USA, ASIA - PC and electronics vendors including Dell, HP, Samsung and Sony have all requested that copper clad laminate (CCL) manufacturers begin incorporating lead- and halogen-free materials into component production.

BANGALORE, INDIA – The Indian Printed Circuit Association (IPCA) will form a partnership with Messe München International to produce electronicIndia 2008, at the Bangalore International Exhibition Center from September 2 to 5.

The agreement was signed by Manmeet Sabarwal, managing director of MMI India Pvt. and Anil Kumar, chairman of the IPCA executive committee. Messe München will organize the event, and is working to attract 100 exhibitors to the show.

Previously a trade show for the Indian PCB industry, the IPCA Expo will now be integrated into electronicIndia 2008 and housed in a separate pavilion. The show will feature technical seminars on EMS, automobile electronics and PCB technologies, and certification programs by the Electronics Designer Council of India. A meeting of the World Electronics Circuits Council (WECC) is also planned.

The organizers are expecting 20,000 visitors and business delegations from Germany, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, the USA and Europe.