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iNEMI to Debut '07 Roadmap, Halogen-free Efforts at APEX '06
January 23, 2006 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
HERNDON, Va. — In conjunction with the APEX/IPC Printed Circuits Expo/Designers Summit 2006 exhibition and conference, to take place February 8–10, 2006, in Anaheim, Calif., the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (iNEMI), an industry-led consortium, will kick off its 2007 Roadmap meeting on February 6–7. Several iNEMI project activities and results also will be discussed in conference forums and technical sessions.
"This meeting kicks off the work of the Technology Working Groups (TWGs), which provide the core chapters of the iNEMI Roadmap," says Jim Arnold, fellow of the Motorola technical staff and iNEMI's director of roadmapping. "The day-and-a-half session gives the people who are responsible for developing the individual roadmap chapters an opportunity to meet face-to-face and to discuss many of the 'cross-cutting' issues that affect the technology and infrastructure areas covered. It gives everyone some 'context' for their specific chapters, and is a very productive way to begin this important work."
iNEMI is currently recruiting industry experts to participate in the 2007 Roadmap. iNEMI membership is not required for participation, and Arnold says broad participation is encouraged to be sure that the final document accurately reflects the requirements and needs of industry. "By soliciting input from a diverse mix of OEMs, EMS providers, suppliers, and R&D institutes, we help ensure that the roadmap will be useful to industry," says Arnold. "We are also actively recruiting participation from Europe and Asia to make sure that we have a global perspective."
For additional details about the meeting (including a preliminary agenda), and to download a registration form, please visit www.inemi.org/cms/calendar/APEX_2006_Roadmap_2007_Mtg.html.
Also together with the APEX exhibition/conference, iNEMI will hold its Halogen-free Call for Participation Meeting on February 8th from 1:30–5:00 p.m. at the Disney Paradise Pier Hotel's Del Mar Room in Anaheim. This is an organizational meeting for iNEMI's new halogen-free effort. The objective of this new initiative is to promote standards development by establishing materials, manufacturing, assembly, and test guidelines for halogen-free PWBs based on market segment requirements and technical, commercial, and functional viability.