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MINNEAPOLIS, MN – The 2007 Charles Hutchins Grant Award, cosponsored by Circuits Assembly and SMTA, has been given to Gayatri Cuddalorepatta for her project, Cyclic Plasticity vs. Cyclic Creep Fatigue of SnAgCu (SAC) Solder: A Micromechanics Approach.
SCOTTSDALE, AZ – IC Insights believes Asia-Pacific will continue to gain marketshare and represent almost one-third (32%) of worldwide IC sales in 2011.
Asia-Pacific companies have grown from holding only 2% of the IC market in 1985 to 26% in 2006, says IC Insights. The Asia-Pacific supplier segment is primarily composed of Taiwanese, South Korean, and Chinese companies.
After reaching a high of 51% in 1988, Japanese IC suppliers have displayed a steady decline in marketshare; in 2006, the Japan-headquartered companies' share dropped to only 17% of the IC market. IC Insights believes Japanese companies will continue to lose IC marketshare during the next five years, to a 14% share in 2011.
In 2006, IC companies headquartered in the Americas region held almost half of the worldwide IC sales marketshare, says the firm.
Since 1982, European companies have always held 8-10% of the worldwide IC market. IC Insights believes European companies will stay in this range through 2011.
MILPITAS, CA – Lead-Free Soldering, a hardback book from Solectron Corp., offers a collection of practical techniques for lead-free soldering design and manufacture.
The book includes the latest information on proposed changes to lead-free standards, and up-to-date analysis of government and legislative activities and regulations in North America, Europe and Asia.
Written by recognized experts in both academia and industry, Lead-Free Soldering is a guide for practicing engineers interested in the latest developments surrounding areas such as lead-free alloy properties, reflow, wave, rework, solder joint reliability, PCB laminates and surface finishes, and backward and forward compatibility.
To purchase the text for $129, email orders-ny@springer.com.
EL SEGUNDO, CA – Total semiconductor shipments in Greater China—consisting of Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan—totaled $66.3 billion in 2006, up 11.8% from 2005, according to iSuppli Corp.
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. high-tech goods exports increased by 10% to $220 billion, while imports rose by 9% to $322 billion between 2005 and 2006, according to AeA's first edition of “Trade in the Cyberstates 2007.”
ROME, NY – The ESDA’s annual EOS/ESD symposium will take place at the Disneyland Hotel in Anaheim, CA, Sept. 16 – 21.
This year’s featured plenary speaker, Allan Johnston, principal engineer at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, will present Space Radiation in Advanced Semiconductor Devices on Sept. 18.
More than 30 tutorials will include topics such as ESD basics for program manager, ESD on-chip protection in advanced and RF technologies, air ionization, EOS/ESD failure models and mechanisms, in-plant ESD survey and evaluation measurements, CDM design and characterization, and more. Also offered is the two-day S20.20 seminar on developing and implementing an ESD control program.
New tutorials include ESD Circuits, ESD Ignition & Fires, Methodologies for Determining the Impact of Static Control Methods, Perfect ESD Storm, Advanced Topics in TLP Testing, Electrical Fields – Practical Considerations for the Factory, Electrostatic Attraction, Automated Handling Processes, and Advanced ESD/EMI/EOS Auditing Techniques.
More than 50 technical sessions from international authors will address such issues as device testing, ESD-RF design considerations, factory/materials, system-level testing, and more.
Ten workshops will be offered, including ESD Control and Design for Extremely Sensitive Devices, Cleanrooms ESD Ionization Guidelines and Considerations, Future of ESD Standards and System Test, and Protecting High Frequency Circuits.
Credit can be earned during tutorials for ESD Certified Professional-Device/Design and ESD Certified Professional-Program Manager; these tests will be offered during the symposium. Visit www.esda.org/certification.html for more information.
The symposium includes an exhibition, a welcome reception, an awards breakfast, a professional and technical women’s reception, an attendee lunch, and the ESD Association annual meeting and luncheon.
The deadline for early registration is July 27. For symposium registration information and to download a complete symposium program, visit www.esda.org/symposia.html.
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