BANNOCKBURN, Ill., USA, March 3, 2020 — IPC invites engineers, researchers, academics, technical experts and industry leaders to submit technical conference abstracts and course proposals for IPC APEX EXPO 2021 to be held at the San Diego Convention Center. Professional development courses will be held January 23-28, and the technical conference will take place January 26-28, 2021.

The industry’s premier conference and exhibition for the electronics industry, IPC APEX EXPO provides presenters and their companies with a notable and cost-effective opportunity to promote their expertise and gain visibility with key engineers, managers and executives from all segments of the industry worldwide. To recognize exceptional achievement, awards will be presented for “Best Paper.”                                               

Topics for Technical Conference Papers and Professional Development Courses:

3D Printing in Electronics Manufacturing
Automation in Electronics Manufacturing
Adhesives
Advanced Technology
Area Array/Flip Chip/0201 Metric
Assembly and Rework Processes
BGA/CSP Packaging
Black Pad and Other Board Related Defect Issues
BTC/QFN/LGA Components
Business & Supply Chain Issues
Cleaning
Conformal Coatings
Corrosion
Counterfeit Electronics
Design
E-textiles
Embedded Passive & Active Devices
Environmental Compliance
Electromigration
Electronics Manufacturing Services
Graphene in Electronics Manufacturing
Lean Six Sigma
LED Manufacturing
Failure Analysis
Flexible Circuitry
HDI Technologies
Head-on-Pillow
Board and Component Warpage
High Speed, High Frequency & Signal
Industry 4.0
Integrity
Lead-Free Fabrication, Assembly & Reliability
Miniaturization
Nanotechnology
Optoelectronics
PCB Fabrication
PCB and Component Storage & Handling Performance
Quality & Reliability
Packaging & Components
Photovoltaics
PoP (Package-on-Package)
Printed Electronics
Reshoring
RFID Circuitry
Robotics
Soldering
Surface Finishes
Test, Inspection & AOI
Tin Whiskers
2.5-D/3-D Component Packaging
Underfills
Via Plugging & Other Protection
Wearables

An approximate 300-word technical conference abstract summarizing original and previously unpublished work covering case histories, research and discoveries must be submitted. The submission should describe significant results from experiments and case studies, emphasize new techniques, discuss trends of interest and contain appropriate technical test results.

In addition, course proposals are solicited from individuals interested in presenting half-day (three-hour) professional development courses on design, manufacturing processes and materials.                                                     

Technical conference paper abstracts are due June 20, 2020 and course proposals are due June 8, 2020. To submit an abstract or course proposal, visit www.ipcapexexpo.org/education/call-for-participation.

For more information on technical conference or professional development course participation, contact Brook Sandy-Smith, IPC technical education program manager at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..