
 nited States\, 01844
ORGANIZER:sbart@ieee.org
SEQUENCE:17
SUMMARY:iMAPS New England Chapter Meeting in collaboration with IEEE Micros
 ystems &amp; SMTA Boston Chapters
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/578899
X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;iMAPS New England&lt;br&gt;Announcement of Chapt
 er Business Meeting &amp;amp\; Election of Officers&lt;br&gt;in collaboration with I
 EEE Microsystems &amp;amp\; SMTA Boston Chapters&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo\;AI and Digita
 l Twins for Microelectronics and Flexible Hybrid Electronics:&lt;br&gt;Design\, 
 Manufacturing\, and Testing &amp;ldquo\;&lt;br&gt;Presenter: Benyamin Davaji\, North
 eastern University&lt;br&gt;Design and manufacturing optimization in microelectr
 onics and flexible hybrid&lt;br&gt;electronics (FHE) still relies heavily on cos
 tly\, time-consuming trial-and-error&lt;br&gt;experimentation. We&amp;rsquo\;ll intr
 oduce a physics-informed AI digital twin that predicts&lt;br&gt;device structure
  and electrical performance directly from fabrication parameters\,&lt;br&gt;enab
 ling virtual process development before fabrication. The framework&lt;br&gt;comb
 ines deep learning with physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) that&lt;br&gt;e
 mbed process-specific governing physics\, improving accuracy\, interpretab
 ility\,&lt;br&gt;and generalization across recipes\, materials\, and substrates.
  Validated on DUV&lt;br&gt;photolithography\, plasma etching\, and printed FHE p
 rocesses\, the models predict geometry\,&lt;br&gt;material properties\, conducti
 vity\, and frequency response using quantitative metrology data.&lt;br&gt;Design
 ed for bidirectional integration with EDA and TCAD workflows\, the digital
  twin can be&lt;br&gt;inverted to identify fabrication recipes that meet target 
 device specifications while prioritizing the&lt;br&gt;most informative experimen
 ts. The approach reduces development cycles and process exploration&lt;br&gt;cos
 ts\, enabling a transition from empirical optimization to physics-guided\,
  AI-driven design\,&lt;br&gt;manufacturing\, and testing.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda:
  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;5:30 PM Registration\, Socializing\, Networking\, Casual Dinner&lt;
 br&gt;6:45 PM Matt Bracy\, President - Chapter Business Meeting - Introductio
 n of Chapter Elections&lt;br&gt;7:00 PM Dmitry Marchenko\, Nominating Committee 
 Chair - Election of Chapter Officers&lt;br&gt;The Chapter Nominating Committee S
 ubmits the following Candidates for Chapter Office for 2027:&lt;br&gt;President:
  Richard Koba - Onto Technologies&lt;br&gt;Vice President: Sunny Agarwal\, ITW E
 AE&lt;br&gt;Treasurer: Michael Curley - TTM Technologies&lt;br&gt;7:15 PM Matt Bracy\,
  President - Adjourn Business Meeting &amp;amp\; Introduction of Presentation&lt;
 /p&gt;
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