Apr 23, 2003 �Equipment Impacts of Lead Free Wave Soldering� received the Best U.S. Paper Award. Jim Morris, Cookson Electronics Equipment, and Dr. Matthew J. O�Keefe, University of Missouri�Rolla, co-authored the winning paper.
The Martin L. Barton Best International Paper Award, named for former APEX Technical Conference Director Martin Barton, was awarded to �New Insights in Underfill Flow and Flip Chip Reliability.� The paper was authored by a team from Fraunhofer Institute for Reliability and Microintegration, located in Berlin, Germany. Karl F. Becker presented the paper at APEX 2003.
Each winning paper received a $1,000 honorarium and a commemorative plaque from IPC.
Copies of the winning papers are included in the IPC SMEMA Council�s APEX 2003 Technical Conference Proceedings. They will also be published in the IPC�s Review, a monthly publication distributed exclusively to IPC members.
For more information on the authors, contact IPC Communications Manager Joe Dudeck at JoeDudeck@ipc.org or 847-790-5371.
About IPC SMEMA Council�s APEX
APEX has been organized by the IPC SMEMA Council in response to an industry need for a trade show that is cost-effective and fair for exhibitors, and highly focused on the products and technology of the electronics assembly industry. This approach, coupled with a premier conference program, organized by the industry, delivers the most attractive package to exhibition visitors. APEX features all segments of the electronics assembly industry, from bare boards to tested assemblies, and is the only show in North America that showcases machinery from every major pick-and-place equipment manufacturer. APEX has been named to Tradeshow Week magazine�s top 200 tradeshows based on net square feet of exhibit space.
About IPC
IPC is a Northbrook, Ill.-based trade association dedicated to the competitive excellence and financial success of its more than 2,300 member companies, which represent all facets of the electronic interconnection 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 a $40 billion U.S. industry employing more than 350,000 people. IPC maintains offices in Taos, N.M.; Washington, D.C.; Garden Grove, Calif.; and Shanghai, China. For more information, visit http://www.ipc.org.
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