IPC releases 2002/2003 Technology Roadmap

IPC releases 2002/2003 Technology Roadmap

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IPC has released the 2002/2003 National Technology Roadmap for Electronic Interconnections. The IPC Roadmap provides a glimpse at the product development,process development and service needs of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs)over the next 10 years and analyzes how these needs correspond to the requirements of printed circuit board (PCB) and electronics assembly industries.

To assure the most strategic and valuable document for the electronics industry, IPC linked the 2002/2003 Roadmap with those produced by the National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative (NEMI) and the Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) by cross-membership of the participating OEMs.

Each chapter of the IPC Roadmap contains specific findings and recommendations that address current, near-term, mid-term and long- term OEM requirements, proposed actions and opportunities. The 480-page document encompasses the supply chain infrastructure needed for single chip and multi-chip packaging, printed board issues, assembly considerations,optoelectronics and related management and environmental key pressure points.

IPC also included several new features in The 2002/2003 National Technology Roadmap for electronic interconnections. In its multi- dimensional analysis of market, performance and technology sectors, IPC added detailed studies of optoelectronics, connectors, backplanes, industry validation, PCB surface finishes and operational assembly issues.

In addition, the IPC Roadmap Executive Committee, chaired by Jack Fisher,Interconnect Technology Analysis, was able to use the printed board process capability, quality and relative reliability (PCQR²) benchmark database for the first time in validating its technology roadmap data,identifying inconsistencies and expanding the Roadmap's reach. The database,developed by IPC and Conductor Analysis Technologies, Inc. (CAT, Inc.), allows PCB supply chain management teams from OEM and electronic manufacturing service companies to statistically benchmark their board suppliers, perform intelligent sourcing and ensure design for manufacturability.

While IPC Members will automatically receive free CD versions of the 2002/2003 IPC Roadmap by mail, additional copies can be purchased through the IPC Online Store (www.ipc.org/onlinestore)at the following prices.

IPC Members         Nonmembers

CD-ROM            $125.00            $250.00

Hard copy            $250.00            $500.00

To freely download the document's Executive Summary, visit www.ipc.org. For more information, contact Dieter Bergman, IPC's director of technology transfer. Tel: 847-790- 5339; E-mail: DieterBergman@ipc.org or IPC Customer Service. Tel: 847-790-5362; E-mail: orderipc@ipc.org.