- NOTICE: WED MAR 28th - IPC DESIGNERS COUNCIL MEETING/EVENT - (That's right this Wednesday!!) YOU NEED TO RSVP by NOON tomorrow (Tues the 27th)!!! (You won't want to miss this one... It's all about PCB surface finishes...) Send your e-mail RSVP to ->>> [log in to unmask] <<<-- and tell us how many will be attending... (yourself included). We will be providing dinner and we need to know how many will be there) Here is an update on what is happening at this event. - ----------------------------------------------- The next presentation by the San Diego IPC Designers Council will be on March 28, 2001 entitled, ' Printed Circuit Surface Finishes, which one is 'right' for my design?'. We will be discussing the advantages of the White Tin process, Immersion Nickel / Gold, Enthone's OMIKRON OSP (Organic Soldering Preservative), Hot Air Leveled (HASL) solder coating and other processes as they relate to today's designs; BGA's, finer pitch SMT's, 0402 packages, etc., We will hold open panel discussion w/questions and answers from our audience. Make sure your bring your note pad. You won't want to miss this one. Phil Roberts of Cartel Electronics will host a panel of 3 PCB Industry representatives who specialize in the application of different surface finishes to PCB's. Mr. Roberts will field questions and discuss the pros and cons of choosing the right surface finish for your application, whether it be microwave, high speed digital, analog, power supplies, military or consumer electronics. The expert panel will be the following professionals: (1) Tom Scimeca, VP at Florida CirTech, Inc., PhD in Chemestry,B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois Researcher, Brookhaven Institute, New York,Nippon Telegraph, Tokyo, Japan. (2) Arnie Kremer of UIC/Uyemura International Corporation, 20+ years exp, Technical Sales rep, has been associated with companies such as Sel Rex, ACR (American Chemical and Refining), and Shipley. (3) Mark Previti of UIC, 10+ years exp, Tech Service Rep, spent several years with Enthone OMI and Sel Rex in various R&D positions, he has developed much experience in support of UIC's ENIG final finish process. UIC is also the North American distributor of Degussa's precious metal products and MEC of Japan etching and surface preparation products for PWB's and packages. The meeting is being held at Hallmark Circuits, Poway, CA on the Wed, 28th of March. The chapter is planning on continuing the discussion of Surface finishes with follow on presentations by Contract Assembly houses to put a manufacturers point of view on these issues. This meeting is being scheduled tentatively for the May time frame. For further information see www.ipc.org/sandiego/index.html and click on 'Events'. -----Original Message----- From: Bill Brooks [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2001 2:33 PM Subject: IPC Designers Council Meeting Announcement Greetings! This is your requested notice about the next meeting of the San Diego Chapter of the IPC Designer's Council. Our next meeting will be March 28th, 2001 at Hallmark Circuits in Poway at 6PM. Our guest speaker will be Phil Roberts of Cartel Electronics. Phil will speak on the subject " All about PCB Surface Finishes. Which one is right for my design? " Please click on the following link to jump to our Event Announcement page on the Internet for more details. http://www.ipc.org/SanDiego/philroberts.htm Our IPC Designers Council Membership in San Diego is now 30 members. Come and join your colleagues in bringing current topics, professional training and prestige to the PCB Design profession in San Diego County. Dinner will be served promptly at 6PM... (don't be late). We look forward to seeing you there. Visit our website at the following address: http://www.ipc.org/SanDiego/index.html Bill Brooks Education Officer and Webmaster for the IPC Designers Council, San Diego --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DesignerCouncil Mail List provided as a free service by IPC using LISTSERV 1.8d To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF DesignerCouncil. To set a vacation stop for delivery of DesignerCouncil send: SET DesignerCouncil NOMAIL Search previous postings at: www.ipc.org > On-Line Resources & Databases > E-mail Archives Please visit IPC web site (http://www.ipc.org/html/forum.htm) for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------