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Lunch ‘n Learn Meeting of the IPC Designers Council OC Chapter
January 30, 2017 | Scott McCurdy, Freedom CAD ServicesEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2017
Time: 11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Where: Clifton C. Miller Community Center in Tustin, CA
Topic: Advanced PCB Laminate Material Selection: What a designer needs to know about choosing the right material for your design
Speaker 1: Michael Gay, Director, High-Performance Products, Isola Laminate Group
Designers are faced with many choices when trying to select the correct laminate type for your design. Many factors for performance: signal integrity, temperature range, microvia performance and cost come into play. Michael will share with us the various materials, properties and electrical characteristics to meet the requirements for your applications.
The presentation will cover various glass fabric and weave styles, resin technologies, pre-preg types, copper foil types and treatment properties. Also, Michael will discuss the many factors that influence the performance and signal integrity of high-speed design applications. Other important information such as laminate thermal performance, guidance for understanding data sheet laminate properties, electrical properties and laminate cost considerations will be presented to increase your knowledge and stimulate your questions for our expert speaker.
Speaker 2: Dan Diesel, Chief Information Officer and Business Strategist, Insulectro
Designers are also faced with selecting the correct laminate type based on the material availability and the need for speed of delivery for the program. Dan Diesel will share what is being done in the market to continue to drive faster delivery speed and providing information to the designer regarding material availability and lead times.
Reserve a spot on your calendar on Wednesday, Feb. 8 from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm for this educational Lunch ‘n Learn meeting event.
Location:
Clifton C. Miller Community Center
300 Centennial Way
Tustin, CA 92780
Google Map to our DC meeting in Tustin
Agenda:
Lunch served 11:30 - 11:50
Misc. Business 11:50 - 12:00
Presentation 12:00 - 1:20
Q & A discussion 1:20 - 1:25
Door prize raffle 1:25 - 1:30
Cost: The cost to attend this Lunch ‘n Learn event will be $10 at the door to help cover the lunch cost.
Please RSVP no later than noon on Tuesday, February 7
There are TWO ways to RSVP:
- Click here to RSVP
- Or email your RSVP toterri_kleekamp@mentor.com
I look forward to seeing you there.
Scott McCurdy
President, IPC Designers Council - Orange County chapter
Freedom CAD Services
cellphone: 714-425-3235
e-mail: scott.mccurdy@freedomcad.com
www.ocipcdc.org
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