Our group is currently working on studying the backplanes in regards to its manufacture and assembly. I was wondering if somebody could point me to the right direction by providing me with a reading list or sending me an email on the following: A. Backplane Assembly: - types of assembly - machinery required B. Backplane manufacturing - how different is it from PCB mfg? - special equipment outside of 'standard' multilayer PCB mfg? If any of you have information on how the size of the backplane market alone, I would appreciate hearing from you. Thank you. Anderson dela Torre Market Analyst [log in to unmask] FAX # 408-9567699 *************************************************************************** * TechNet mail list is provided as a service by IPC using SmartList v3.05 * *************************************************************************** * To subscribe/unsubscribe send a message <to: [log in to unmask]> * * with <subject: subscribe/unsubscribe> and no text in the body. * *************************************************************************** * If you are having a problem with the IPC TechNet forum please contact * * Dmitriy Sklyar at 847-509-9700 ext. 311 or email at [log in to unmask] * ***************************************************************************