ATLANTA, GA – UP Media Group seeks abstracts for PCB West 2014, to be held Sept. 9-11, 2014, in Santa Clara, CA. The event includes a three-day technical conference and one-day exhibition to be held at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center.

PCB West annually provides a conference and exhibition focused on the design and manufacture of PCBs, HDI, electronics assembly and circuit board test. The Sept. 2013 event attracted more than 2,500 registrants and nearly 1,700 attendees for the actual event.

Papers and presentations of the following durations are sought for the technical conference: one-hour lectures and presentations; two-hour workshops, and half-day (3.5-hour) seminars.

Suggested paper and presentation topics include: RF and microwave design; LED design and assembly; high-speed, high-frequency design; signal integrity; component placement; EMI/EMC analysis; thermal analysis; HDI design; PCB design/layout basics; component library creation and management; design for manufacture; packaging design; mixed-signal design; area arrays; FPGA design and implementation; flex circuit design; PCB fabrication; flexible circuitry manufacturing; HDI; surface finishes; embedded passives and active devices; electronics assembly; soldering and materials; component placement; screen and stencil printing; new component packaging; lead-free processes; environmental legislation (REACH, RoHS, etc.) and its effects; industry forecasts, and business and supply chain issues.

Papers and presentations must be noncommercial in nature and should focus on technology, techniques or methodology. Abstracts of 300 words or fewer should be submitted to conference chair Mike Buetow (mbuetow@upmediagroup.com) by Feb. 3. If selected, final papers and presentations will be due Aug. 15.

PRINTED CIRCUIT DESIGN & FAB and CIRCUITS ASSEMBLY magazines are media partners for the event.

For more information, visit www.pcbwest.com or contact show manager Alyson Skarbek at 678-234-9859; askarbek@upmediagroup.com.

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