*******Please forward to all CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGNERS and other interested parties in your organization. To: North Texas PCB Designers, Fabricators, Manufacturers, et al From: Glenn Miner, President - North Texas Chapter RE: North Texas Chapter ~ IPC Designers Council Meeting July 9th @ 6:30PM ****************************************************************************** MEETING IS NEXT WEEK BECAUSE OF THE 4th OF JULY (My apologies to those who tried to come on July 2rd) ****************************************************************************** TWO presentations for the price of ONE!!! See AGENDA below. FREE diskette - Impedance Calculator DOOR PRIZE - 1 year paid Designers Council membership ****************************************************************************** "PWB Simulation and Analysis" July Chapter Meeting Sponsored By Eagle Circuits -- Nilesh Naik **Door prize sponsored by Circuit Technology Inc. ****************************************************************************** THANK YOU Bill Earthman and Tyco Printed Circuit Group for hosting the May chapter meeting "MicroVias, PhotoVias, and Redistribution Layers"! and, THANK YOU to Dr.Viswanadham Puligandla for his presentation. ****************************************************************************** Help spread the word. Forward this as appropriate. ****************************************************************************** This months topic is "PWB Simulation and Analysis". Two different programs will be presented by representatives from Applied Wave Research and Cosmos companies. Each will be discussing their respective technology for simulation and analysis of high frequency design characteristics. ****************************************************************************** Date: Thursday, July 9th Time: 6:30pm Location: Texins Association Building, Texas Instruments, I635 @ Central ****************************************************************************** AGENDA: 6:00 Setup 6:30 Refreshments and networking 6:55 Welcome and Introductions (Glenn Miner) 7:00 Tools for PCB Simulation and Analysis (Doug Boone, Plano CAD) 7:05 Applied Wave Research 7:50 Break 8:00 Intoduction (Doug Boone, Plano CAD) 8:05 Cosmos 8:50 Adjourn (At the speakers discresion, Q&A may be interactive during presentation or at the end of their presentation.) ****************************************************************************** DIRECTIONS TO Texins Association (Texas Instruments, 13500 N Central Expy, Dallas, TX 75243): FROM EASTBOUND OR WESTBOUND LBJ (I635)- Exit NORTH on 75 (Central Expressway). Immediately exit at Midpark. Follow service road to traffic light at Midpark. Turn right into the Texas Instruments facility (open access to parking areas). Turn left after entering the parking lot and follow road straight until it ends at a fence. Texins Association building will be on your left. Park anywhere near the building. FROM SOUTHBOUND CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY (75)- Exit at Midpark (next exit past Spring Valley). Turn left at the traffic signal at Midpark and cross over Central Expressway and follow straight into the Texas Instruments facility (open access to parking areas). Turn left after entering the parking lot and follow road straight until it ends at a fence. Texins Association building will be on your left. FROM NORTHBOUND CENTRAL EXPRESSWAY (75)- Exit at Midpark (next exit past LBJ). Turn right at the traffic signal at Midpark and the service road into the Texas Instruments facility (open access to parking areas). Turn left after entering the parking lot and follow road straight until it ends at a fence. Texins Association building will be on your left. Park anywhere near the building. Enter at the main entrance, conference rooms are at the end of the hall to the right (past child care room). ****************************************************************************** Houston Chapter ANNOUNCES one day seminar-- What: High Speed Design and Impedance Control Who: Rick Hartley When: Friday, Sept 11,1998 Where: Houston area Cost: $80 includes course materials, seminar, and lunch Contact: Russel Pringle (281) 596-6620, or Patrick Jabbaz (281)596-6697, or Susy Webb via e-mail: [log in to unmask] *** SIGN UP TODAY!!! *** ****************************************************************************** 1998 CALENDAR: CHAPTER MEETINGS: Sept. 10 "Quick Prototypes" by T-Tech, Inc. Location to be determined Nov. 5 * N.Tx IPC Designers Council Expo (Various EDA, Fab, Assembly) Collin County Community College * Date and time subject to change. CORE GROUP MEETINGS: August 6/6:30pm JoJos Restaurant 13689 N. Central Expy (Midpark @ Central) Richardson Oct. 1/6:30pm Cheddars Restaurant 12355 Greenville Ave. (Greenville @ LBJ) Dallas For more information please call Glenn Miner ****************************************************************************** PREVIOUS CHAPTER MEETINGS: May '97 Organization meeting at CADCO System, Inc. In Garland, TX. Aug '97 Viewing of IPC video "Design Considerations", one of seven video tapes from the IPC-D-275 PWB Design Workshop series. Oct '97 Speaker: Mark Bouril. Topic: Frequency dependence of dielectric constant and loss tangent. Dec '97 Plant tour Specialty Photo-Etch, Inc. in Grand Prairie, TX. Jan '98 "College Curriculm for the PCB Designer" CCCCD Mar '98 "Questions Your Fabricator Wished You'd Ask!" Panel discussion May '98 "MicroVias, PhotoVias, and Redistribution Layers" ****************************************************************************** Visit IPCs web site at http://www.ipc.org When you complete the Designers Council registration, BE SURE to affiliate with the North Texas Chapter. You may fax it to IPC, attention Christine Myrick at 847-509-9798 ****************************************************************************** Glenn Miner Voice: 972-462-2298 Pager: 972-597-8929 EMail: [log in to unmask] :)