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tech.com IPC APEX EXPo Tackles Industry Issues
Bannockburn, IL — Two full days’ worth of free BUZZ sessions at IPC APEX EXPO® 2012, will address the impact on industry of conflict miner- als, embedded technology, process defects and supply line issues such as counterfeit parts. This is all happen- ing at the 2012 IPC APEX Expo from February 28 to March 1, at the San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, California. Hitting on the issues the industry is buzzing over, seven BUZZ sessions will offer industry members an ideal forum to learn about issues from subject-matter experts and get direct answers to their questions.
Buzz Sessions The IPC APEX EXPO BUZZ ses-
sions kick off on the afternoon of February 28 with Bob Willis and Christopher Hunt, Ph.D., of the National Physical Laboratory, pre- senting “Tin Whiskers, Delamin ation, Copper Dissolution, CAF, Coating
New York, NY — The 2nd IEEE International Conference on Smart Grid Communications (SmartGrid - Comm) recently concluded in Brus - sels, Belgium with hundreds of glob- al experts attending nearly 150 pre- sentations dedicated to the world’s power delivery
Adhesion”. Hunt and Willis will share the results of some of the most inter- esting and innovative research work conducted at NPL on these defects. Their session will continue with free mini sessions and individual trou- bleshooting on the show floor at the NPL Defect Database Clinic. With insights into the future,
Jack Fisher, Interconnect Technol - ogy Analysis Inc., will highlight key discoveries of the 2012 IPC Inter - national Technology Roadmap and how the document can be used as a sort of GPS to guide companies in their development of business and market strategies and to validate and justify capital investment. In “Embedded: Emerging Tech -
nologies” on February 29, Mark Beesley, MB Manufacturing, and Vern Solberg, Solberg Technical Consulting, will provide an in-depth look at where embedded technology is going and what the industry can
IEEE SmartGridComm, Brussels
energy and information, rapid response to power outages and inte- gration of renewable energy sources. Commencing on Monday, Octo -
infrastructure.
Developed by the IEEE Commu - nications Society (ComSoc), IEEE SmartGridComm 2011 was high- lighted by four days of technical ses- sions, keynotes, panels, tutorials and workshops detailing the latest meth- ods for supporting the efficient con- sumption of energy, two-way flow of
ber 17, the international event began with a full day of tutorials and work- shops offered by leading scientists representing institutions based throughout Italy, Japan, Belgium, The Netherlands, United States, Austria, Serbia, United Kingdom
and Denmark. Contact: Heather Ann Sweeney,
IEEE Communications Society E- mail:
h.sweeney@comsoc.org Web:
www.ieee-smartgridcomm.org/2012
2012 MONTH February March April EDITORIAL
Components & Distribution Electronics West/MDM (PP)
Assembly & Packaging APEX PP
Test & Measurements Assembly New England PP
May/June Components & Distribution EDS PP
AATE/MDM PP
EDIToRIAl CAlENDAR SHOW
DATE
DesignCon APEC
Elect. West/MDM APEX
WESTEC Design-2-Part
Assembly New England Design -2-Part Del Mar Electronics
SMT/HYBRID/PKG EDS Mfg4
Wire Processing Tech Atlantic Design/MDM AATE
July August
Assembly & Production Semicon West/Intersolar PP
Test & Measurements Autotestcon PP
September SMT & Production SMTAI PP
October
Components & Distribution electronica PP
November Test & Measurements Electronics West/MDM PP
PP= Product Preview
1/31 - 2/1 2/7 - 2/9 2/14 - 2/16
2/28 - 3/1 3/27 - 3/29 3/28 - 3/29
4/25 - 4/26 5/1 - 5/2 5/2 - 5/3
5/8 - 5/10 5/8 - 5/10 5/8 - 5/10 5/8 - 5/10 5/22 - 5/24 6/19 - 6/21
SEMICON West/Intersolar 7/10 - 7/12 IMAPS
Autotestcon Design-2-Part
IPC Midwest PCB West SMTAI
MDM MINN. Design-2-Part electronica
Electronics West/MDM
9/11 - 9/13 9/11 - 9/13 9/19 - 9/20
TBD
9/25 - 9/27 10/16 - 10/17
10/31 - 11/1 10/31 - 11/1 11/13 - 11/16
LOCATION
Santa Clara, CA Orlando, FL Anaheim, CA
San Diego, CA Los Angeles, CA Atlanta, GA
Boston, MA Schaumburg, IL San Diego, CA
Nuremberg, Germany Las Vegas, NV Hartford, CT Milwaukee, WI Philadelphia, PA Chicago, IL
San Francisco, CA
San Diego, CA Anaheim, CA Akron, OH
Schaumburg, IL Santa Clara, CA Orlando, FL
Minneapolis, MN Marlborough, MA Munich, Germany
2/12 - 2/14, 2013 Anaheim, CA
expect to see in the coming years. Conflict Minerals Focusing on the massive impli-
cations and complexities of the recent conflict minerals regulation in the U.S., the session “Are Conflict Minerals the New RoHS?” will host a respected panel of experts who will provide the latest information on the SEC regulations, guidance, and industry tools to help companies meet legal and customer require- ments that will rapidly flow through the entire supply chain. On March 1, the panelists in
Supply Line Issues will go beyond the issues of price, quality and deliv- ery to shed light on how to effective- ly deal with the growing concerns of obsolescence, quality and compliance of parts and counterfeit parts in the supply chain. In addition, a session on solar
power will be back by popular demand to provide an update on this growing alternative-energy market and a ses- sion showcasing the top three research papers from IPC APEX EXPO’s International Aca demic Paper Competition will be presented. In total, seven free BUZZ ses-
sions will be presented at IPC APEX EXPO over three days. Genuine electronics manufac-
turing industry concerns, challenges and problems will be addressed in 50 professional development courses. Cover ing critical issues in design, manufacturing, assembly and test, the courses go beyond theory to pro-
vide practical solutions to industry challenges. IPC APEX EXPO faculty mem-
bers are top experts in the industry, including: Daniel DiTuro, Honey - well International; Dale Lee, Plexus Corp.; Dr. Rita Mohanty, Speedline Technologies; Dr. Michael Oster - man, CALCE; Douglas Pauls, Rockwell Collins; David Pinsky, Raytheon Corp.; Christopher Ryder of AT&S Austria Technologie & Systemtechnik AG; Cheryl Tulkoff, CRE, DfR Solutions; Phil Zarrow, ITM Consulting. The professional development
curriculum includes: “Counterfeit Components — Causes, Cures and Solutions” (PD09); “Design and Packaging for Space Hardware and Other High-Reliability Applications” (PD12); “Best Practices in Electronics Assembly Processes — Parts I and II” (PD-13 and PD-17); “Preventing Production Defects and Failures” (PD- 15); “Controlling Moisture Content in Boards: Best Practices” (PD19); “Failure Analysis: Lessons Learned” (PD23); “PoP and BTC Assembly — Material, Process and Reliability” (PD-26);
“HDI: Introduction to
Processes and Products” (PD34); “Lead-Free Assembly for High Yields and Reliability” (PD37); “Design and Assembly Challenges of BGAs and BTCs” (PD39); “Tin Whiskers: Origin, Propensity, Mitigation”
(PD42); “Practical Tips for Rework of
Advanced Packages” (PD-51) Contact: IPC % 877-472-4724 or
847-597-2860 Web:
www.ipc.org
Trade Show Calendar MORE SHOWS:
www.topline.tv/tradeshows.cfm
Dec. 5-9, IEEE Globecom. *Hilton-Americas Houston, Houston, TX. Contact:
www.ieee-globecom.org/2011
Jan. 8-9, Storage Visions Conference. *Riviera Hotel Convention Center, Las Vegas,
NV. Contact: Entertainment Storage, 1665 Willomont Ave., San Jose, CA 95124 % 408-978-8184 Web:
www.EntertainmentStorage.org
Jan. 10-13, 2012, Consumer Electronics Show. *Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV. Contact: Consumer Electronics Association, 2500 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22201-3834 % 866-233-7968 or 301-631-3983 fax: 703-907-7601 E-mail:
CESInfo@CE.org Web:
www.CE.org or
www.cesweb.org
Feb. 14-16, 2012, Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium. *Sheraton Poipu Resort,
Kauai, Hawaii. Contact: SMTA, 5200 Willson Rd., Suite 215, Edina, MN 55424 % 952-920-7682 fax: 952-926-1819 Web:
www.smta.org
Feb. 28-Mar.1, 2012, APEX. *San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA. Contact: IPC % 877-472-4724 or 847-597-2860 Web:
www.ipc.org
May 8-10, 2012, SMT/HYBRID/PACKAGING. *Nuremberg Trade Fair Center, Nuremberg, Germany. Contact: Kallman Associates, Inc., 20 Harrison Avenue, Waldwick, NJ 07463-1709 % 201-652-7070 fax: 201-652-3898 E-mail
jerry@kallmanexpo.com Web:
www.mesago.de/en/SMT
June 13-15, 2012, Intersolar Europe. *Munich New Trade Fair Centre, Munich,
Germany. Contact: Solar Promotion GmbH, P.O. Box 100 170, 75101 Pforzheim, Germany % +49 7231 58598-0 fax: +49 7231 58598-28 E-mail:
info@intersolar.de Web:
www.intersolar.de
June 26, Creative Storage Conference. *Doubletree Hotel, Culver City, CA. Contact: Entertainment Storage, 1665 Willomont Ave., San Jose, CA 95124 % 408-978-8184 Web:
www.EntertainmentStorage.org
Aug. 19-23, 2012, IPC Midwest. *Schaumburg Renaissance, Schaumburg, IL. Contact: IPC % 877-472-4724 or 847-597-2860 Web:
www.ipc.org
Nov. 5-8, IEEE SmartGridComm 2012. *Tainan City, Taiwan. Contact: Heather Ann Sweeney, IEEE Communications Society E-mail:
h.sweeney@comsoc.org Web:
www.ieee-smartgridcomm.org/2012
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