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SMTA Finalizes International Conference Program
July 12, 2005 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
MINNEAPOLIS — SMTA International, to be held September 25-29 in conjunction with the Assembly Technology Expo in Rosemont, Ill., will feature over 135 technical papers, 30 tutorials and workshops, an Emerging Technologies Summit, special symposiums on contract manufacturing and lead-free soldering technology and free daily events.
The technical sessions, to be held on Tuesday and Wednesday, are organized into tracks on manufacturing and assembly, advanced packaging, substrates, RoHS and process control. The tutorials, offered on Sunday and Monday, are full- and half-day educational courses to focus on manufacturing and assembly, advanced packaging, substrates, soldering, test/inspection/quality and process control.
Monday's Emerging Technologies Summit will feature sessions on roadmaps, turning lead into gold and advanced power technology. The Summit will conclude with an Emerging Technologies panel made up of experts from the user and supplier segments of the electronics industry.
The contract manufacturing and lead-free symposiums will be held on Monday and Thursday, respectively. The contract manufacturing symposium will consist of two paper sessions on mid-tier EMS strategy and models and markets, while the lead-free symposium will feature two paper sessions on the Joint Council on Aging Aircraft (JCAA)/Joint Group on Pollution Prevention (JCPP) Lead-free Solder Project. Two additional sessions on process implementation and reliability will be offered.
On Thursday, two workshops will be held in the morning on Lead-free Reflow Soldering Using Convection Dominant Ovens, as well as on Emerging Technologies Today & Tomorrow - The Next 50 Years.
New to the 2005 program is a mini-conference on Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) technology. This three-part mini-conference will look at RFID technology from the manufacturing, processing and materials perspective, highlighting key advances and challenges. Technical sessions will cover production lines, tag materials and processing and applications in the electronics manufacturing industry.
Finally, the Keynote Address during the Annual Meeting and Luncheon on Wednesday will feature Dan Shea, Celestica, Inc.'s CTO. "The Heat is On: The Impact of Temperature on Hybrid and Compliant Assemblies" will discuss the most pressing technology and business challenges surrounding RoHS legislation — focusing on the impact of temperature on compliant and hybrid assemblies, and why companies with product exemptions should act now.
For full details and to register for SMTA International, please visit www.smta.org/smtai, or contact SMTA administrator JoAnn Stromberg at (952) 920-7682 or at joann@smta.org.