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March 12, 2025 | iNEMIEstimated reading time: 1 minute
If you plan to attend the upcoming IPC APEX EXPO in Anaheim, California, be sure to add the INEMI sessions to your calendar. We will have two forward-looking sessions — one on PCB and Laminates and the other on Board Assembly. Both sessions are open to conference attendees with a (free) Event Essentials Pass. The two sessions are outlined below. For INEMI planning purposes, please click here to let us know if you plan to attend one or both sessions, and/or if you want to meet with INEMI staff at the conference.
INEMI Roadmap Readout and Future Planning Session — PCB and Laminates
(Tuesday, March 18 / 9:30 a.m. — 12:00 p.m. / Location: 210A )
This session combines information about key technology trends and associated challenges identified in the iNEMI PCB Roadmap with updates from ongoing iNEMI technical projects addressing some of these challenges. The session aims to help prioritize the topics to be included in future iNEMI Roadmap updates and identify potential collaborative projects. Emma Hudson, INEMI Project Manager for PCB & Laminates will moderate. Guest speakers include:
- Tarja Rapala (EIPC), Co-Chair, INEMI PCB Roadmap
- Ed Kelley (Four Peaks Innovation), Chair, INEMI PCB & Laminates Technology Integration Group
- Emma Quinn (IBM)
- Sarah Czaplewski (IBM)
INEMI Roadmap Readout and Future Planning Session — Board Assembly
(Wednesday, March 19 / 8:00-10:00 a.m. / Location: 209B)
This session will review the recently published INEMI Board Assembly Roadmap. There will also be a discussion of, and brainstorming on, longer-term trends and technology disruptions in board assembly and associated complex integrated systems. Outputs will be used to shape further iNEMI roadmapping activities in 2025. The session will be moderated by INEMI Director of Roadmapping, Francis Mullany. uest speakers include:
- Paul Wang (MiTAC International Corporation), Co-chair of the INEMI Board Assembly Roadmap
- Srini Aravamudhan (Intel)
Additional INEMI Activities
In addition to the two sessions three INEMI project teams are scheduled to present papers as part of the Technical Conference. Get additional details about INEMI activities at IPC APEX EXPO.
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