Three Rivers Designers Council Pittsburgh, PA ( and surrounding areas ) July 9th. 1996 meeting minutes First of all, I'd like to thank Joe Zdybowicz and FORE Systems for hosting this meeting. The steering committee met prior to the general meeting to discuss future plans and direction for our chapter. Topics for future chapter meetings and presentations included : CAD Tools EDA Platforms Surface finishes / plating finishes (OSP's vs. Gold vs. HASL) Design for test In circuit testing Assembly & cleaning of 2 sided mixed technology boards Via finishing with respect to testing Gerber CAM software IPC designer certification study guide How a board is built IPC affiliation The creation of a local WEB page and an information distribution method were issues also discussed by the steering committee. Lou Takach and Jeff Imes are looking into the WEB page creation. Two topics for future meetings (September and October) are being researched. Joe Z. is searching for someone to give a presentation on in circuit testing. Lou Takach is looking for someone to speak about OSP's. Jeff Imes is looking into obtaining the designer certification study guide for our members to use in preparation for the test. It was also requested that, after we are a formal chapter, a membership directory be established and made available everyone. The presentation for today's meeting was "DESIGN FOR MANUFACTURABILITY, SURFACE MOUNT TECHNOLOGY " and was presented by John Morgan from FORE Systems. Good job John and thanks !! The topics that John covered were : -Design Guidelines and cost trade off's -Land patterns -Fiducials -Panelization -Mixed technology -ICT considerations A discussion and question and answer session followed John's presentation. The next meeting will be held August 7th, 1996 at the Harmarville Holiday Inn. We will be meeting with Dieter Bergman from the IPC and talk about IPC designers Council affiliation requirements. For those of you who are interested, the IPC and Triangle Circuits in Oakmont, PA are sponsoring a workshop covering design for manufacturability issues. The workshop will be August 8th and 9th. Contact Linda Tillman at 847.509.9700 extension 324 for additional information. Today's meeting attendees included : Andy Barron, Adtranz Hank Boehm, Robicon Corp. Bob Wershbale, Union Switch & Signal Jamie Morrow, Hadco Rodger Fletcher, Fore Systems Scott Hutchison, Fore Systems Joseph Zdybowicz, Fore Systems Ed Paulock, Medrad Dave Piccoli, Mine Safety Appliance Lou Takach, Union Switch & Signal Tim Maiese, Medrad Raymond (Tom) Callihan, Adtranz Tom Coyle, Hadco Jeff Imes, BioControl Technology Bill O'Hella, Medrad Paul Schramm, Adtranz Lloyd King, Adtranz John Lux, BioControl Technology Sharon Bratton, BioControl Technology If you have any comments, suggestions or questions please feel free to contact : Joe Zdybowicz ([log in to unmask]) Jeff Imes ([log in to unmask]) Lou Takach ([log in to unmask]) Jamie Morrow ([log in to unmask]) **************************************************************************** * The mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * **************************************************************************** * To unsubscribe from this list at any time, send a message to: * * [log in to unmask] with <subject: unsubscribe> and no text. * ****************************************************************************