, Conducting a Successful DFx Program The Greater Boston Chapter of the IPC Designer's Council will hold a joint meeting with the SMTA on Tuesday, May 21st at the Radisson in Woburn at pm. Topic and Speaker: Dale Lee, Product Marketing Manager of Valor Computerized Sys- tems will present a talk on post design verification with the current generation of automated tools. Design for Fabrication, Design for Manufacture, and Design for Test are covered as are Supply Chain Management, inspection and rework considerations. Dale has been involved in advanced packaging and surface mount technology for 20 years, including technical, process, and man- agement roles. He has been published a number of times and is a recognized teacher in the realm. He has been involved at chapter and national levels in the SMTA, including Board of Directors and past Chairman of the Planning Committee. Agenda: Please note there is a $25 meeting fee for members, $30 for non-members. Dinner will be served. 5:30 Arrivals and Sign-in 6:00 Dinner 7:00-9:00 Dale Lee, Valor, Successful DFX Location/Directions: The Radisson in Woburn is located at exit 35 off Route 95/128. RSVP's requested: Please RSVP by sending an email to [log in to unmask] with the subject "RSVP IPC/DC" or phone Judy Horn at 781 942 7471 by Monday 12pm, May 20th. Please treat an RSVP as a commit- ment to attend as the food order is based on this. President's Note: I'm very glad to be able to bring you another meeting, and hope to accomplish another one yet this year but need your help. Do get involved and either let the steering committee know what you want from your chapter or join it to add your opinions. This meeting offers the chance for those unfamiliar with Valor or post-design tools to see what this level of tool has evolved to, and for current Valor users to get a look at how the tools have extended to other disciplines. This should be a very good opportunity to see what new areas are being looked at, and also to find out "why" some areas are of concern. Most designers today have felt the pinch of post-design DRC, here's the chance to get a closer look outside the trade show demo environment. Mission: Design is not called "do" for a reason. Done properly, the design process is a creative problem solving discipline. To address the packaging needs of electronics for today and to- morrow, the physical designer needs an avenue to get exposed and familiar with many different techniques and technologies. The Greater Boston Chapter of the IPC Designer's Council is committed to presenting stake holders from every aspect of the packaging realm. Our hope is to help you gain insight and un- derstanding of the many possibilities in solving core problems. Your attendance, help and participation are most welcome. Thanks and regards, -- Jeff Seeger Applied CAD Knowledge Inc Chief Technical Officer Tyngsboro, MA 01879 jseeger "at" appliedcad "dot" com 978 649 9800 President, Greater Boston Chapter, IPC Designer's Council --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------