TitleAssociation & institutes news
Association & institutes news
Newly released ipc-9252a specifies
January 1, 2009, IPC members will have tronics. Rob Rowland, RadiSys Corpora-
requirements for electrical testing
full access to the market research reports tion; Joseph Fjelstad, Verdant Electronics;
of unpopulated printed boards
created and commissioned by the IPC Dale Lee, Plexus Corporation; and Craig
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics
Executive Market and Technology Forum Hillman, Ph.D., DfR Solutions, make up
Industries® released IPC-9252A,
(Executive Forum) program, formerly avail- the list of all-star instructors who will be
Requirements for Electrical Testing of
able to IPC members only by subscription. leading the courses in Anaheim this year.
Unpopulated Printed Boards. Developed
The IPC Executive Forum, formerly the Visit
smta.org/education/academy/acad-
by the IPC Electrical Continuity Test-
IPC Technology Market Research Council emy.cfm#anaheim or contact Melissa Serres
ing Task Group under the leadership of
(TMRC), was created by IPC in 1975 to Marx,
melissa@smta.org, 952-920-7682, for
Michael Hill, quality control manager for
provide members with market data. “For more information on the 2009 program.
Colonial Circuits Inc., Revision A is a
many years, the TMRC mostly focused on
complete rewrite of the original standard
the United States,” says Sharon Starr, IPC Kick-off 2009 with a professional
published in February 2001. The new
director of market research. “With the development course webinar from
document defines levels of appropriate
changes in the industry and our members
iMaps
testing and assists in the selection of the
participating in the global market, we’ve
IMAPS Lunch and Learn PDC Webinar
test analyzer, test parameters, test data and
updated our market research offerings so
Series will offer the three-session online
fixturing required to perform electrical
more reports look at global trends and
PDC webinar “Introduction to Micro-
testing on unpopulated printed boards and
statistics.”
electronics Packaging Technology.” The
innerlayers.
IPC members will have full access to
webinar will be held on February 10, 17 &
Revision A provides expanded coverage
the Executive Forum library through the
24, 2009 at 12:00 noon EST. All webinar
of adjacency concepts for isolating testing
IPC Members Only website,
www.ipc.org/
sessions are one hour long.
as well as new requirements for resistive
membersonly. The library includes market
This online PDC provides an introduc-
and indirect continuity and isolating test-
research reports, proceedings from the
tion to microelectronics packaging technol-
ing. Other parameter tests used to screen
Forum’s conferences and Supply Chain
ogy to entry-level engineers and technicians
for conditions are also discussed. The docu-
Tracker, a compendium of key current
involved in manufacturing, processing,
ment also addresses common misconcep-
findings from the quarterly and monthly
R&D, quality, sales and marketing. No
tions regarding flying probe testing.
studies that IPC conducts for members.
prior knowledge of microelectronics is
A major portion of the standard is
In addition, selected Executive Forum
required. Emphasis will be on a variety of
devoted to adjacency definitions, including
presentations have been recorded and syn-
photos and figures to provide the student
adjacency distance, horizontal adjacency
chronized with the author’s slides. These
with not only a solid base in how various
distance and vertical layer adjacency. These
multimedia presentations are available in
microcircuits are made by many materials,
definitions are important because they
the IPC Members Only Web site as well.
processes and equipment, but also what
vary with every machine. To round out the
For more information, contact IPC
they physically look like. Students will learn
standard, one of the last sections provides
Director of Membership Neal Bender at +1
basic microelectronic packaging definitions
test program verification, electrical test
847-597-2808 or
NealBender@ipc.org, or IPC
as well as current state of the art terminol-
certification, and traceability.
Director of Market Research Sharon Starr
ogy of materials, processes and equipment,
Representatives from the printed
at +1 847-597-2817 or
SharonStarr@ipc.org.
including various relevant technologies
board, fabrication and test industries and
in microelectronics and semiconductor
personnel from OEMs and the Depart-
2009 sMTa anaheim academy pro- processing.
ment of Defense cooperated to update the
gram announced New developments will be discussed
new specification.
The SMTA is pleased to announce the as applied to MEMS, SiP, RFID, Thin
IPC member companies may request
2009 SMTA Anaheim Academy program. Chips/3D/WLP, Thru-Silicon Vias, and
a free copy of IPC-9252A within 90 days
SMTA Anaheim will be held February Green Technology. An overview of major
of its publication by sending an e-mail to
10-11, 2009 at the Anaheim Convention industry leaders and their new technologies
membertechrequests@ipc.org. Following
Center in conjunction with Electronics will include Intel’s 45nm process, IBM’s
the introduction period, members may
West. This year’s program will feature six C4NP, Freescale’s RCP, Samsung’s TSV,
purchase a copy for $31. Nonmembers may
half-day courses led by leading instructors Amkor’s SiP & SoP, and others.
purchase the new standard for $62. For
in the industry. IMAPS Members: $125 per webinar;
more information on IPC-9252A, visit the
The courses featured at the Academy 3-course series $250. Non-members: $200
IPC online bookstore at
www.ipc.org/
are Creating a RoHS and REACH Compli- per webinar; 3-course series $500. Registra-
onlinestore or contact John Perry at John-
ance System, IC Packaging Technology tion Deadlines: February 9, February 16
Perry@ipc.org.
Evolution and Future Directions, Pb-free and February 23, 2009. Register on-line at
Reflow and Wave Soldering Guidelines,
www.imaps.org/webcasts/2009feb_creter.htm
ipc Market research library avail-
Design for Manufacturing, Lead-Free and
able at no charge to members
Medical Applications, and Understanding
IPC membership is one investment that
Failure and Root Cause Analysis in Elec-
is appreciating in value this year. Effective
50 – Global SMT & Packaging – February 2009
www.globalsmt.net
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