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Building Solutions with Embedded Components
Embedded components provide a cost effective way to improve density and functionality. An upcoming conference provides a wealth of information from design through manufacturing.
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Tin Whisker Mitigation in Assembly
Presentation by Polina Snugovsky, Ph.D., Sc.D. of Celestica.
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Finding Business and Technical Directions in PC, Tablet Markets
PCs, tablets and smart phones, which drive many of the technology advances in electronics, are vying for market share. Experts from Intel, Microsoft and Lenovo will address business and technical issues at IPC ESTC later this month.
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Butane Soldering Irons
High temperature setting
Potential damage to solder connections

Bake out and PCB Separators
Bake out time reduction
Sheet separation

North American Electronics Business Slowing

Market Data Update for Winter 2013 is now available to IPC Members. Nonmembers can subscribe here.

Connections

IPC Blog

Additive Processes Move into High Reliability Environments

5/24/2013 9:27 AM by Terry Costlow

Bob Willis Reviews New Technical Titles

5/23/2013 10:50 AM by Sandy Gentry

Congressional Hearing: Unintended Consequences of Conflict Minerals Law

5/23/2013 9:26 AM by Fern Abrams

IPC Tech Question Online

Wire corrosion

4/4/2013 12:01 PM by Sandy Gentry

Industry expert Bob Willis uses the NPL Defect Database to explain the outcome of using corrosive flux when soldering wire.

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IPC APEX EXPO^®
March 25-27, 2014 Las Vegas, Nev.

IPC APEX India^™
27-29 August 2013 Bangalore, India

HKPCA International Printed Circuit &
IPC APEX South China Fair
December 4-6, 2013 Shenzhen, China


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Events

IPC Conflict Minerals Workshop and Conference
June 3-4, 2013 — Cambridge, Massachusetts

IPC/FED Conference on Embedded Components
June 4-5, 2013 — Frankfurt, Germany

IPC's "It's Not Easy Being Green" Environmental Conference
June 5, 2013 — Cambridge, Massachusetts

IPC's "Innovations in Electronics Manufacturing for Medical Devices" Technical Conference
June 12-13, 2013 — Minneapolis, Minnesota

IPC Capitol Hill Day
June 19-20, 2013 — Washington, D.C.

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