"Build Your Knowledge, Expertise and Industry Network" 

at IPCWorks2004 <http://outlook.ipc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=5.4> 

 

Join us October 24-28, 2004 at the Minneapolis Convention Center in Minneapolis, Minnesota for an educational event with activities and resources for PCB designers.  Get what information you need to succeed in our industry. Take a look at some of the highlights along with some of the design-specific happenings.   More details on all of these events is available at www.ipc.org/IPCWorks2004 <http://outlook.ipc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ipc.org/IPCWorks2004> . 

 

TECHNICAL CONFERENCE - OCTOBER 28 <http://outlook.ipc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=5.4.4>   

§                     PCB DESIGN

High speed circuits, embedded passives, BGAs, optical materials in organic substrates and RF design parameters are just a few of the issues covered at this year's technical conference.  Today's designer must not only be familiar with basic design skills and CAD tools, but also industry standards and how they are applied to global manufacturers in the creation of electronic assembly products. As performance requirements increase, it becomes more and more important for designers to create the right design the first time.  Learn how at IPCWorks 2004. 

§                     FLEX and CHIPS

§                     PACKING AND STORAGE

 

Emerging Critical Interconnect Technology (ECIT) Embedded Passive Project at NSWC - Crane

Participants will find out about this critical project which is expected to consist of a variety of phases: software design tool development, resistive material process demonstration, capacitive material process demonstration, product reliability evaluation, commercial supplier introductions, and military product integration.

 

WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIALS -OCTOBER 27 <http://outlook.ipc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ipc.org/profdev.asp>  

*       Lead free Surface Finishes and Compatibility with Lead free Soldering 
*       Reliability Issues for Lead free Solders 
*       Understanding National Technology Roadmaps 
*       Introduction to Embedded Passives 

 

STANDARD DEVELOPMENT MEETINGS- OCTOBER 22-27 <http://outlook.ipc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ipc.org/std.asp>    Look below at the design committees you can join.  Help shape the standards your company uses every day. Click on the link above for dates and times of these individual meetings. 

*       D-37A, Embedded Passives Design Task Group 
*       5-21f, Ball Grid Array Task Group 
*       D-36, Printed Board Process Capability, Quality and Relative Reliability Benchmark Test 
*       D-11, Flexible Circuits Design Subcommittee 
*       2-10, Data Generation and Transfer Committee 
*       D-24a, Characteristic Impedance Test Method Task Group 
*       D-31b, IPC-2221 Task Group 
*       1-10b, Current Carrying Capacity Task Group 

 

DESIGNER CERTIFICATION- OCTOBER 29-31 <http://outlook.ipc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://dc.ipc.org/education/eduhome.htm>   

If you're a designer, you can earn your IPC Designers Certification, basic or advanced at IPCWorks.  In a business climate where work projects grow in complexity and responsibilities are constantly expanding, designers' certification stands as a clear testimony to a designer's qualifications, knowledge, and skills. Printed circuit board designers deserve the benefits and recognition of certification.

 

Both the IPC basic and advanced designer certification courses provide an in-depth view of design principles and are then followed by a challenging certification examination. The courses are recommended for designers with at least some experience designing PCBs and a good understanding of electronics and manufacturing issues.  Take this opportunity to achieve designer certification while at IPCWorks 2004.

 

HOTEL AND TRAVEL <http://outlook.ipc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=5.4.9>  

Minneapolis, named by Esquire magazine as "the City that Rocks," offers plenty of activities. From live music to the Mill City Museum to the downtown Warehouse district and Hennepin Theatre district, you can definitely have fun during your trip. If you already know you're going to IPCWorks, register by July 31 to get the $99.00 S/D room rate at the Millennium hotel.  

 

For more information, go to www.ipc.org/IPCWorks2004 <http://outlook.ipc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.ipc.org/IPCWorks2004>  

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