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SCH ED UL E -AT-A -GL A NCE SUNDAY, SEPT. 14 8 am – 1 pm MONDAY, SEPT. 15 8 am – 5 pm NEW! S5 – Signal Integrity, Gb/s Transmission and EMI – Pulling It All Together Speaker: Robert Easson, Analytical Edge REGISTRATION OPEN 9 am – 5 pm REGISTRATION OPEN 8 am – 7 pm PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE COURSES DEC 1 – Control of Signal Integrity, EMI, Crosstalk and Grounding in High-Speed Printed Circuits Speaker: Rick Hartley, L-3 Communications, Avionics Systems PCB TOP GUN HALL OF FAME CONTEST 9 am – 5 pm TUESDAY, SEPT. 16 8 am – 7 pm REGISTRATION OPEN 9 am – 7 pm PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE COURSES DEC 1 - DEC 4 continued 9 am – 11 am FREE TUESDAY SESSIONS AND EVENTS 9 am – 11 am NEW! RT – PCB Design, Fab and Assembly Roundtable: Understanding the Dynamics of the Cost/Technology Equation Across the Supply Chain Moderator: Terry Heilman, Sunstone Circuits DEC 2 – PCB Design 101 Speakers: Gary Ferrari, FTG Circuits; and Susy Webb, Fairﬁeld Industries 3-DAY TECHNICAL CONFERENCE COURSES NEW! W1 – Choosing Components for Lead-Free (High-Temperature) Soldering Speaker: Vern Solberg, STC DEC 3 – Design Challenges With HDI/Microvias, Including Hands-On Design Speakers: Happy Holden, Mentor Graphics; and Mike Fitts, Plexus DEC 4 – EMI and EMC for the Design Engineer Speaker: Robert Hanson, Americom Seminars NEW! W2 – Top 10 Flex Circuit Questions (and Answers) Speakers: Mark A. Verbrugge and Mark Finstad, Minco Products 11 am – 12 noon NEW! KA – KEYNOTE ADDRESS Bringing Design to Life Speaker: Dr. Chris Urmson, Carnegie Mellon University 9 am – 12:30 pm NEW! T1 – Design for SMT Manufacturability From an Assembly Point of View Speaker: Jim Hall, ITM Consulting 3-DAY TECHNICAL CONFERENCE COURSES NEW! S1 – Traces as Transmission Lines Speaker: Ralph Morrison, consultant 12 noon – 7 pm EXHIBITS OPEN 12 noon – 7 pm NEW! T2 – Electrical Principles: Digital Circuits and Electrical Systems Speaker: Ralph Morrison, consultant CYBER CAFE, DAY 1 Sponsored by Mentor Graphics NEW! S2 – Designing Out Common Failure Mechanisms Speaker: Jim Hall, ITM Consulting 1 pm – 2 pm FREE TECHNICAL SESSIONS NEW! F1 – If You Can Make It, They Can Fake It: Counterfeit Parts and China Speaker: Dave Ackerman, Ackerman-USA 12 pm – 1 pm PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ATTENDEE LUNCH 12 pm – 10 pm 12 pm – 1 pm PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ATTENDEE LUNCH 1:00 pm – 3 pm PCB TOP GUN HALL OF FAME CONTEST 3-DAY TECHNICAL CONFERENCE COURSES NEW! W3 – Which Lead-Free Solder Works Best? Speaker: Jasbir Bath, Flextronics NEW! F2 – Becoming a Certiﬁed Military/Aerospace Supplier Speaker: Steve DeWaters, Penumbra Strategies 2 pm – 3 pm FREE TECHNICAL SESSIONS NEW! F3 – Death of a PCB Salesman Speaker: Greg Papandrew, Bare Board Group 1:30 pm – 5 pm 3-DAY TECHNICAL CONFERENCE COURSES NEW! S3 – Design for High Density Surface Mount and Microelectronics Speaker: Vern Solberg, STC NEW! F4 – ECAD/MCAD Collaboration Speaker: Larry Kenyon, Mentor Graphics S4 – Designing with Flex in Mind Speakers: Mark A. Verbrugge and Mark Finstad, Minco Products 8 PCB W EST 2008 | WWW .PCBWES T. CO M | IN TH E H E AR T OF S I LI C O N VAL L E Y http://www.pcbwest.com

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Printed Circuit Design & Fab - July 2008 Contents Our Line Market Watch Around the World Happenings ROI Tip Jar Software Performance Interconnect Strategies Final Finish Forum Product Development Challenges in a Global Market Innovative Modeling Supports Co-Design of the Power Supply Chain, Part 2 Low-Loss Fluoropolymer Copper Clad Laminate Qualifying PCBs Outsourced in Asia Copper Plating and Microvia Fill for Advanced PCBs Off the Shelf Marketplace Ad Index BGA Bulletin

Printed Circuit Design & Fab - August 2008

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