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MINNEAPOLIS, MN — SMTA announced that the program is finalized for the 27th Annual Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium. The event will take place from January 30 to February 1, 2023 at the Sheraton Kauai Resort on Kauai, Hawaii. The Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium promotes international technical interchange and provides a premier forum for networking among microelectronics professionals and business leaders throughout the world.
In addition to several inspiring keynotes, this program features ground-breaking research from global experts on Advanced Packaging, Advanced Processing, Advanced Materials, Business Strategies, Reliability and more.
On the afternoon of Monday, January 30, a plenary session will kick off the event followed by a Keynote presentation by Eric R. Fossum, Ph.D., Dartmouth College, titled “Cultivating a Culture of Innovation Should be Easy in a University, Right?”
On Tuesday, January 31, Dan Feliciano, OpEx 90, will deliver the keynote lunch talk on “Benford's Law: Helping to Minimize Financial Fraud, Among Other Things.”
On Wednesday, February 1, Rolf Aschenbrenner, Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration, will give the lunch keynote on “Advanced Packaging Technologies - Key Enablers for Electronic Systems.”
To conclude the symposium, Shintaro Yamamichi, IBM Japan, will provide his keynote presentation about “Neural Networks and Quantum Computing.”
View the complete program and register at: https://www.smta.org/panpac. Promotional packages are available for companies wishing to gain exposure for their products and services. Please contact Karlie Severinson, karlie@smta.org or +1-952-920-7682, with questions.
NORTHBROOK, IL ― Impossible Objects today announced that it will exhibit at the 2023 IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place Jan. 24-26, 2023 at the San Diego Convention Center in California. The company will discuss its capabilities for 3D printing composite tools and parts that typically would be machined or injected molded in Booth #2902.
Impossible Objects’ high-speed, high-performance low- labor CBAM process is perfect for NPI projects, since it is able to both produce inexpensive complex quality tools for customers in less than a week and be cost- effective in low-volume manufacturing of up to 10,000 units when compared to injection molding. In particular, Impossible Objects can do low-cost prototyping with finished product quality.
In many cases projects can be held up for months due to tooling for electronics or other manufacturing processes and cost tens of thousands of dollars. Impossible Objects’ automated manufacturing is changing that with turn-around times of shorter than a week, in-house design services for tooling, and pricing that’s independent of complexity and lower than machining. All of this without sacrificing an inch in material properties: Impossible Objects’ Carbon fiber – PEEK composite parts can withstand temperatures in excess of 500F and virtually any caustic manufacturing environment used today, making them ideal for many tooling applications.
This unique set of qualities makes Impossible Objects ideal for NPI.
To learn more about Impossible Objects, visit www.impossible-objects.com.
MULLICA HILL, NJ ― Insituware LLC, the developer of the first smart measurement solution for quality control of SMT materials, will exhibit at the 2023 IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place Jan. 24-26, 2023 at the San Diego Convention Center in California. The Insituware team will demonstrate its CC-100 Conformal Coating Thickness Tester and SM-100 Solder Paste Smart Mixer in Booth #1432.
The new CC-100 Conformal Coating Thickness Tester measures the wet and dry thickness of conformal coatings directly on production boards. In less than five seconds, this non-destructive and contactless measurement provides highly accurate results to help electronics manufacturers meet requirements for quality standards.
The SM-100 Solder Paste Smart Mixer ensures that solder paste is consistently and repeatedly mixed prior to the application process. This innovative technology has a built-in sensor that will monitor the solder paste while running to ensure optimal ranges of mixing time, temperature, and electrochemical reactivity.
Another previous award-winning product from Insituware, the Vision MARK-1, is a handheld device for materials quality control that currently offers measurements to determine fitness for use of solder paste, conformal coatings, adhesives, and epoxies. The Vision MARK-1 is also expandable for other future materials measurements to ensure materials quality control on the factory floor.
Insituware has won numerous industry awards for its revolutionary technology. The company enables OEMs in the automotive, aerospace, defense, and medical industries to take control of their materials, improve manufacturing efficiency, and prevent material-related defects in their application processes. EMS companies are also gaining proof of materials control and traceability to validate their product quality to these customers.
For more information about how Insituware is revolutionizing the way we control materials, visit insituware.com
DALLAS — CalcuQuote, a supply chain solution provider for the electronics industry, will exhibit at the 2023 IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place Jan. 24-26, 2023 at the San Diego Convention Center in California. The CalcuQuote team looks forward to meeting with customers in person in Booth #1217 to discuss how digital engagement can improve business processes.
CalcuQuote works with OEMs and EMS companies to solve complex problems with industry-leading solutions. The company optimizes the supply chain process by enabling customers to make more informed decisions, work faster, be more accurate, and ultimately, be more competitive. CalcuQuote’s investment in machine learning is helping to bring clarity to disjointed part numbering across the industry.
Additionally, CalcuQuote and IPC are raising awareness surrounding the quantity of excess components in disuse presently. Seeking to alleviating supply chain constraints across the electronics industry, they are sharing information on StockCQ at the EMS Leadership Summit. StockCQ is an online component marketplace built exclusively for OEM and EMS companies to trade components. The solution was created based on the feedback of OEM and EMS companies who wanted to offload their excess while making use of excess stock of their neighbors. StockCQ participation is limited to OEM and EMS companies. CalcuQuote CEO, Chintan Sutaria, will also be a panelist in the IPC EMS Leadeship Summit, speaking on the topic of “Supply Chain Outlook Today and Near Term.”
CalcuQuote’s software solutions offer seamless integration with supply chain partners, ERPs and other information systems. To learn more about CalcuQuote, visit www.calcuquote.com
NASHVILLE — KYZEN, the global leader in innovative environmentally friendly cleaning chemistries, will exhibit at the 2023 IPC APEX EXPO, scheduled to take place Jan. 24-26, 2023 at the San Diego Convention Center in California. Visit KYZEN in Booth #1545 for answers regarding electronics cleaning challenges. Cleaning experts will be in the booth to provide a total cleaning solution.
KYZEN will be highlighting their award-winning combination of chemistry and process control. For more than 30 years, KYZEN's focus has been to look at the complete process and work with them to improve that process. Their aim is to ultimately increase yields, advance reliability and help to realize cost savings along the way. KYZEN’s newest aqueous cleaning chemistry, AQUANOX A4626 paired with the KYZEN PCS accomplishes that goal.
A4626 is easy-to-use and control, environmentally friendly, and has a long tank life that makes it safe for multi-pass applications. The KYZEN PCS has been an essential part of KYZEN’s success since its introduction over 20 years ago. With over 200 units installed around the world, and several original units still in service.
Using AQUANOX A4626 with the KYZEN Process Control System (PCS) to monitor and automatically react to the dynamic changes in the wash bath concentration completes the process. AQUANOX A4626 paired with the PCS is the perfect combination – Chemistry and Control are hard at work.
To keep up with all the latest news regarding KYZEN at the IPC APEX EXPO and more, visit https://www.kyzen.com/about-kyzen/events/
EINDHOVEN, NETHERLANDS — EFFECT Photonics, a leading developer of highly integrated optical solutions, announced today that it has selected Fabrinet (NYSE: FN) as its manufacturing partner for its integrated optical sub-assemblies.
Fabrinet is a global leader in high-precision optical, electronic and mechanical manufacturing services, and a proven partner for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) worldwide. As a manufacturing partner, Fabrinet will perform sourcing, procurement, assembly, test, and calibration of EFFECT Photonics’ integrated optical sub-assemblies.
Increased optical bandwidth is needed more than ever before due to a wide range of cloud and cloud edge applications and the increased access speeds enabled by 5G and beyond. Photonics are ideally suited to serve this need, but production currently plays an important role in bringing integrated optics technology to the masses. By leveraging Fabrinet’s leadership in electro-optical and electronics manufacturing, EFFECT Photonics can adapt and scale its integrated optical solutions to meet ever-changing market demands and high-volume requirements.
“Fabrinet is recognized worldwide for its best-in-class expertise in the field of optical product manufacturing and its ability to support the most demanding markets, technologies, and business models,” said Roberto Marcoccia, CEO, EFFECT Photonics. “By leveraging their proven capabilities and longstanding manufacturing prowess, EFFECT Photonics is able to offer our customers increased supply, reliability, efficiency and cost-effectiveness.”
“We are pleased to have been selected by EFFECT Photonics as their manufacturing partner to provide production at scale for their optical subassemblies,” said Edward Archer, Executive Vice President Sales & Marketing at Fabrinet. “As a leader in advanced optical packaging and precision manufacturing for complex devices, we are well positioned to support EFFECT Photonics in achieving their business goals.”
