The Northern Illinois IPC Designers Council will hold a meeting:

Date & Time:    June 23 at 5:00 p.m. (Wednesday)

Location:

Caremark Towers
2211  Sanders Road
Northbrook, IL
(just Behind The IPC Building)

Topic Will be:

HDI Substrates
>Packaging trends driving HDI Substrates
 >1+n+1 and 2+n+2 Sequential buildup substrates
 >Microvia formation techniques
  *Mechanical
  *Laser ablation (YAG vs Co2)
  *Photo defined
 >Design tradeoffs when selecting dielectric materials

Basic Transmission Line Properties
 >Digital signal properties
 >Signal rise time and harmonic content
 >Critical length vs rise time
 >Lumped vs Distributed  lines
 >Return path characteristics

Characteristic Impedance
 >Controlled impedance structures
  *Microstrip
  *Stripline
  *Edge Coupled Differential
  *Broadside Coupled Differential
 >Manufacturing considerations and tolerance
 >Test methods

PWB Power Distribution
 >Supply Impedance vs frequency (PWB)
 >Decoupling rules
 >Buried capacitance
 >Buried Resistors

        Hosted by       Gary Ferrari of IPC, Pat McCauley & Tom Buck  of
Dynamic Details Inc.

        Refreshments will be served..  pizza, pop & coffee.

        Attitional note:
                Volunteers will be chosen to help plan the next
meetings.

        If you need directions or any other information Contact:

        Linda Gallo     Tellabs         630-978-5729
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        Karl Bates      Lucent          630-713-9853
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        Char Dwyer      [log in to unmask]

directions: to 2211 Sanders Road

On the local map,
take 294 north to the Willow west exit.
Take Willow west to Sanders Road,
 turn right(north)onto Sanders.

Go past Culligan and Donlen (on your right)
to Caremark Towers - the next right.
 The sign will say IPC and other companies as well.
You will see two small 5 story buildings in front of you with the
fountain separating them, but these are not it.
Turn into the complex and immediately turn left
 to go over to the large 10 story building.
Park in the lot and tell the guard that you are here for
the Northern  IL Designers Council Meeting
in conference rooms D & E on the 2nd floor.
Go through reception straight to the elevators up to 2.
 On 2, turn right, and the conference rooms are there on your left.

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