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