April 19, 2006: Increasing in Frequency – RF in New Designs

As the need increases for passive components to be smaller, faster, more reliable and robust, the need to learn more about these components also increases. Register for this TTI-sponsored Technical Seminar and learn more about RF components as AVX talks about RF capacitors, Murata discusses SAW filters and Spectrum Control addresses the specialty filter product area.

Moderator:

Mark Burr-Lonnon

Mark Burr-Lonnon Mark presently is TTI’s Vice President of Supplier Marketing for passive and specialty components. Prior to joining TTI, Mark was CEO for Yageo America, Global Distribution Manager at Phillips Components and Phycomp, and held Senior Sales Positions at both Avnet and Arrow in Europe. At TTI, Mark serves as a liaison by actively marketing TTI to current and potential suppliers and marketing the suppliers within the TTI selling organization.

Presenters:

Dennis Zogbi

Dennis Zogbi, President and Owner, Paumanok Group

Dennis Zogbi is President and Owner of the Paumanok Group, comprised of Paumanok Publications, Inc., Industrial Market Research Division, and Passive Component Industry magazine.

Paumanok provides services to more than 500 customers globally in the total supply chain for passive components, including mines, materials processors, component manufacturers, distributors, and OEM and EMS companies.

The Industrial Market Research Division is the predominant worldwide supplier of market research services to the passive component industry, specializing in off-the-shelf market studies (60 titles on passive components); directed market research (single-client); international market development; bill of materials consulting in passive components; and conferences and seminars.

Larry Eisenberger

Larry Eisenberger , Senior Field Applications Engineer, AVX Corporation

Larry J. Eisenberger is a Senior Field Applications Engineer for AVX Corporation. He has more than 25 years experience in component manufacturing and applications, five of those with AVX. Eisenberger holds a BS in Ceramics from The Ohio State University.

Mike Johnston

Mike Johnston, Applications Engineer, muRata

Mike Johnston is an Applications Engineer for muRata. He earned a BSEE from California State Polytechnic College in Pomona, Calif. in 1967. After completing college, Johnston turned a “ham” radio hobby (WB6RIP) into a career. He has worked as Applications Engineer, Product Manager, and Project Engineer at various companies involved in industrial analytical instrumentation. In 1984, Johnston joined muRata as regional Field Applications Engineer. He is currently responsible for training and technical Support for muRata Distribution.

Dave Arthurs

Dave Arthurs, Field Application Engineer, Spectrum Control

Dave Arthurs is a Field Application Engineer who has been with the Spectrum Control, Inc. organization for 27 years. Dave graduated from The Pennsylvania State University with a bachelor of science degree in electrical engineering and has held positions in Customer Engineering, Product Manager, and Field Application Engineer. Dave is currently involved with many facets of defining the customer requirements from product selection (design) through program management. His office is located in Fairview, Pa.