Ken Gilleo, Ph.D., General Technologist for Cookson Electronics, is a widely respected expert on microelectronics packaging. The author of Handbook of Flexible Circuitry and Polymer Thick Film, as well as over 260 professional journal articles on packaging, circuitry, and materials, he holds 35 U.S. patents and currently serves on the board of directors of the SMTA (Surface Mount Technology Association).