Abstract Submission Dates Announced for PCB West 2021

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UP Media Group Inc. is now seeking abstracts for PCB West 2021, scheduled to be held August 31 to September 3, 2021, in Santa Clara, CA. The event includes a four-day technical conference and one-day exhibition to be held at the Santa Clara (CA) Convention Center. PCB West annually provides a conference and exhibition focused on the design and manufacture of PCBs, HDI, electronics assembly and circuit board test. The event annually attracts nearly 2,000 attendees.

Presentations of the following durations are sought for the technical conference: one-hour lectures and presentations; two-hour workshops; and half-day (3.5 hour) and full-day seminars. Preference is given to presentations of two hours in length or more, and no presentations of less than one hour will be considered.

Suggested Paper and Presentation Topics Include:

DESIGN

• RF and Microwave Design
• Signal Integrity
• High-speed, High-frequency Design
• Flex Circuit Design
• Component Placement
• EMI/EMC Analysis
• Thermal Analysis and Management
• HDI Design
• PCB Design/Layout Basics
• Component Library Creation and Management
• Design for Manufacture/DfM/DfA/DfT/DfX
• Packaging Design
• Mixed-signal Design
• Area Arrays
• FPGA Design and Implementation
• Design Team Collaboration

FABRICATION

• PCB Fabrication
• Flexible Circuit Manufacturing
• HDI
• Surface Finishes
• Embedded Passives and Active Devices
• Industry Forecasts, and Business and Supply Chain Issue

ASSEMBLY

• Electronics Assembly
• New Component Packaging
• Screen and Stencil Printing
• Component Placement
• Soldering and Materials
• Test and Inspection
• Environmental Legislation (REACH, RoHS2, etc.) and its Effects
• Industry Forecasts, and Business and Supply Chain Issues

Papers and presentations must be non-commercial in nature and should focus on technology, techniques or methodology. Abstracts of 100 to 500 words and speaker biographies should be submitted to UP Media Group by February 22, 2021.

Anyone may submit an abstract to present a course at PCB West 2021, and presenters may present more than one paper or teach more than one course. A separate abstract must be submitted for each course. If selected, a detailed presentation outline and final paper or presentation is due August 2, 2021. Selected presenters receive access to the entire technical conference and the proceedings.

Click here to view the abstract submission guidelines.