PLANO, TX -- More than 50 companies will exhibit at the initial Southwest Electronics Production Exposition Nov. 14 and 15, show organizers said today.

The show  takes place at the Plano (TX) Centre, and features suppliers and representatives of production and test equipment, plus a modest technical conference including a dozen free presentations.

Register online at www.swepex.org.

BANNOCKBURN, IL – When it comes to lead-free readiness, North American OEMs trail their counterparts in Asia and Europe. However, barely half the Asian OEMs declared themselves “fully engaged” in lead-free assembly.

That’s according to “Report on IPC Lead-Free Preparedness Study,” released by IPC this month. The study looked at the level of lead-free implementation at 196 OEMs and 94 EMS companies worldwide. IPC did not break out the number of respondents in each region.

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ROME, NY - The ESD Association requests abstracts for technical papers covering the effects of electrostatic discharge (ESD), electrical overstress (EOS) and static electricity for presentation at its 29th Annual EOS/ESD Symposium.
 
The symposium takes place Sept. 16-21 in Anaheim, CA.
 
Submissions must include a 50-word abstract and a maximum four-page summary. The deadline for abstracts is Jan. 12. The final submission deadline for the finished paper (max. 10 pages) is June 8.
 
Contact the ESD Association at 315-339-6937; info@esda.org; www.esda.org.