Association & institutes news
Association & institutes news
Industries® invites accredited U.S. and
international colleges and universities with
a strong focus on the electronics industry
to submit poster abstracts for the “all
symposium on avoiding, Detecting,
and preventing counterfeit elec-
academic poster competition” at the IPC
tronic parts program finalized
ipc-2152 standard for Determining APEX EXPO conference on electronics
current-carrying capacity in printed
The SMTA and CALCE/University of
manufacturing to be held April 6-8, 2010,
Board Design released
Maryland are pleased to announce that
in Las Vegas.
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics
the 3rd Annual Symposium on Avoiding,
Submissions are sought on design,
Industries® released IPC-2152, Standard
Detecting, and Preventing Counterfeit
materials, processes and equipment in the
for Determining Current-Carrying Capac-
Electronic Parts will be held on December
areas or related areas of:
ity in Printed Board Design. The 97-page
2-3, 2009 at the University of Maryland.
• Design
document sets the sole industry standard
Counterfeit electrical, electronic, and elec-
• Embedded Passive & Active
for determining the appropriate sizes of
tromechanical (EEE) parts pose a signifi-
Devices
internal and external conductors as a
cant threat in the global supply chain. In
• Flexible Circuitry
function of the current-carrying capacity
addition to losses to legitimate producers
• High Frequency
required and the acceptable conductor
for the components, equipment failures or
• Lead-Free Issues
temperature rise.
malfunctions can present situations that
• Printed Board Fabrication
Replacing the conductor sizing charts
cause mission failures, health and safety
• Rework & Repair
that currently exist in IPC-2221 (which
concerns and could jeopardize national
• RFID Circuitry
were based on data sets more than 50 years
security.
• SMT Assembly
old), the new IPC-2152 standard provides
Topics will include:
• Test & Inspection
guidance on how thermal conductivity,
• Counterfeit and Suspect Part Iden-
• Printed Electronics
vias, power dissipation, printed board
tification and Mitigation
• Package on Package Assembly
material and thickness, and most
• Inspection Programs and Tech-
• Solar Cell Assembly
importantly, the presence of copper planes
niques to Identify Counterfeit and
all factor into the relationship between
Suspect Parts
Abstracts of 100 to 300 words that
current, conductor size, and temperature.
• Electrical, Physical, and Material
summarize technical and previously
The Standard is divided IPC-into two
Testing Techniques and Standards
unpublished, noncommercial work
sections.The main document establishes
for Various Components
covering case histories, research and
general, conservative guidelines for sizing
• Legal Liability of Counterfeits and
discoveries must be submitted on behalf
conductors and contains simple charts that
Suspect Parts in the Supply Chain
of an accredited college or university, and
show testing results for both internal and
• Legal Strategy for Protecting your
must be received by January 15, 2010.
external conductors in air and vacuum
Intellectual Property
Poster abstracts will be posted on
environments. The document’s appendix
• Enforcement of Intellectual Prop-
the IPC APEX EXPO website for voting.
provides more specifics, giving clarity
erty and Anti-Counterfeiting Laws
Authors of the 10 posters receiving the
and insight into how variables impact
• Working with Worldwide Enforce-
most votes will be invited to Las Vegas to
the temperature rise of a conductor and
ment Agencies
display their posters on the show floor.
presenting detailed charts based on copper
• Identifying and Controlling Risks
As invited guests, the winning authors
weights.
of Item(s) and Vendor Selection
will receive an airfare allowance to attend
IPC members may request a free,
• Counterfeit Part Policy and Proce-
the show and IPC will provide free hotel
single-user download with digital rights
dures from Industry and Govern-
accommodations for four nights (one room
management of IPC-2152 by e-mailing
ment
per poster) and a free technical conference
MemberTechRequests@ipc.org within 90
• Understanding and Working with
registration.
days its release; after 90 days, the price for
Government and Industry Report-
During the show, exhibition attendees
members is $50. The nonmember price
ing Agencies
and exhibitors will vote for the best poster..
is $100. Visit
www.ipc.org/onlinestore for The top three posters will be announced
details.
Three half-day tutorials will also be fea-
at the close of the show floor reception
For more information on the work
tured.
on Wednesday, April 7 and cash awards of
completed by the IPC 1-10b task group,
For more information, contact Melissa
$3,000, $1,000 and $500, for first, second
contact John Perry, IPC technical project
Serres Marx (SMTA) at 952-920-7682 or
and third places, respectively, will be
manager, at
JohnPerry@ipc.org. presented to the winning poster authors.
melissa@smta.org.
Visit
For complete details, visit www.
smta.org/education/symposia/
ipc sponsors all academic poster
IPCAPEXEXPO.org/AcademicPosters.
symposia.cfm#counterfeit to view the
competition
complete program line-up and for
Questions may be directed to Greg Munie
IPC—Association Connecting Electronics
registration.
at
GregMunie@ipc.org.
50 – Global SMT & Packaging – October 2009
www.globalsmt.net
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