�High Speed Transmission Line Requirements�Impact on Performance, PCB Layout, Fabrication and Reliability,� authored by Ciena Corporation�s Subhash Pochareddy, Lavanya Gopalakrishnan and Rajat Srivastava, received this year�s award.
In addition, IPC recognized �Improvements in Polymer Thick Film Resistor Technology,� as an honorable mention. Troy Bachman, PolyMore Circuit Technologies, L.P., and Gregory Dunn, John Savic, Remy Chelini and Tim Dean of Motorola, Inc., co-authored this paper.
Ciena Corporation�s winning paper received $1,000 and a commemorative plaque from IPC.
Copies of the winning paper are included in the IPC Printed Circuits Expo 2003 Technical Conference Proceedings and can be purchased and downloaded through the IPC Online Store at http://www.ipc.org/onlinestore.
For more information on the authors, contact IPC Communications Manager Joe Dudeck at JoeDudeck@ipc.org or 847-790-5371.
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