Designing the Future: What You Need to Know About Embedded Passives Technology to Keep Your Company Competitive Boston, MA Monday, December 8, 2003 Portland, OR Friday, December 12, 2003 Brought to you by the IPC PCB Suppliers Management Council Steering Committee and the IPC Designers Council Why Designers Must Know About Embedded Passives As a PCB designer, you are facing mounting pressure from the industry to make boards smaller, more functional and cheaper. Embedded passives technology is increasingly being seen as an enabler to reducing size, improving performance, and lowering costs. Due to its potential, this new technology is being explored and perfected at a rapid pace. Designers are the key to its development. Make sure your company can compete and provide its customers with the latest there is to offer. Who Should Attend This half day workshop is developed for PCB designers, management and those who have an interest in the design of printed circuit boards. What You Will Learn · The advantages of embedded passives technology · The markets driving embedded passives and what is being required · Material considerations and costs · The latest advancements in the design of embedded passives · Status of design software · How to overcome some of the challenges associated with embedded passives Register Today! To register, visit http://www.ipc.org/calendar/MA-OR_EmbPassWkshp.pdf. The workshops are $195 for IPC members and Designers Council members and $295 for non-members. Call Susan Filz at (847)790-5384 if you have questions. Course Locations and Start Times The December 8 workshop in Boston, MA will be held at Shipley Company, located at 455 Forest, St, Marlborough, MA. The phone number is 508-481-7950. The session will run from 9:00 am to Noon. The December 12 workshop in Portland will be held at Plexus Technologies, located at 6200 Northwest Casper Place, Hillsboro, OR. The number is 503-924-4746. The session is from 9:00 am to Noon. About the Instructors Denny Fritz will teach the Boston class. Denny began his career in the printed circuit industry in 1972, as a technical service representative with DuPont. He worked for 19 years at MacDermid in sales and marketing management. Currently, he is an exclusive technology consultant to MacDermid. Greg Albert will teach the Portland class. Greg is a V.P. of Operations for Kaneka High Tech Materials. He holds a B.S. in chemical engineering. He has extensive experience with both the technical and marketing aspects of the electronics industry. -- George Patrick Tektronix, Inc. Central Engineering, PCB Design Group P.O. Box 500, M/S 39-512 Beaverton, OR 97077-0001 Phone: 503-627-5272 Fax: 503-627-5587 http://www.tektronix.com <http://www.tektronix.com> http://www.pcb-designer.com It's my opinion, not Tektronix' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-509-9700 ext.5315 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------