Circuits Assembly Online Magazine - Papers Sought for Harsh Environment Workshop

MINNEAPOLIS -- The SMTA and Auburn University seek abstracts for the AIMS (Automotive, Industrial, Military and Space) Harsh Environment Electronics Workshop.

The event, formerly the Harsh Environment Electronics workshop, takes place June 13-14, in Indianapolis. The event is chaired by Dr. John Evans and Dr. Ken Gilleo.

The June workshop will focus on harsh environments with an added emphasis on military and space.

Specific subject areas include:

Semiconductor Technology.
Substrate Advancements.
Connectors and Interconnect Technology.
Lead-Free Implementation.
Advancements in Materials.
Next Generation Harsh Environment Automotive Systems.
Latest Developments in Thermal Cycle Testing for Extreme Environment Electronics.
Substrate Surface Finishes for Harsh Environment Applications.
Chemical, Thermal and Vibration Considerations for Industrial Electronics.
Operating Environments for Military Electronics (land, sea, air and space).

Speakers will be required to submit presentation materials for inclusion in the workshop proceedings. There is not a paper requirement for this event.

Interested participants should send a 200-300 word abstract to the Conference Coordinator, Melissa Serres. Abstracts can be submitted via e-mail as a Word document attachment, to melissa@smta.org., or uploaded to the SMTA Web site at:

smta.org/education/education.cfm#aims