Hi, I'm Cody Gough with a special podcast episode from Curiosity.com.

And I'm Ashley Hamer.

This episode is sponsored by EMD Performance Materials, a business of Merck, K-GAA, Darmstadt, Germany.

And it's the first episode in a five-part story. of Merck, K-GAA, Darmstadt, Germany.

And it's the first episode in a five-part series

we're doing to help you learn about how science and technology

are being applied to drive innovation and change the world.

Today you learn about what EMD does, why packaging innovation is a vital component in developing new technologies,

and what it takes from a business standpoint to change the way we interact with computers and other devices in our daily lives.

Our guests today are Anand Nambiar and Don Quand Lee from E. M.D. Performance Materials.

Anon Nambiar is the global head of Semiconductor Solutions Business Unit, and

Don Quand Lee is the head of packaging business field.

We recorded this on the showroom floor at CES 2019, so it's going to sound a little

different than our typical episode.

We think you'll enjoy a little change of pace.

So to kick off this innovation series,

here's Anand-N-N-B-B-R with a 10,000-foot overview

of what EMD does and how they do it. Let's satisfy some curiosity. an

foot overview of what EMD does and how they do it.

E. M. D. has been in the materials business for decades.

And from a very high level perspective we have 80% of the business focused on the

electronics market and when you think when you talk about electronics you know think

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