This is a Reminder of the Northern Illinois Designers Council meeting
To be held Tomorrow 06-22-99 at 5:00 pm in Northbrook

please RSVP to Karl if you know you will be attending.
We need a head count for the building it is beeing head at.





Linda Gallo wrote:

> 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, 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
> [log in to unmask]
>         Karl Bates      Lucent          630-713-9853
> [log in to unmask]
>         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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