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SMTA Offers Sneak Preview of SMTA International
April 22, 2003 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Minneapolis -- SMTA is again co-locating its annual conference, SMTA International, with the Assembly Tech Expo (ATExpo) show this fall at the Donald Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Ill.
The conference will take place September 21 through 25, and the exhibits will be held September 23 through 25. Featuring SMT, flip chip, MEMS, chip scale, BGA, automotive, lead-free, process control and more, SMTA International is dedicated to surface mount, advanced packaging and related technologies.
Led by conference chair Rob Rowland, RadiSys Corp., the highly regarded SMTA International Technical Advisory Committee is comprised of electronics manufacturing and packaging experts who represent all facets of the industry.
This year's program will feature half- and full-day courses, 15 of which are new. They include Low Cost Flip Chip; PWB Yield Management for Increased Profitability; Lead-free Implementation; Quality Improvements in the SMT Process; Lead-free Reliability; Selective Soldering; Creating Competitive Advantage in Today's EMS Market; Classification and Handling of Moisture Sensitive ICs; Lean Manufacturing; Low Volume Assembly; Designing Advanced IC Package Technology; High Density Manufacturing; PPM/DPMO Benchmarking Your Yield; Pin-in-Hole Intrusive Reflow; and 0201 Design, Assembly and Soldering.
Paper sessions, during which more than 120 papers will be presented, are organized into tracks on Manufacturing and Assembly, Advanced Packaging, Soldering, Process Control, Substrates, Test and Inspection, and Contract Manufacturing/Business Issues. Eleven new technical sessions include 3-D Packaging, Leadless Packaging, Six Sigma, Cleaning, MSD, Selective Soldering, Pick-and-Place, Black Pad, Test and Lead-free, Chip on Board for SMT, Cleaning for High Frequency Applications, and Nanotechnology.
Also returning will be the ever-popular symposiums on Contract Manufacturing and Lead-free Soldering, as well as the Emerging Technologies Summit, where attendees will get a glimpse of what the future holds for the electronics manufacturing industry.
Free programs each day focus on Six Sigma, NEMI Roadmap, Board Talk, Doing Business in China, Reducing Your Line Set Up Time, and Future SMT Practices.
The SMTA membership is a network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience, and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies and related business operations. For more information, visit www.smta.org.