Greetings to all;

Wow!  Judging by the volume of unread messages in my email que, it looks like Susan has generated some excellent discussion for the 600-6012 Forum!  I apologize for my late entry into the discussion, especially after so many people have provided excellent proposals/counterproposals and clarifications to the existing Note 1 wording to IPC-6012A, Figure 3-5 and IPC-A-600F, section 3.1.1.

If I understand the inputs correctly, these are the two differing inputs that are being reviewed:

1.  Mike Hill provided a proposal that would add further clarification to the existing Note 1 wording found in IPC-6012A.  An improved Figure 3-5 would be needed to accurately depict the "zigzag" or "staircase" interpretation that Mike provided.  In the case of less than perfect inner layer registration, you extend the vertical boundary for Zone B delineation 0.08mm beyond the end of each land  and then halfway down into the dielectric spacing between that land and the next land  below it in the stack up.

2.  Debora Obitz has provided a recommended proposal that would change the IPC-6012A Note 1 wording to mirror what is currently found in IPC-A-600F.  This would result in the Zone B vertical boundary being extended 0.08mm beyond the end of the land that extends the furthest into the laminate area.

If this is a correct summary of what has been proposed, please let me know.  I welcome additional inputs and feedback  from all members of this forum. 

I agree with Randy Reed's comments that the 600-6012 email forum is the correct means to discuss this issue as many committee members will not be able to attend the interim meeting in Tempe or maybe not even the IPC Expo in March.

After receiving additional feedback regarding this issue, I think that I need John Perry's assistance in getting the proposals into the appropriate format so that the forum can determine which proposal goes into the updated drafts for IPC-6012B  and IPC-A-600G.

Thanks for your inputs / feedback regarding this topic.

Mark Buechner
Chairperson for 7-31a and D-33a Task Groups
Currently unemployed
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***For those of you who were not aware, I was notified the week after returning from the IPC annual meeting in New Orleans that I was included on Teradyne's most recent layoff list.    I informed John Perry at the time that I intended to continue on as the Chairperson for both the IPC-6012 and IPC-A-600 committees during my job search.  If I do not land a future position within the electronics industry, I will let John know immediately, so that he can begin the search for a replacement.