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SMTA Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium Program Announced
November 7, 2003 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Minneapolis — The Ninth Annual Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium and Exhibit (February 10 through 12, 2004, Turtle Bay Resort, Kahuku, Oahu, Hawaii) promotes international technical interchange and provides a premier forum for extensive networking among microelectronics professionals and business leaders throughout the Pacific Basin.
Sponsored by the SMTA, the Symposium focuses on the critical business markets and technologies of microelectronic packaging, interconnection, microsystems, assembly, global market, and related business issues.
The 2004 event technical program will consist of 15 sessions with 53 papers on topics including flip chip, 3-D packaging, novel chip connection, embedded components, design and modeling, reliability, PWB materials and processes, SMT assembly optimization, packaging materials, inspection and test, industry and research standards, lead-free, power device packaging, optics, and MEMS and nano technologies in high-reliability applications.
Also featured during the Pan Pacific Symposium are three keynote addresses. The Flip Chip keynote address, "Flip Chip Packaging — Current Trends and Roadmap," will be presented by Maniam Alagaratnam of LSI Logic. The PWB keynote address, "A Key Role of PCB in Recent Packaging Solutions," features Yutaka Tsukada of Kyocera SLC Technologies. Finally, the Packaging keynote address, "Technical Challenges in Memory Packaging," will be given by Se Yong Oh, Samsung.
Speakers for the Pan Pac come from China, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Poland, Taiwan and the United States. The program has been arranged by general chair Kim Il Ung, Ph.D., Samsung (Korea); North American coordinator Charles E. Bauer, Ph.D., TechLead Corp. (U.S.); and technical program chair Michael Ko, 3M Asia Pacific Pte. Ltd. (Hong Kong).
Exhibits are open February 10 through 12, and the setting is designed to maximize exposure and time, as receptions, meals and coffee breaks are held in the exhibit room. Special social events arranged are the Welcome Reception on the first night, sponsored by 3M Co., and The Luau on the last night.
The SMTA membership is a network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience, and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies and related business operations. For more information, visit www.smta.org.