PCEA and EIPC to Hold ‘Design to Fabrication’ Technical Symposium

GELEEN, THE NETHERLANDS AND PEACHTREE CITY, GA – The EIPC (European Institute for the PCB Community) and PCEA will cohost a “Design to Fabrication” Technical Symposium this spring in several Baltic states.

The new event is scheduled to take place on May 6, 7 and 9 in the following cities: Stockholm, Tallinn and Copenhagen.

The presentations include:

• Alun Morgan, Ventec – PCB Materials
• Rick Hartley, RHartley Enterprises – Differential Pair Routing for SI and EMI Control
• Tarja Rapala, EIPC – Ultra-HDI Manufacturing
• Steven Driver, JIVA Materials – Sustainability

The symposium is designed for designers and other professionals involved in the electronics and fabrication industries. It will provide valuable insights, technical discussions and networking opportunities for all attendees.

Ventec and JIVA Materials are among the sponsors for the event. Limited sponsorships remain available.

Registration will be open shortly at eipc.org.

PCEA Announces Free Technical Sessions for PCB East

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registrants for the PCB East exhibition this April will gain access to five free technical sessions (plus a keynote presentation) ranging from printed circuit design to fabrication and assembly.

The free sessions take place April 30 at the Boxboro Regency Hotel and Conference Center in Boxborough, MA, and cover topics about AI and PCB design, flex design, simulation, UHDI and more.

“Free Wednesday” starts with a session on “AI and Other Upcoming Changes in PCB Design,” by Matthew Leary, founder and president of Newgrange Design.

After Leary’s presentation, Stephen Chavez, senior product marketing manager of Siemens and PCEA chairman, will speak about “Exploring the World of Ultra-High-Density Interconnect (UHDI) PCB Design.”

The morning sessions will conclude with the keynote presentation before lunch on the exhibit floor, which is free to all show registrants.

In the afternoon, there will be three additional free sessions:

• Simulation vs. Reality – Analyze What You Will Really Build
• Why Do You Need to Care about Tin Whiskers in High-Reliability Electronics?
• Basics of Flex Design

Cofactr and EMA Design Automation will sponsor a reception on the exhibition floor following the free sessions,  and a PCB design community will meet at the end of the day.

Anyone who registers at pcbeast.com for the exhibition and free sessions by April 29 will receive free admission. Day of show registration for the exhibition and free sessions is $25.

PCEA Announces PCB Detroit Conference Sessions and Tabletop Exhibitors

PEACHTREE CITY, GA – Registrants for PCB Detroit this June can access several technical sessions and a tabletop exhibition, PCEA announced. 

The sessions take place on June 2-3 on the campus of Wayne State University in Detroit, MI, and cover topics ranging from controlling noise, using AI in hardware and PCB design, flex and rigid-flex materials and DfM, HDI via design, and PCB cost drivers and more.

Conference sessions include:

• “Circuit Grounding to Control Noise and EMI” – Rick Hartley, RHartley Enterprises
• “Solving Routing Problems in Digital Boards” – Susy Webb, Design Science
• “HDI Via Design: Planning the Energy Pipelines” – Dan Beeker, NXP Semiconductor
• “Low Layer Count and IoT PC Board Design” – Rick Hartley, RHartley Enterprises
• “Designing Complex PCBs” – Stephen Chavez, Siemens
• “Design Guidelines Associated with Unique RF Features” – John Johnson, ASC Sunstone
• “Designing with Embedded Materials” – Bob Carter, Oak-Mitsui
• “Using AI in Hardware and PCB Design: Real Strategies to Increase Efficiency and Output” – Ethan Pierce, Dodec Labs
• “Flex/Rigid Flex: Materials, DFM and Cost Impacts” – Dave Lackey, ASC Sunstone
• “PCB Cost Drivers” – Michael Marshall, NCAB Group
• “The Most Common Design Errors Caught by Fabrication (and How to Prevent Them)” – Mike Tucker, Millenium Circuits Ltd./Ray Fugitt, DownStream Technologies

PCB Detroit will also feature a sold-out tabletop exhibition on June 2 with 14 companies including A2Z Electronics LLC, ADCO Circuits, AllSpice.io, ASC Sunstone Circuits, BarTron Inc., Cofactr, DirectPCB, DownStream Technologies, Electronic Interconnect, K&F Electronics, Polyonics, RBB, Summit Interconnect and Zuken USA. 

A free reception on June 2 and a special designers’ meetup (registration required) on June 3 will occur after classes end.

“PCB Detroit is the only place the electronics industry can see Rick Hartley, Susy Webb, Dan Beeker and Steph Chavez together at the same time in the Midwest,” said Mike Buetow, president, PCEA. “And the opportunities not just to learn but to network with fellow designers and engineers should not be missed.”

Registration for the two-day technical conference and the tabletop exhibition takes place at events.american-tradeshow.com/pcbdetroit/begin. Conference registration is required for both the conference and tabletop exhibition. Plus, lunch will be provided to registrants.

Wayne State University is Michigan’s third-largest university and a licensee of the PCEA Training Certified Printed Circuit Designer curriculum. 

For more information about PCB Detroit, visit pcea.net/pcb-detroit or contact pcbdetroit@pcea.net.