IPC AHOT (Austin) Design Council Meeting on August 9th at 6 PM

The Science of PCB Stackups

Susy Webb - Sr. PCB Designer at Fairfield Industries

How current flows through a stack and why the stackup is SO important for the board to work properly.

This is a half day presentation squeezed into 2 hrs for our chapter meeting with lots of good information! Susy has done a lot of research and will be presenting this at the IPC Design Conference, PCB West, in September.

Presenter Bio: Susy Webb is a senior PCB designer with 32 years of experience. Her career includes experience in a variety of fields, including point-to-point microwave network systems, oceanographic oil exploration
equipment, and CPCI and ATX computer motherboards. She has set up company standards, documentation, procedures, and library conventions for several companies. Susy is a regular speaker at the PCB and IPC conferences and has made presentations internationally as well, discussing practical implementation of engineering concepts into board layout, and methods to improve the overall design and flow of printed circuit boards. She is CID certified and has been a writer/columnist for Printed Circuit Design and Fab magazine. She is an active member of the IPC Designer's Council Executive Board at the international level and a member of its education committee. She is also a past president of the Houston (Tx) Chapter of the Designer's Council. We are pleased to offer her presentation to AHOT Members!

Location: Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
RSVP to Linda at 512-259-2465,
12515-7 Research Boulevard, Ste 250

<mailto:linda@kutzsales.com> linda@kutzsales.com

CTEA Tech Symposium Aug. 2 at National Instruments

Central Texas Electronics Association (Joint Chapter of IMAPS & SMTA Members)

and IPC Austin Heart Of Texas Designers Council Presents:

Electronics Design & Manufacturing Symposium

Tuesday, August 2, 2011

National Instruments, Bldg-C, 11500 N. MoPac

Program:

3:00 - Registration Begins

3:30 - Welcome and Introductions

3:35 - "Commercializing Nanofabricated Devices for Drug Delivery – Is It Actually Possible?"

Randy Goodall, CEO, NanoMedical Systems

4:05 - "Fluid Flow Mechanics – Key to Low Standoff Cleaning”

Naveen Ravindran, Application Engineer, Zestron

4:35 - Break & Networking

4:45 - "Constraint Driven HDI PCB Design"

Weldon Tadlock, CID+, Cadence Design Systems

(Sponsored by the IPC Designers Council Austin Heart of Texas (AHOT) Chapter)

5:15 - “ Challenges & Opportunities in Electric Propulsion / Generation Systems”

Julian Partridge, VP, KLD Energy Technologies

5:45 - Closing Remarks

6:00 - Food & Refreshments Served and More Networking

Registration:

RSVP to Bob Baker at: rjbakeratx@austin.rr.com

There is no charge for SMTA, IMAPS, or IPC DC members; $10 for all non-members

Event Location:

National Instruments, Bldg-C Conference Room, 11500 N. MoPac in North Austin

Near SW corner of Duval Road and MoPac

See Map at: (Map to NI)

In Central Texas, SMTA and IMAPS work together as the Central Texas Electronics Association (CTEA).

Central Texas Electronics Association Symposium at 3M - May 10, 2011

Central Texas Electronics Association

Electronics Design & Manufacturing 

Symposium 

Tuesday, May 10, 2011

3M Innovation Center, 6801 River Place Blvd & RR-2222

Program:

3:00 - Registration Begins

3:30 - Welcome and Introductions

3:35 - "3M's High Speed Cable Products"

Bill Ballard, 3M

4:05 - "MTBF: Your Mileage May Vary…"

Ed Tinsley, Dell

4:35 - Break & Networking

4:45 - "LDI Imaging, LDI Solder Mask, Silkscreen, and Vision Drilling”

Bryan Fish, Streamline Circuits

5:15 - "Touch Screens: Staying on Point in 2011 and Beyond"

Michael Woolstrum, Touch International

5:45 - Closing Remarks

6:00 - Food & Refreshments Served and More Networking

Registration:

RSVP to Bob Baker at: rjbakeratx@austin.rr.com

There is no charge for SMTA and IMAPS members; $10 for all non-members

Event Location:

3M Innovation Center, Hill Country Room, 6801 River Place Blvd in NW Austin

Right turn off RR-2222 going west and follow signs to Innovation Center parking area

See Map at: (Map to 3M)

In Central Texas, SMTA and IMAPS work together as the Central Texas Electronics Association (CTEA)

Central Texas Electronics Association Symposium - Tuesday, February 22nd

Central Texas Electronics Association

Electronics Design & Manufacturing Symposium 

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

AMD Bldg B500 at 7171 Southwest Parkway

Program:

3:00 - Registration Begins

3:30 - Welcome and Introductions

3:35 - "Lead-Free Chip-Package Interaction Reliability Overview"

Lei Fu, Advanced Micro Devices (AMD)

4:05 - "Improving System Reliability with SynJet Cooling"

Dr. Markus Schwickert, CRE, Nuventix

4:35 - Break & Networking

4:45 - "Counterfeit Components – Avoidance and Detection”

Jason Jowers, Velocity Electronics

5:15 - "AC Power Electronics for Rooftop Solar"

Terence Parker, SolarBridge Technologies

5:45 - Closing Remarks

6:00 - Food & Refreshments Served and More Networking

Registration:

RSVP to Bob Baker at: rjbakeratx@austin.rr.com

There is no charge for SMTA and IMAPS members; $10 for all non-members

Event Location:

AMD Bldg B500 at 7171 Southwest Parkway in South Austin

near Southwest Parkway and West William Cannon Dr (Use Parking Garage P100)

See Map at: (Map to AMD) Or: See attached doc.

In Central Texas, SMTA and IMAPS work together as the Central Texas Electronics Association (CTEA)