MEETING OF THE SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER
OF THE IPC DESIGNERS COUNCIL

Date: Tuesday, the 10th of June, 2003
Where: Connies in Derby

Time: Networking 6:00pm
Topic: Innovative New Tools for PCB Design

DESCRIPTION:  PCB design has become increasingly complex.  Very few NEW tools
have been developed to help in this regard.  This talk centers on 5 new
software tools, some available since 1990, that can assist the designer in
designing a better performing board, at a lower cost, and in a shorter time.  If PCB
Layout continues to get more complicated, tools like these will be a necessity.

TOPICS:
Current and Future PCB Design Process

The current PCB design process from design-to-manufacturing, an evolving
Framework is one of  PREDICTIVE ENGINEERING, where past designs and performance
allow better prediction of future designs.

WW & Multi-Team Design Environment

As outsourcing and consulting play a bigger role in PCB design, new tools are
required to allow many experts to contribute to the design, utilizing the
Internet and a common design browser.

Partitioning & "What If ?" S/W

Technology Tradeoff Analysis is increasingly difficult.  This type of S/W is
essentially a "Design-For-X" tools to look at the effect of losses and gains
in various domains as a function of technology, materials, design rules and
methods.  New domains like Life-Cycle-Elements and Design For Recycle can easily
be embraced.

Detailed Cost / Performance Tradeoff S/W

These tools provide the detailed feedback of different design attributes in
Fabrication and Assembly as a function of COST or TTM.

Design Advice S/W

Innovative new tools that provides immediate feedback to the designer (in
placement and route) on various performance of DFM, SI EMC or other attributes.

Manufacturing Audit S/W

More than DRCs, these tools are trying to predict problems in manufacturing
early to save time and money.

SPEAKER:

Happy Holden is Manager of Advanced Technologies for Westwood Associates, the
sales and engineering arm of NanYa PCB Corporation of Taiwan and China.

PLEASE NOTE that this presentation is longer than normal so we will be
starting dinner earlier than usual. Also, the presentation is 54 slides with the PDF
(3.3 MB) available to print your own presentation at:

<A HREF="[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">ftp://user17:[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]" target="_blank">ftp://user17:[log in to unmask]</A>

If you want a copy of the presentation, please print your own.

Please confirm your attendance by contacting Vin Stabile (President SNEC) by
end of business day Monday 6/9/03. Confirm by phone at 203-968-2920 or
203-265-3690 or e-mail at [log in to unmask]

Directions to Connie's Restaurant:
Take Route 84 to Route 8 South.
Take Route 8 to Route 34, towards Derby (left off exit).
Make a right turn at the SECOND traffic light.
Connies is one block, on the right.




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