ATLANTA -- UP Media Group Inc. and PCB Design Conference West are seeking abstracts for the PCB West 2007 conference, which will be held March 25 - 30, 2007, at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center.

Sponsored by Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture and Circuits Assembly, PCB West annually provides attendees and vendors with the premier conference and exhibition for the design and manufacture of printed circuit boards, high density interconnect and other advanced circuits.

The five-day conference program focuses on PCB design, engineering and manufacturing. The conference is comprised of a three-day Technical Conference (Monday, Wednesday and Thursday) that features lectures, workshops and seminars, plus a Professional Development Certificate Program of one-day and two-day courses. In addition to an exciting two-day exhibition (Tuesday and Wednesday) of top industry vendors, PCB West 2007 will feature a variety of free networking and special events that will be announced at a later date on the show Web site, www.pcbwest.com.

Papers and presentations are sought for the three-day Technical Conference, based on the following course durations: 30-minute paper sessions, one-hour lectures or panel sessions, two-hour workshops, and half-day (3.5 hour) seminars.

Papers and presentations also are sought for a Professional Development Certificate program of in-depth one-day and two-day technical tutorials.

To be considered as a speaker/presenter for PCB West 2007, send an email to Conference Chair Kathy Nargi-Toth, knargitoth@upmediagroup.com, by Oct. 27. Please include: a suggested course title, a suggested course length, a short description of the target audience (“who should attend”), a detailed 100- to 300-word abstract and a bio.

Papers and presentations must be noncommercial in nature and should focus on technology, techniques or methodology rather than on a company’s specific products. If selected for PCB West 2007, final papers and presentations will be due in early January 2007. Submissions selected for the three-day Technical Conference are published in the conference proceedings and distributed to all conference attendees, exhibitors and speakers. (Submissions selected for the Professional Development Certificate Program are not included in the proceedings.)

Each speaker/presenter will receive a copy of the technical conference proceedings CD-ROM, a complimentary pass for the three-day technical conference, and complimentary admission to the two-day exhibition, keynote address and other special events.

Suggested paper and presentation topics include (but are not limited to):

• High speed, high frequency and signal integrity
• Component placement
• EMI/EMC analysis
• Thermal analysis
• Lead-free processes (especially how they affect design and fabrication)
• RF and microwave design
• Packaging design
• Mixed-signal design
• Area arrays
• FPGA design and implementation
• Embedded passives and active devices
• Flexible circuitry
• HDI design and technologies
• PCB design/layout basics
• Component library creation and management
• Design for manufacture, test and assembly
• Design (including analog, digital and power supplies)
• PCB fabrication
• Soldering
• Surface finishes
• Industry forecasts
• Business and design/supply chain issues.

For more information or to check out the most recent PCB West conference program (2006), visit www.pcbwest.com/conf_prog/.