ATLANTA, GA — UP Media Group Inc. is seeking abstracts for PCB Design Conference East on Oct. 10 - 14, at The Center of New Hampshire in Manchester, NH. Sponsored by Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture and Circuits Assembly, PCB East (pcbeast.com) is a conference and exhibition for the design and manufacture of advanced circuits, PCBs and semiconductor packages.
The five-day conference is made up of a three-day Technical Conference (Tuesday - Thursday) that features short courses and papers, and two days (Monday and Friday) of Professional Development one-day and two-day courses. In addition to an exciting show floor of industry vendors, this year's show will feature free networking and special events.
Papers and/or presentations for the Technical Conference should be 30-minute paper sessions, one-hour lectures or panel sessions, two-hour workshops or panel sessions, or half-day (3.5 hour) seminars. Papers and/or presentations also are sought for a Professional Development Curriculum of one-day and two-day tutorials.To be considered as a speaker/presenter, fill out the online submission form or send an email to Conference Chair Andy Shaughnessy: ashaughnessy@upmediagroup.com, by March 4.
Papers and presentations might cover the following topics:- High speed, high frequency and signal integrity
- Lead-free processes and their effect on PCB design
- Impedance and crosstalk control
- EMI/EMC analysis
- Embedded passives and active devices
- Thermal analysis
- RF and microwave
- Packaging and components
- Area arrays
- FPGA design and implementation
- Flexible circuitry
- HDI design and technologies
- PCB design/layout techniques
- 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