> Greater Toronto Area IPC Designers Council Meeting
>     "The 1st and only Canadian Local Chapter"
>
> ****              Meeting Announcement                 ****
>
> Date:           Thursday September 9, 1999
>
> Time:           From 6:15 pm sharp  until 8:30 pm.
>
> Topics:        DFM ( Design for Manufacturability )
>                    IPC Design Certification
>                    Local chapter membership
>                    Future locations & programs.
>                    Draw for a "DFM Guide Manual" from Hadco
>
> Design for Manufacturability is the complete process that every designer
> must face if they
> are to successfully create a product that can meet all of today's
> manufacturing & design goals.
> This presentation will focus on the questions designer's should be asking
> themselves throughout
> the design cycle.   What special design requirements are needed to mass
> produce, reduce cost,
> meet all manufacturing processes, provide for proper testing etc...?  Are
> you interested in building
> a better product ?  Then check out this presentation for things you need
> to know.
>
> - Brief Hadco Introduction
> - Hadco/Industry capabilities
> - Panelization, Material usage and stack-ups.
> - Buried Passives
> - Conductive Features
> - Drill tolerances and cost impacts
> - Solder mask and legend features
> - Mechanical features (routing, breakaway rails, beveling, scoring...)
> - Surface features
> - Controlled impedance
> - Electrical test
> - Data requirements
> - Price considerations
> - Intro. to advanced technologies
>
>
> Guest speaker:  Gareth Parry
>
> About the Speaker;
>
> Gareth Parry is the Applications Engineer for the Canadian region @ HADCO
>
>
> HADCO is an international Printed Wiring Board manufacturer with
> revenues approaching $1B.  Our volume manufacturing facilities,
> 4 in the USA and 1 in Malaysia, are capable of providing a broad
> range of technology products in medium to large quantities.  Our
> 3 technology centres, provide quickturn and low volume manufacturing
> services as well as continuous development and implementation of
> new technologies.
>
>
>
> Location:      ATI Technologies Inc.
>                    75 Tiverton Court
>                    Markham, Ontario, Canada
>                    2nd floor meeting room. Follow the signs from
> reception.
>                    ( Note that you must sign-in at the front desk.)
>
> Directions:   FROM  Hwy 404 & Hwy 7
>
>                    Follow Hwy 7 East of Hwy 404 to Allstate Parkway. Turn
> left (North)
>                    ( Note that Allstate Parkway is 1st intersection East
> of Hwy 404.)
>                    Proceed on Allstate Parkway to Tiverton Court. Turn
> left (West)
>                    ( Note that Tiverton Court is the 2nd street on your
> left at the top of
>                     Allstate Parkway past the second stop sign.)
>                    Proceed to the end of Tiverton Court to the ATI
> building parking.
>
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>
>                    FROM  Hwy 401 & Hwy 404( Don Valley Parkway )
>
>                    Follow Hwy 404 North to Hwy 7 East exit.
>                    Follow Hwy 7 East of Hwy 404 to Allstate Parkway. Turn
> left (North)
>                    ( Note that Allstate Parkway is 1st intersection East
> of Hwy 404.)
>                    Proceed on Allstate Parkway to Tiverton Court. Turn
> left (West)
>                    ( Note that Tiverton Court is the 2nd street on your
> left at the top of
>                     Allstate Parkway past the second stop sign.)
>                    Proceed to the end of Tiverton Court to the ATI
> building parking.
>
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> ****
>
>
> Please RSVP   with Ignatious Chong, Glenn Rutherford or Greg Bordash.
>
> Hope to see you there !!
>
>
> Greg Bordash -     President, Greater Toronto Area IPC Designer Council
> (905)882-2600 x8370    [log in to unmask]
> Ignatious Chong -  Vice President, Greater Toronto Area IPC Designer
> Council
> (416)448-5048      [log in to unmask]
> Glenn Rutherford - Treasurer, Greater Toronto Area IPC Designer Council
> (905)843-1384      [log in to unmask]
>
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> member.
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