Northern California Reliability - Best Practice Workshop

Where and When:

Thursday, June 9
9:00AM - 4:00PM

Embassy Suites by Hilton Milpitas Silicon Valley
901 East Calaveras Boulevard
Milpitas, CA 95035

S P E A K E R S

Michael Konrad
President
Aqueous Technologies
Mike Konrad is an industry expert on the removal of contamination from circuit assemblies. Mike has published dozens of technical articles on the subject of cleaning and cleanliness assessment. Mike is a featured speaker at industry events and workshops worldwide. Mike participated in the creation of IPC CH-65B "Guidelines for Cleaning of Printed Boards and Assemblies", was a member of the US Navy's EMPF Manufacturers Committee, and has testified as an Expert Witness in civil litigation matters concerning post-reflow cleanliness assessment and contamination-related failure mechanisms.

Naveen Ravindran
Application Engineer
Zestron
Naveen Ravindran, M.S.Ch.E., is an Application Engineer at ZESTRON Americas. Mr. Ravindran is an active member of the SMTA as well as the IPC. He has contributed to multiple case studies performed in collaboration with major cleaning equipment manufacturers. He was instrumental in the extensive technical paper series “Key to Low Standoff Cleaning” as well as the lead-free and eutectic screening series completed at ZESTRON’s Technical and Analytical Center in Manassas, VA. Mr. Ravindran graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the University of Madras, India, and a Master’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV. He has been with ZESTRON Americas since October 2006.

Brian D’Amico
President
Mirtec
Brian has over 33 years of experience in the electronics manufacturing and test equipment industry. He started out his career in field service and applications engineering with Eaton Corporation’s Memory Test Systems Division. This is where he developed strong technical skills as well as an enthusiasm for effectively managing customer expectations. Brian has worked for Contact Systems in both Thru-Hole and SMT assembly systems. He also worked with MYDATA and Quad Systems Corporation. In 2004 Brian established MIRTEC Corp, MIRTEC Co LTD’s North American Sales and Service Division with his business partner Chanwha Pak.

Sehar Samiappan
Regional Manager N.Cal
Indium
Sehar is an Regional Manager for Northern Califormia. He is responsible for providing Indium Corporation’s customers with field technical support conducting online evaluations, product trainings, DOE, and troubleshooting. Sehar is an electrical engineer with over 18 years of experience mainly in the area of Process, Failure Analysis, and Production. He is also an SMTA-certified Process Engineer and has earned his Six-Sigma Green Belt.

Paula VanDenberg
Technical Sales Manager
Specialized Coating Services
Paula has over 20 years of experience in the Conformal Coating world. She has worked directly and indirectly with both the OEM’s and the EMS’s across different industries from the R&D stage through manufacturing. During her earlier years in the coating industry Paula was a speaker at the 1998 Nepcon West Conformal Coating Technical Conference and also joined the IPC-CC-830 Conformal Coating Committee in 1999. Paula has been a strong supporter of strengthen the bridge between engineering and manufacturing within the electronic world and continues to work with her fellow colleague’s to help sustain product reliability.

For More Information, Contact
Chad Cisneros
Aqueous Technologies
951-298-8879
workshop@aqueoustech.com

O V E R V I E W

In the demanding world of electronic assembly, profits and losses are influenced directly by reliability. Today's customers demand the highest levels of product reliability frequently at the lowest possible costs.

The Northern California Reliability Workshop features experts from several fields all pertaining to reliability. This free workshop features experts covering:

Cleaning (Equipment and Process)
Cleaning Materials
Cleanliness Assessment
Thermal Profiling
Conformal Coating
Automated Optical Inspection (AOI)
Pb-Free Soldering Materials

Our panel of expert speakers will present relevant technical data, best-practices, and other helpful information designed to assist engineers in their quest for improved reliability.

Join us in Milpitas California for this valuable one-day workshop. Attendance is free and seating is limited. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.

A G E N D A

9:00AM - 9:30AM	Registration and Breakfast. Opportunity to meet the speakers who are experts in their field and ask specific questions about your process challenges.
9:30AM - 10:45AM	Michael Konrad_ - Aqueous Technologies "A Candid Conversation About Cleaning" This "conversation-style" presentation covers several popular cleaning-related subjects and provides answers to popular questions including: Many of us haven't cleaned for more than twenty years. Why do we need to clean now? How much assembly contamination is acceptable? What's the true cost of cleaning? How are most assemblers cleaning their assemblies? Do I need a chemical to clean? What's the environmental impact when I clean (am I solving one problem and creating another)? Are there any alternatives to cleaning? How clean is clean enough?
10:45AM - 11:00AM	Break
11:00AM - 12:00PM	Naveen Ravindran - Zestron "PCB Reliability with No Clean and Water Soluble Fluxes" Using No Clean and/or Water Soluble solder paste? Trends within the electronics industry are increasingly moving towards miniaturized components, increased board density and reduced standoff heights, driving the need for precision cleaning regardless of the paste types used. For high reliability applications, cleaning is a requirement in order to prevent critical failure mechanisms. This presentation discusses the need to clean No Clean fluxes and the limitations of a water only cleaning system for cleaning Water Soluble fluxes. In addition, the impact of thermal profile variation on PCB reliability and best practices for accurate concentration monitoring will be reviewed.
12:00AM - 12:45AM	Lunch
12:45PM - 1:45PM	Brian D’Amico - Mirtec "The Electronics Manufacturing Industry Requirement for 2D and 3D Inspection Technology" Technological achievements within the electronics industry have led to ever increasing PCB density and complexity. As the manufacturing process becomes more complicated, there is an ever increasing probability for defects to occur on finished PCB assemblies thereby providing an equal level of complexity for the inspection process. For years the electronics manufacturing industry has relied solely upon two-dimensional (2D) inspection principles to test the quality of workmanship at each phase of the electronics assembly line; post solder deposition, post placement and post reflow. The advent of 3D inspection technology, however, provides electronics manufacturers a much needed competitive edge with which to maximize efficiency, increase first pass production yields, and reduce the need for non-value added rework and repair. It is important to understand, however, that there are advantages and disadvantages associated with both 2D and 3D inspection technology. Therefore, in order to achieve the highest level of quality assurance, manufacturers must employ a combination of both 2D and 3D inspection technology throughout the manufacturing process.
1:45PM - 2:00PM	Break
2:00PM - 3:00PM	Sehar Samiappan - Indium "Voiding & Undried Flux Control With Bottom Terminated Components" Voiding is a complex problem with complex solutions. It isn't always just a matter of switching out the solder paste and finding the solution.
3:00PM - 4:00PM	Paula VanDenberg – Specialized Coating Services “Conformal Coating Overview - Sustaining Product Reliability”� What is Conformal Coating? Significance’s of Cleanliness Types of Coatings Design Practices Coating Application Methods First Article Stage Environmental Testing