Circuits Assembly Online Magazine - PCB West 2005 Issues Call for Abstracts

UP Media Group Inc. (Atlanta, GA) and PCB Design Conference West are calling for abstracts for PCB West 2005, which will be held March 7 - 11, 2005, at the Santa Clara Convention Center in Santa Clara, CA. Sponsored by respected industry trade magazines Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture and Circuits Assembly, PCB West annually provides attendees and vendors with a conference and exhibition for the design and manufacture of printed circuit boards (PCBs), high density interconnect (HDI) and other advanced circuits.

Papers and/or presentations are being sought for the 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/or presentations also are sought for a professional development curriculum of one-day and two-day technical tutorials.

Papers and presentations are sought for, but not limited to, the following topics:

- High speed, high frequency and signal integrity

- Impedance and crosstalk control

- EMI/EMC analysis

- Thermal analysis

- Lead-free processes (especially how they affect design and manufacture)

- RF and microwave

- Packaging and components

- Area arrays

- FPGA design and implementation

- Embedded passives and active devices

- 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

To be considered as a speaker/presenter for PCB West 2005, email to Conference Chair Andy Shaughnessy, ashaughnessy@upmediagroup.com, by August 30, 2004. Your submission should include: a suggested course title, a suggested course length, a short description of your target audience, a detailed 100- to 300-word abstract and a speaker bio.

If selected for PCB West, final papers and/or presentations will be due in early December 2004.

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