Minneapolis, MN - The SMTA and MEPTEC are proud to announce the program for their co-organized 2009 Medical Electronics Symposium: Drivers for Technology, Health and the Economy on September 16-17, 2009 at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ. This two day program will cover a broad spectrum of medical applications with Day 1 focusing primarily on the chip level component packaging and Day 2 focusing on board assembly and systems levels. Both days will also include the latest in both internal medical implants (Day 1) and devices and external instrumentation (Day 2).

Session topics include Market Trends & Forecast in Medical Electronics, Emerging Materials & Technologies, Component Manufacturing, Implantable Products and Applications, Materials and Design, Systems Manufacturing, Reliability/Safety/Regulatory/Testing, and System Level Products and Applications. Keynote presentations will be given by Peter C. Tortorici and Paul Gerrish, Medtronic Microelectronics Center.