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IPC Honors Best Papers at IPC Expo, APEX
March 13, 2007 | IPCEstimated reading time: 2 minutes
IPC recognized the winners of this year's Best U.S. and International Papers at the IPC Printed Circuits Expo, APEX and the Designers Summit, held February 17-22, 2007, in Los Angeles. The shows' Technical Program Committee selected the winners through a ballot process.<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />
"Use of EDXRF for RoHS Compliance Screening in PCBA Manufacturing" by Jasbir Bath, Pan Wei Chih, Saludsod Hamlet Jr., Roger Jay and Tzu-Chein Chou, all of Solectron Corporation, received the Best U.S. Paper Award. The Best International Paper Award was awarded to Dr. Polina Snugovsky, Dr. Marianne Romansky, Simin Bagheri and Zohreh Bagheri, all of Celestica International Inc., for "The New Lead Free Assembly Rework Solution Using Low Melting Alloys."Watch "Best Paper" Presentations CLICK HERE
The Committee also selected three Honorable Mention papers. The U.S. Honorable Mention went to Paul Hamilton, Gary Brist, Guy Barnes Jr. and Jason Schrader, of Intel Corporation, for "Humidity-Dependent Loss in PCB Substrates." In the International Honorable Mention category, there was a tie. Awards were presented to Hector Rene Marin, Refugio Vicente Escobedo Alva, Dr. Zhen (Jane) Feng, Joao Ofenboeck and Murad Kurwa, all of Flextronics International Inc., for "X-Ray Fluorescence Equipment and Materials Characterization for RoHS Compliances," and Dr. Christopher Hunt, of National Physical Laboratory - UK for "The Role of Permeability and Ion Transport in Conformal Coating Protection."
More than 100 papers were submitted for consideration as a Best Paper. Papers were evaluated on their technical content, originality, test procedures and data used to deduce conclusions, quality of illustrations and the clarity and professionalism of writing.
Each team of "Best Paper" authors received a $1,000 honorarium and all authors were given a commemorative plaque from IPC.
Copies of the winning papers are included in the 2007 Technical Conference Proceedings. The Proceedings CD is available for purchase through the IPC Online Store at www.ipc.org/onlinestore. All five papers will be published in the IPC Review, a monthly publication distributed exclusively to IPC members.
Watch "Best Paper" Presentations CLICK HERE
For more information, contact IPC Customer Service at OrderIPC@ipc.org or +1 847-597-2862.
About IPC
IPC (www.IPC.org) is a global trade association based in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Bannockburn, Ill., dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its 2,400 member companies which represent all facets of the electronics interconnect industry, including design, printed circuit board manufacturing and electronics assembly. As a member-driven organization and leading source for industry standards, training, market research and public policy advocacy, IPC supports programs to meet the needs of an estimated $1.5 trillion global electronics industry. IPC maintains additional offices in Taos, N.M.; Arlington, Va.; Garden Grove, Calif.; Stockholm, Sweden; and Shanghai, China.