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SMTAI Program Boasts 100 Tech Papers
May 2, 2008 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
MINNEAPOLIS The SMTA announced the program for its 21st annual SMTA International (SMTAI) conference, August 1721 in Orlando, Fla. This year's program allows the attendee to choose from 24 courses, 100 technical papers, four focused symposia, and numerous free offerings throughout the conference.
Over 100 suppliers will be featured in the SMTAI Electronics Exhibition, August 1920. SMTAI 2008 also will host educational opportunities covering manufacturing and assembly, advanced packaging, substrates, soldering, business, process control, etc. Technical sessions will be held August 19 and 20, with focus on new scientific and technical developments. Half- and full-day tutorials will run 1718 and the 21st.Thirteen new tutorials join the 2008 itinerary.
A new Alternative Energy Symposium will be featured on August 18. The symposium will feature sessions on solar and fuel cell manufacturing and photovoltaics. The Evolving Technologies Summit, also on Monday, will feature sessions on new processing methods, embedded technologies, solderless assembly, and a panel of experts from the user and supplier segments of the electronics industry. The Contract Manufacturing symposium, August 20, will consist of two paper sessions on teaming for efficient manufacturing and supplier management. The Lead-Free Symposium, August 21, will feature paper sessions on lead-free alloy alternatives, high-complexity/high-reliability lead-free, and lead-free reliability.
Open attendance events at the show include sessions on counterfeit electronics, yield in lead-free production, the iNEMI roadmap meetings, an SMT-hosted panel "3D Stacked Packages: Which Way to Go," and meetings on boards and design for manufacture (DfM). For fun, attendees can visit Nintendo Wii lounges and chat rooms throughout the show.
Keynoting SMTAI on Wednesday, Sharon Nunes, Ph.D., from IBM will present "Big Green Innovations Innovation that Matters."
For full details and to register for SMTA International, visit www.smta.org/smtai.