SMTA conference at NEPCON East 2000 features 14 in-depth sessions and lead-free symposium

Soldering & Surface Mount Technology

ISSN: 0954-0911

Article publication date: 1 August 2000

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(2000), "SMTA conference at NEPCON East 2000 features 14 in-depth sessions and lead-free symposium", Soldering & Surface Mount Technology, Vol. 12 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ssmt.2000.21912bac.004

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Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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SMTA conference at NEPCON East 2000 features 14 in-depth sessions and lead-free symposium

Keywords NEPCON, Conferences

Expanded educational opportunities at NEPCON East 2000, the North-east's leading source for electronics manufacturing solutions, include an SMTA-sponsored conference and two-day symposium on lead-free interconnect technology. The conference and exhibition will take place 12, 13 and 14 June 2000 at the Bayside Exposition Center in Boston, MA.

Featuring four in-depth, day long sessions and ten half day sessions, the SMTA conference will touch on many of the industry's hottest topics, including:

  • BGA and CSP overview, implementation and reliability;

  • BGA and CSP rework: theory, methods and applications;

  • correctly implementing the make-buy decision by understanding true manufacturing costs;

  • design for SMT manufacturability from an assembly point of view;

  • IPC-610 comparison clinic;

  • lead free solders: year 2000 and beyond;

  • microvia and high density interconnect: material selection, fabrication processes, and design guidelines;

  • new and emerging technologies for electronic packaging and assembly;

  • process control in electronics assembly;

  • reflow soldering and troubleshooting for SMT, BGA, CSP and flip chip processes;

  • SMT stencil and printing inspection;

  • solder paste reflow for through hole technology;

  • troubleshooting the wave soldering process;

  • troubleshooting the reflow soldering process.

Complete conference information, including registration forms, session descriptions, course schedules and speaker names, may be obtained by visiting www.nepcon.com or www.smta.org.

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