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SMTA International Includes Free Workshops on Reflow Soldering Profiles and Flex Circuits and Packaging
May 20, 2003 |Estimated reading time: 1 minute
Minneapolis — For industry professionals involved in either reflow soldering using convection ovens, or implementing flex circuits and flex-based packages, two half-day workshops on Thursday during SMTA International (September 21 through 25 at the Donald Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont, Ill.) will be of special interest.
Creating Reflow Soldering Profiles For Convection-Dominant Ovens will be led by SMTA International conference chair Rob Rowland, RadiSys Corp., from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Topics covered include:
- Time/temperature profiles
- Oven settings
- Conveyor speed calculation
- Profiling methods
- Profiling equipment.
Related material topics, such as flux, solder paste and moisture-sensitive components, will be covered. Information about oven heaters and conveyor configurations will also be presented.
Flex Circuits & Flex-Based Packages will be led by SMTA vice president of technical programs Ken Gilleo, Ph.D., Cookson Electronics, also from 8:30 a.m. to noon. During the workshop, a summary of flex materials, processes, constructions and assembly will be presented from the point of view that flex was the first and best carrier for solving cost and high-density problems. Also, the popular new flex-based packages, including wire-bonded bare die on flex, flip chip-on-flex, TAB, TCP, mBGA, TBGA, FlexBGA, and others, will be covered.
These workshops are applications-oriented, present current information, and review theory and practice on a specific topic. SMTA International workshops are free to all Technical Conference and VIP Conference registrants.
Featuring SMT, flip chip, MEMS, chip scale, BGA, automotive, lead-free, process control and more, SMTA International is dedicated to surface mount, advanced packaging and related technologies.
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.