Volume 2, Number 1
January 30, 1995

INDEX (Jan, 1995)


  1. RESOURCES: None this issue
  2. CALENDAR OF CONFERENCES/MEETINGS
  3. TC-6 NEWS
  4. COURSES
  5. RECENT BOOKS

SCHEDULE OF CONFERENCES/MEETINGS



4th International Conference & Exhibition on Multichip Modules

April 19-21, 1995
Radisson Hotel, Denver, Colorado, USA
Sponsers: ISHM, IEPS, EIA, IEEE-CPMT
    For registration/program information, 
        call (800)535-ISHM or fax (703)758-1066.

    Wednesday, April 19, 1995 Sessions.
        Session WA1:  Military and Space
        Session WA2:  MCM-L Technology
        Session WA3:  MCM-C Technology
        Session WP1:  Automotive Applications
        Session WP2:  Diamond Technology
        Session WP3:  Modeling and Analysis
        Session WP4:  Thin Film Processes

    Thursday, April 20 Sessions.
        Session THA1: Low Cost MCM Manufacturing
        Session THA2  Interconnections
        Session THA3: Laser and Materials Technology
        Session THP1: Thin Films: Structure and Applications
        Session THP2: Design and Test
        Session THP3: Known Good Die

    Friday, April 21 Sessions.
        Session FA1:  Telecom Applications
        Session FA2:   Dielectrics and Processing
        Session FA3:  MCM-L Applications.

    PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES (April 18: 9 am - 5 pm)
        Course TA:  Multichip Modules: The Fundamentals 
                      (R. Wayne Johnson, Auburn Univ.)
        Course TB:  Thermal Management of Multichip Modules
                      (Charles Minning, Hughes Aircraft)
        Course TC:  PCMCIA: Successful Design & Manufacture
                      (Charles Bauer, TechLead & Happy Holden, HP)
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17th International Electronics Manufacturing Symposium

         Oct, 2-4, 1995
         Hyatt Hotel, Austin TX USA
                 Sponsers: IEEE CPMT, EIA

          General Chair                    Program Chair
            Walt Trybula                     D. Maillard
            SEMATECH                         Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst.
            Austin, TX                       Troy, NY
            Tel: (512)356-3306               Tel: (518)276-6724
            Fax: (512)356-3525               Fax: (518)276-2990
 
                  Email:  walt.trybula@sematech.org
                          don_millard@dmi.rpi.edu

    Japan Liason              Taiwan Liason           Europe Liason
      Takaaki Ohsaki            Li-Chung Lee            Michel Salagoity
      NTT                       ITRI                    Solectron France
      Tokyo, Japan              Hainchu, Taiwan         Cestas, France
      Tel: 81-422-59-2511       Tel: 886-35-916800      Tel: 33-56-757470
      Fax: 81-422-59-2164       Fax: 886-35-820247      Fax: 33-56-898136
      EMAIL: mika@aela.ntt.jp

   The International Electronics Manufacturing Technology (IEMT) Symposium
   is an international forum for the presentation of research, development,
   and application of technologies and systems for use in the manufacture
   of electronic components, assemblies, and systems.  The IEMT Symposia
   normally are held twice each year: each autumn in the United States and
   each spring alternating between Europe and Japan.

   TOPICS OF INTEREST

      *Integrating Design and Manufacturing
         - Agile manufacturing
         - Applied concurrent engineering & cycle time reduction
         - Design for manufacturability, profit, the environment, etc.
         - Concurrent engineering CAD/CAM tools and frameworks
         - Intelligent manufacturing (AI, neural nets, closed loop control)

      *Reducing Manufacturing Cost and Cycle Time
         - Low cost, high volume manufacturing
         - Use of multimedia (3D imaging, interface design, virtual reality)
         - Self-test and burn-in
         - Improving and reducing the requirement for inspection
         - Improving quality and process control

      * Advanced Interconnect Development
         - Displays, computers, telecommunications, handheld products
         - Multichip modules and ball grid arrays
         - Fine pitch interconnect improvements and alternatives
         - Applied photonics and electro-optics
         - Advanced packaging (3-D pkg, flexible pkg, COB, COG)

      *Manufacturing Operations Improvement
         - CFC elimination, PB-free soldering
         - Equipment engineering, automation, CIM
         - JIT system development and implementation
         - Shop floor scheduling and operation
         - Optimizing semiconductor manfacturing

      *Manufacturing Analysis
         - Statistical methods in manufacturing
         - Joint reliability & mechanical properties management
         - Manufacturing management practices and science
         - Placement sequence optimization
         - Manufacturing tool, equpment, process modeling and reliability.

   ABSTRACT SUBMISSION
      To submit a paper, send an abstract of at least 250 words by March 17,
      1995 to:
            Terry Chappell, Publications
            730 Encino Drive
            Aptos, CA 95003 USA
            Voice and fax: 408-662-1936
            EMAIL: tnchappell@aol.com
      The abstract must clearly describe the nature, scope, content, 
      organization, key points and significance of the proposed paper.
      The paper must consist of work or results not published previously.

      Submission of an abstract represents a commitment to submit a cleared
      manuscript by June 30, 1995.  It also represents a commitment to either
      attend the conference or send a knowledgable substitute who can
      answer questions regarding the reported work.  It is the author's
      responsibility to obtain internal company approval consistent with
      these deadlines.

   AUTHOR NOTIFICATION
      Authors will be notified of paper acceptance, with full instructions
      for publication, by April 24, 1995.  Camera-ready manuscripts are
      expected to be from three to eight pages, including diagrams,
      figures, and photographs.
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Workshop on Interconnections within High Speed Digital Systems

         
                     May 14-17, 1995
                     Ploacho Plaza Hotel
                     Santa Fe, New Mexico
              Sponsored by: IEEE LEOS in cooperation with IEEE Computer
                            and IEEE Communications Societies.

   WORKSHOP SCOPE
      The rapid evolution of intergrated circuit technology has led to
      dramatic improvements in the performance of advanced computing
      and communications systems.  Future applications will require
      even more computational and communications power.  Even in today's
      systems, however, interconnections are often a bottleneck to 
      achieving higher performance.  The purpose of this workshop is to
      determine the interconnection requirements of emerging computer
      and communications systems and to evaluate advanced interconnection
      technologies in light of those requirements.  Because of the
      interdisciplinary nature of the problem, the workshop brings together
      researchers and practitioners with expertise in a variety of fields
      including electrical and optical interconnection technology, 
      advanced system architectures, and the algorithms and applications
      implemented in these systems.

   INFORMATION:  
      To obtain information about contributing topics/papers for 
      presentation, please contact:
               Rick Lytel
               Akzo Nobel Electronic Products Inc.
               250 C Twin Dolphin Drive
               Redwood City, CA 94065
               Fax: 415-508-2959
               Email: lytel@akzochip.com

      To be placed on the mailing list to receive further details about the
      workshop, please contact:
               IEEE/LEOS
               445 Hoes Lane
               PO Box 1331
               Piscataway, NJ 08855-1331
               Phone: 908-562-3894
               Fax: 908-562-8434
               Email: s.phillips@ieee.org
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First International Symposium on Advanced Packaging Materials

 
       First International Symposium on Advanced Packaging Materials
                     Feb. 7-9, 1995
                     Stouffer Waverly Hotel
                     Atlanta, Georgia   USA
              Sponsored by: IEEE CPMT and ISHM.

                    General Chair                
                      Rao R. Tummala                   
                      Georgia Inst. of Technol.
                      Atlanta, Georgia USA 


   This symposium is devoted to recent advances made in electronic 
   packaging materials.  Symposium attendance will be valuable to
   developers, producers, and users of substrates, advanced PC
   boards, single chip packages, multichip modules, optoelectronic and
   display packages.

   Tuesday, Feb. 7 (2:30 pm - 4:30 pm)
      * Session I: Chip-to-substrate interconnection materials

   Wednesday, Feb. 8 
      * Session II:  Ceramic packaging materials
      * Session III: Integrated passive component materials
      * Session IV:  Thermal management materials
      * Session V:   Optoelectronic materials

   Thursday, Feb. 9 
      * Session VI:   Display materials
      * Session VII:  Advanced organic boards
      * Session VIII: Polymer dielectrics
      * Session IX:   Plastic package and encapsulation materials

 REGISTRATION INFORMATION: Telephone (800)535-ISHM or (703)758-1060.  
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INTERpack '95

                  INTERpack '95
                     March 26-30, 1995
                     Westin Maui Resort
                     Lahaina, Hawaii USA
              Sponsored by: ASME
              In cooperation with: JSME, IEPS, and IEEE


   REGISTRATION AND DETAILED PROGRAM INFORMATION:
       Ms. Marisa Scalice, Meetings Manager
       ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers)
       New York, NY
       Tel: 212-705-7793      Fax: 212-705-7856

   Monday, March 27 (9:30-11:45 am)
      * Session:  Packaging applications in telecommunications
      * Session:  Packaging CAD - tools and systems
      * Session:  Packaging education
      * Session:  Compuational techniques in packaging design I
      * Session:  Convective cooling of electronic packages I
      * Session:  Modeling solder joint reliability

   Monday, March 27 (1:30-3:25pm)
      * Session:  Packaging design methodology I
      * Session:  Computational techniques in packaging design II
      * Session:  Convective cooling of electronic packages II
      * Session:  Solder joint fatigue under thermal cycling
      * Session:  Plastic packaging I

   Monday, March 27 (3:40-5:45pm)
      * Session:  Packaging design for multichip modules
      * Session:  Thermal conduction in electronic packaging I
      * Session:  Solder joint reliability I
      * Session:  Structural analysis of packages, PCBs, & modules
      * Session:  Plastic packaging II
      * Session:  Testing/inspection of packages, PCBs/optical fibers

   Tuesday, March 28 (8:00-9:10am)
      * Keynote:  Dr. Kenneth Flamm, PDASD, Advanced Research Projects Agency
                   "US Technology Policy for Flat Panel Displays" 

   Tuesday, March 28 (9:30-11:45am)
      * Session:  Automotive and power electronics
      * Session:  Packging design methodology II
      * Session:  Structural analysis of IC interconnects
      * Session:  Thermal conduction in electronic packages II
      * Session:  Optoelectronics (panel session)
      * Session:  Solder joint reliability II

   Wednesday, March 29 (8:00-9:10am)
      * Keynote:  Dr. Ken-Ichi Matsumo: Director MEL, MITI Japan
                   "Intelligent Manufacturing Systems" 

   Wednesday, March 29 (9:30-11:45am)
      * Session:  Micromechanics
      * Session:  Material characterization - Adhesives
      * Session:  Manufacturing and assembly - chip interconnections
      * Session:  Physics of failure in electronic packaging
      * Session:  Thermal design methodology for electronic components

   Wednesday, March 29 (1:45-3:30 pm)
      * Panel Session: International Developments in Packaging Technology

   Wednesday, March 29 (1:45-4:45 pm)
      * Tutorial: Acoustic micro imaging for process control of plastic ICs
      * Tutorial: Design and application of silicon piezoresistive stress
                  stress sensors in electronic packaging
      * Tutorial: Moire interfermometry as a tool

   Wednesday, March 30 (8:00-9:10am)
      * Keynote:  Dr. Robert Hannemann: Digital Equipment Corp.
                   "Mobile Computing" 

   Thrusday, March 30 (9:30-11:45am)
      * Session:  Computer Packaging (Panel)
      * Session:  Material characterization - solders
      * Session:  Manufacturing & assembly - thermofluid considerations
      * Session:  Plastic packaging - delamination
      * Session:  Thermal management of multichip modules
      * Session:  Experimental determination of CTE and thermal stress

   Thrusday, March 30 (1:30-3:30pm)
      * Session:  Thermostructure characterization of packaging materials
      * Session:  Manufacturing and assembly of electronic systems
      * Session:  Phase-change cooling of electronic components
      * Session:  Experimental determination of packaging behavior
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PCB Design Conference

                     March 21-23, 1995
                     Convention Center
                     Santa Clara, CA USA

   INFORMATION: Contact Marcia Gulino (415-905-2354)
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1995 Japan International Electronic Manufacturing Technical Symposium

                     December 4-6, 1995
                     Omiya, Saitama Japan
                  Sponsored by IEEE CPMT

   INFORMATION: Contact
                USA:
                     E. Jan Vardaman (USA Liaison)
                     TechSearch International, Inc.
                     PO Box 200295
                     Austin, Texas 78720-0295
                     Tel: (512)343-4508
                     Fax: (512)343-4509
                Europe:
                     Jean Joly (Europe Liaison)
                     VLSI Packaging Development
                     Rue Jean Jaures-B.P. 68-78340
                     Les Clayes-sous-bois France
                     Tel: (1)30 80 77 88
                     Fax: (1)30 80 78 33
                Japan and Far East:
                     Nubuo Iwase (Chairperson)
                     Materials and Devices Development Center
                     Toshiba Corp.
                     2-4 Suehiro-cho, Tsunumi-ku
                     Yokohama 230, Japan
                     Tel: +81-45-510-5200
                     Fax: +81-45=500=2549

   As international forums for the presentation of research results,
   recent developments, and the application of technology and systems
   used in the manufacture of electronic components and the assembly
   of systems, these symposia are held twice a year.  The 1995 Japan IEMT
   Symposium will mark the 18th in the series and the 5th staged in Japan.
   The purpose of the event is to share knowledge and experience as derived
   from the laterst research and development in the realm of electronic
   technology.

   The technical program committee has launched its call for original papers
   covering a wide spectrum of topics, not only manufacturing technology
   and systems but also new developments as applying to modules, devices,
   components, and related materials.

   MAJOR TOPICS
      Manufacturing
         - Computer integrated manufacture (CIM)
         - Automated manufacturing technology including robotics
         - Fine pitch surface mount technology
         - In-process inspection and testing
         - Process equipment diagnosis

      Packaging Technology
         - Multi-chip modules (MCMs)
         - High-speed, high-frequency modules
         - design and simulation
         - Notebook, laptop, workstation and mainframe computers
         - Approach to portable telephone, IC card, and personal data
            assistance (PDA) for multimedia electronics

      Optoelectronics Technology
         - Optical measurement and sensing, image processing for
            manufacturing technology
         - Optical interconnection module
         - Optical communication component and module
         - Display device and sensor
         - Optical disc and printer

      Device, Component and Applications
         - Multi-functional device
         - Surface mount device (SMD)
         - Sensing and printing device
         - Micro-machining and applications
         - New applications of thin film technology
         - Failure analysis and reliability

      Material and Process
         - Substrate and PCB
         - Organic and inorganic material
         - Microinterconnection: TAB, flip chip, micro pin, anisotropic
            conductive film (ACF), etc.
         - Soldering and cleaning
         - New material and process for eliminating chlorofluoro carbon

   PAPER SUBMISSION
      An abstract, not to exceed 500 words in length, which clearly describes
      the nature, purpose, scope, content, organization, and key points of
      the proposed paper is required for paper selection and paper 
      assignment.  Figures or tables which support the abstract may be
      attached but doing so is not necessary.  The official language of
      the Symposium is English.  All papers and presentations must be in
      English.

      The abstract (+ five copies) bearing the name, address and tel/fax/telex
      numbers of the principal author must be sent to reach the secretariat
      not later than March 3, 1995.

      Notification of paper acceptance will be mailed by June 14, 1995.  The
      photo-ready manuscript should be received at Secretariat no later than
      September 4, 1995.

      Please address all correspondence to
            Secretariat of 1995 Japan IEMT Symposium
            c/o International Communications specialists, Inc.
            Kasho Bldg., 2-14-9, Nihombashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, JAPAN

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Industry Assessment Workshop: Assembly and Packaging

                               March 9-10, 1995
                     Harvey Hotel and Dulles-Fort Worth Airport
                Sponsored by:  EIA Multichip Module Division

   INFORMATION:  Call Eric Samuelson at (703)907-7546 for details
            or to register.  For hotel information, call Harvey's
            at (214)929-4500.

   REASON:
      The MCM Division of EIA is dedicated to the improvement of the
      Direct Chip Attach (DCA) industry infrastructure in the United
      States.  While there are many symposia for technology forecasting
      and the presentation of cutting edge developments, the industry
      has no forum for a "snapshot" assessment of current capabilities.
      The goal of his first, quarterly Industry Assessment Workshop is
      to develop an understanding of the U.S. manufacturing capabilities
      for advanced packaging among all levels of the electronics industry.
      As former technology "showstoppers" become mature manufacturing
      technologies, there is a real need for comprehensive overview of
      the resources available to US manufacturers.

   METHOD:
      The real issues for advanced packaging today include 
      assembly/packaging, substrates/interconnect, design, and known good
      die.  Assembly and packaging will be covered during the March 
      meeting, addressing wirebonding, dispense and cure, pick and place,
      flip chip, and TAB.  For each of the subjects, a representative
      of the manufacturing industry will present the issues that they see
      as the major shortcomings of the equipment and materials available.
      They will be followed by representatives from the suppler community
      for that technoloigy who will give a brief description of their
      company's product capabilities.  A short roundtable discussion will
      follow.

   RESULTS:
      One of the tangible results of the program will be an industry wide
      directory of current products and services.  "State of the Market"
      reports will be distributed after each session based on presentations
      and data sheets.  Manufacturers will use these reports as a baseline
      for understanding available technology and the government will be able
      to use them to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the US
      infrastructure.

   COST:
      Cost for participation will be $350 and include the resulting Industry
      Assessment, a summary of presentations and product data sheets for
      participating companies.  Cost to EIA MCM Dvision members is $95.
      All are welcome to attend
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25th European Solid State Device Research Conference (ESSDERC'95)

                     September 25-27, 1995
                     The Hauge, The Netherlands        

   INFORMATION:
      Secretariat ESSDERC'95
      Van Namen & Westerlaken
      P.O. Box 1558
      NL-6501 BN NIJMEGEN, The Netherlands
      Tel: +31 80 23 44 71
      Fax: +31 80 60 11 59
      Email: essderc@et.tudelft.nl

      To keep updated on ESSDERC'95, send an empty email message (no
      subject required) to essderc@visivie.tuwien.ac.at and you will
      receive the latest information.

   SUMMARY
      ESSDERC'95 will be the 25th in a series of annual meetings devoted
      to the physics, technology, and characterization of solid state 
      devices.  The themes of interest also include packaging and 
      interconnects issues:
            * Interconnect systems for multilevel metalization (under the
                 main theme: silicon integrated circuit technology)
            * Interconnect and packaging modeling (under the main 
                 theme: Modeling, characterization and reliability)
            * Packaging: bump and flip-chip technology, I/O count
                 packages, thin packages (smart cards), multichip
                 modules, new packaging concepts.
            * Special topics:  Interconnect technology

   SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
      The deadline for submission of contributed abstracts (2 pages)
      is March 24, 1995.
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VLSI Packaging Workshop: Spotlight BGA

                     October 16-18, 1995
                     Hyatt Regency, Monterey, California USA
                  Sponsored by IEEE CPMT, NIST
   
   INFORMATION
      Program Chair:                        General Chair:
         Bill Hamburgen                        Elain Pope, MS: CH5-137
         Digital Equipment Corporation         Intel Corporation
         250 University Avenue                 5000 W. Chandler Blvd.
         Palo Alto, CA 94301                   Chandler, AZ 85226
         Tel: (415)617-3329                    Tel: (602)554-5368
         Fax: (415)617-3374                    Fax: (602)554-7945
         Email: billh@pa.dec.com           Email: d_elaine_pope@ccm.hf.intel.com
 
   DESCRIPTION
      The VLSI Packaging Workshop has been run for over 15 years as a program
      of the IEEE Components, Packaging, and Manufacturing Technology Society's
      Technical Committee on Packaging (TC-6), with co-sponsorshop from the
      National Institute of Standards and Technology.  The committee members,
      speakers, and workshop attendees represent a braod spectrum of the
      international computer and electronics industries and universities.
      Attendance at the workshop is limited to foster discussion and technical
      interaction, aiming to attract participants -- not an audience.
      Attendance by individuals from a single company is limited to ensure a 
      wide representation and participation across the industry.  The workshop
      attendees will be senior technical people from a wide variety of
      engineering disciplines world wide.

      There will be 25 half-hour presentations in 5 plenary sessions.
      The 1995 workshop will focus on BGA packaging solutions and issues,
      although other packaging technologies will not be excluded.

            BGA TOPICS will include
                  * High performance, high speed packaging
                  * Thermal performance enhancement
                  * Materials
                  * Design rules and models
                  * Chip and board interconnect processes
                  * Manufacturability and process control techniques
                  * Quality and reliability

            OTHER TECHNOLOGIES
                  * Known good die
                  * Multi-chip modules (MCM)
                  * High frequency packaging
                  * Others...

   PAPER SUBMISSION
            A hard copy of a one to four page abstract, including up to 4 
            of your most important figures, should be sent by April 12, 1995
            to either the program or general chair listed above.
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First International Conference: Simulation and Design of Microsystems and Microstructures

                     September 26-28, 1995
                     Southampton, United Kingdom
                 

   INTRODUCTION:
      Rapid advances have been made in the technology for the manufacture
      of microsystems and microstructures in recent years.  These major
      advances and the development of micro electro mechnanical systems
      has created a demand for accurate design and simulation systems which
      can be used to predict the performance of the systems and the
      behavior of the fabrication and manufacturing process.  As the
      fabrication of prototypes is very expensive, simulation of the
      device properties in the design phase is of great importance.

      The design of microstructures can be greatly enhanced by using
      simulation technology.  Not only can the microsystem be improved, but
      also, the production process can be optimised.  The physical phenomena
      affecting the design of microsystems and microstructures are many,
      ranging from fluid flow around the device, the thermal characteristics
      of the device, stress and displacement of cracks, and the general
      electrostatic behavior.

   TOPICS OF INTEREST INCLUDE (but are not limited to)

            Design                           Simulation and analysis
            Optimisation                     Material modeling
            Fabrication processes            Manufacturing processes
            Correlation and experiments      Integration
            CAD                              Measurement problems

            APPLICATION AREAS such as
              Microelectronics                       Mechatronics
              Microelectromechanical systems         Medicine and biology
              Engineering, automotive, aerospace     Transducers
              Computers and information processing   Environmental

   CALL FOR PAPERS
      Papers are invited on the topics indicated above and others falling
      within the scope of the conference.  Three copies of an abstract
      of not more than 300 words, clearly stating the purpose, results
      and conclusion of the  work to be descibed in the final paper should
      be submitted to the Conference Secretariat by February 20, 1995.  Each
      abstract should clearly state the most relevant conference topic to 
      the submitted abstract.

            Sue Owen, Conference Secretariat
            Wessex Institute of Technology
            Ashurst Lodge, Ashurst, Southampton
            S040 7AA, United Kingdom
                  Tel: 44 0 1703 293223
                  Fax: 44 0 1703 292853
                  Email: CMI@ib.rl.ac.uk
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IEEE CPMT NEWS



Videotape ("Future Impact of New Technology")


   A new 2-1/2 hour videotape ("Future Impact of New Technology") 
   recorded at the IPC conference in October 1994 is available.  
   The tape features a group of industry leaders, associated in the consulting
   activities of Interconnection Decision Consulting:  Jack Balde,
   Wulf Knausenberger, George Messner, Gene Shapiro, and Don Wilson.

   For ordering information  (Video Order #VT-EP), contact IPC at 
         Tel: (708)677-2850
         Fax: (708)677-9570
         
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COURSES



Surface Mount Technology: Keys to Successful Implementation

                    March 20-22, 1995  Santa Clara, CA
                    June 14-16, 1995   Hartford, CT

   INFORMATION
      This three day tutorial is designed to provide a broad exposure to
      state-of-the-art SMT design, processing, assembly, and test concepts.

      DAY 1 - AM:  Board design and layout guides for manufacurability
      Day 1 - PM:  Board fabrication and printing
      Day 2 - AM:  Component attachment and robotic assembly
      Day 2 - PM:  Soldering
      Day 3 - AM:  Cleaning
      Day 3 - PM:  Quality and repair

   CONTACT:
      Center for Continuing Engineering Education
      College of Engineering and Applied Science
      University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee
      929 North Sixth Street
      Milwaukee, WI 53203
         Tel:  (414)227-3200
         Fax:  (414)227-3146
         
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Advanced Microelectronics Assembly Technology: Reliability & Yield Issues of Materials, Die attach, plastic molding, and wire bonding

  
                    February 6-9, 1995
                    Dallas Grand Hotel, Dallas Texas

   INFORMATION
      This comprehensive three and a half day program will address the
      major issues relating to reliability and yield in wire bonding
      and plastic encapsulation.  Coverage includes:  testing, intermetallic
      reactions, bond failures, cleaning methods, mechanical problems,
      and types and applications of die bonding.  A one day overview
      of materials and material properties necessary to understand the
      above material will begin the program.

      Contact:
            Engineering Professional Development
            Box 9 Harvill Building, Room 235
            Second and Olive Street
            University of Arizona
            Tucson, AX 85721
                  Tel: (602)621-3054
                  Fax: (602)621-1443


   PROGRAM

      Monday: May 6, 1995
            * Introduction to materials used in microelectronics assembly
            * Mechanical properties of materials
            * Phase diagrams and microstructural development
            * Surfaces and interfaces
            * Corrosion and degradation of materials

      Tuesday: May 7, 1995
            * Introduction to solder bonding
            * Methods of bond evaluation
            * Elements of solder bonding
            * Molded plastic packages
            * Overview of process. die attach + wire bond + transfer molding
            * Die attach adhesives and process
            * Epoxy molding compounds and molding process
            * Reliability and failure mechanisms
            * Automated, on line assembly
            * New adhesive types and forms.

      Wednesday: May 8, 1995
            * Other IC package types
            * Circuit board assembly
            * Multichip modules
            * Silicone gels and coatings
            * Military hybrids, hermetic metal packages
            * Plastic cavity packages
            * RF and other high heat packages
            * CERDIPs and other ceramic packages
            * Wire bond testing
            * Intermetallic compounds
            * Bond failures resulting from plating impurities

      Thursday: May 9, 1995
            * Cleaning to imporve bondability and reliability
            * Cratering in silicon and gallium arsenide
            * Mechanical problems in wire bonding
            * Assessng reliability of new bonding mettalurgy
            * The right way to choose a new bonding technology
            * Other extended topics.
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BOOKS



Multichip Modules and Related Technologies

                Author:  G.L. Ginsberg,and D.P. Schnorr
                Publisher:  McGraw Hill (1994)
                290 pages  $55

   SUMMARY:  From EP&P Description
      With an emphasis on materials, processes, and applicaitons,
      this book covers the considerations associated with MCM-C
      MCM-D and MCM-L as well as other related technologies.  It is
      intended for use as a text for college or graduate study; for
      design, fabrication, and process engineers; for managers planning
      new or alternate technology; and for the marketing and sales people
      who need a practical understanding of MCMs.

      Chapter 1 overviews electronic packaging driving forces, including
      costs, IC fabrication, performance, and substrate price vs density.
      Overall considerations for MCM packages, basic elements of MCM
      packages, bare die termination techniques, and design considerations
      are covered in chapters 2 through 5.  Chapters 6, 7, and 8 cover
      the MCM-C, MCM-D, and MCM-L package types.  The final chapters
      cover supplemental interconnection devices, thermal design 
      considerations, and MCM applications.
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The Mechanics of Solder Alloy Interconnects

                Author:  D.R. Frear, et al (Editors)
                Publisher:  Van Nostrand Reinhold (1994)
                418 pages  $70

   SUMMARY:  From EP&P Description
      This book details the four basic parameters essential for implementing
      a computational solder interconnect system model.  The parameters are
      response of each material in the assembly, geometry of the assembly,
      loading conditions, and boundary conditions.

      Chapter 1 provides an overview.  Chapter 2 discusses the basic
      material properties of solder alloys including their metallurgical
      aspects and mechanical response in test environments.  Formation, 
      importance and mechanical properties of intermetallics and
      interface materials are presented in chapter 3.  Chapter 4 details the
      constitutive models of solder alloys.  Chapter 5 discusses methods
      for predicting the shape of the joint from the melt.  Chapter 6
      discusses solder interconnect thermomechanical modeling, including
      geometry approximations, boundary conditions, loading considerations,
      and modeling techniques.  Chapter 7 covers lifetime prediction through
      accelerated testing techniques.  Chapters 8 and 9 describe through-
      hole solder moint, surface mount solder moint and multichip module
      applications.
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Ball Grid Array Technology

                Author:  John H. Lau (Editor)
                Publisher:  McGraw Hill  ISBN 0-07-036608  (1995)
                612 pages

   CONTENTS:
      Chp 1:  Brief introduction to ball grid array technologies
      Chp 2:  Ceramic substrates for ball grid array packages
      Chp 3:  Plastic substrates for ball grid array packages
      Chp 4:  Printed circuit board routing considerations for BGA
      Chp 5:  Overview of ceramic ball and column grid array packaging
      Chp 6:  Ceramic ball grid array assembly
      Chp 7:  Thermal and electrical management of ceramic ball grid
               array assembly
      Chp 8:  Reliability of ceramic ball grid array assembly
      Chp 9:  Plastic ball grid array packaging technology
      Chp 10: Plastic ball grid array assembly
      Chp 11: Thermal and electrical performance management in plastic
               ball grid array packages from the vendor's perspective
      Chp 12: Thermal and electrical management of plastic BGA packages -
               A user's perspective
      Chp 13: Reliability of plastic ball grid array assembly
      Chp 14: Area tape automated bonding ball grid array technology
      Chp 15: Inspection of ball grid array assembly
      Chp 16: Rework of ball grid array assemblies
      Chp 17: Burn in sockets for ball grid arrays (BGAs) 
      Chp 18: BGA infrastructure
      Chp 19: Packaging glossary
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Chip on Board Technologies for Multichip Modules

                Author:  John H. Lau (Editor)
                Publisher:  Van Nostrand Reinhold  ISBN 0-442-01441-4  (1994)
                545 pages

   CONTENTS:
      Chp 1:  A brief introduction to wire bonding, tape automated bonding,
              and flip chip on board for multichip module applications
      Chp 2:  Making COB testing tractable: Chip pretest and system 
              diagnostics
      Chp 3:  Chip level interconnect: Wire bonding for multichip modules
      Chp 4:  Chip level interconnect: Wafer bumping and inner lead bonding
      Chp 5:  Chip level interconnect: Solder bumped flip chip
      Chp 6:  Chip attachment
      Chp 7:  Wire bonding chip on board
      Chp 8:  Tape automated bonding chip on board and MCM-D
      Chp 9:  Solder bumped flip chip attach on SLC board and multichip module
      Chp 10: Micron bump bonding chip on board
      Chp 11: Chip on board encapsulation
      Chp 12: Underfill encapsulation for flip chip applications
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Handbook of Tape Automated Bonding

                Author:  John H. Lau (Editor)
                Publisher:  Van Nostrand Reinhold  ISBN 0-442-00427-3  (1992)
                630 pages

   CONTENTS:
      Chp 1:  A brief introduction to tape automated bonding
      Chp 2:  Electrical performance of tape automated bonding
      Chp 3:  First-level packaging costs: Tape bonding versus
               other high-lead package options
      Chp 4:  Maaterials choices for tape automated bonding
      Chp 5:  TAB tape design and manufacturing     
      Chp 6:  Wafer bumping
      Chp 7:  TAB inner lead bonding
      Chp 8:  TAB testing and burn-in
      Chp 9:  TAB encapsulation
      Chp 10: TAB outer lead bonding
      Chp 11: Equipment selection for TAB outer lead bonding
      Chp 12: TAB inspection and rework
      Chp 13: TAB thermal management
      Chp 14: Reliability aspects of tape automated bonding
      Chp 15: Multichip packaging with TAB
      Chp 16: Interconnection substrates for TAB devices
      Chp 17: TAB developments and trends in Europe
      Chp 18: TAB developments and trends in Japan
      Chp 19: TAB implementation: A case study in the military environment
      Chp 20: TAB implementation: A case study in the commercial environment
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Handbook of Fine Pitch Surface Mount Technology

                Author:  John H. Lau (Editor)
                Publisher:  Van Nostrand Reinhold  ISBN 0-442-01258-6  (1994)
                630 pages

   CONTENTS:
      Chp 1:  A brief introduction to fine pitch surface mount technology
      Chp 2:  Fine pitch packaging for surface mount
      Chp 3:  Solderability of fine pitch surface mount components
      Chp 4:  Substrate materials and design for fine pitch technology
      Chp 5:  Fine pitch soldering and solder pastes
      Chp 6:  Screen and stencil printing technology for fine pitch assembly
      Chp 7:  Pick and place technology for fine pitch assembly
      Chp 8:  Estimation of solder volume
      Chp 9:  Vapor phase solder reflow for fine pitch assembly
      Chp 10: Convection/infrared and convection dominant reflow soldering
               of fine pitch SMT devices
      Chp 11: Forced convective solder reflow for fine pitch assembly
      Chp 12: Nitrogen-based solder reflow for fine pitch assembly
      Chp 13: Pulsed thermode hotbar bonding
      Chp 14: Aqueous and semiaqueous cleaning of fine pitch assemblies
      Chp 15: NonCFC cleaning (No-Clean) of fine pitch assemblies
      Chp 16: Inspection of fine pitch assemblies
      Chp 17: Surface mount repair
      Chp 18: Total quality management (TQM) and statistical process
               control (SPC) for fine pitch assembly
      Chp 19: Thermal management of fine pitch assemblies
      Chp 20: Electrical testing of bare fine pitch printed circuit boards
      Chp 21: Reliability aspects of fine pitch assembly
      Chp 22: Technical management issues of fine pitch technology
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Thermal Stress and Strain in Microelectronics Packaging

                Author:  John H. Lau (Editor)
                Publisher:  Van Nostrand Reinhold  ISBN 0-442-01058-3  (1993)
                870 pages

   CONTENTS:
      Chp 1:  Thermomechanivs for electronics packaging
      Chp 2:  Thermal expansivity and thermal stress in multilayered 
               structures
      Chp 3:  Thermal stresses in anisotropic multilayered structures
      Chp 4:  Transient thermal stresses in multilayered devices
      Chp 5:  Temperature dependence of thermal expansion of materials
               for electronics packages
      Chp 6:  Thermal stress considerations in die-attachment
      Chp 7:  Die stress measurement using piezoresistive stress sensors
      Chp 8:  Analysis of the thermal loading on electronics packages by
               enhanced moire interferometry
      Chp 9:  Correlation of analytical and experimental approaches to
               determination of thermally induced printed wiring board
               (PWB) warpage
      Chp 10: Thermal stress-induced open-circuit failure in microelectronics
               thin-film metallizations
      Chp 11: Thermal stress and stress-induced voiding in passivated narrow
                line metalizations on ceramic substrates
      Chp 12: Predicted bow of plastic packages of integrated circuit 
               (IC) devices
      Chp 13: Thermal and moisture stresses in plastic packages
      Chp 14: Solutions to moisture resistance degradation during solder
               reflow of plastic surface mount components. 
      Chp 15: Thermomechanical fatigue of 63SN-37Pb solder joints
      Chp 16: A prediction of the thremal fatigue life of solder joints using
               crack propagation rate and equivalent strain range
      Chp 17: Microstructural evaluation of SnPb solder and Pd-Ag thick-film
               conductor metalization under thermal cycling and aging conditions
      Chp 18: Solder joint reliability of leadless chip carriers
      Chp 19: Solder creep-fatigue interactions with flexible leaded surface
               mount components
      Chp 20: Thermal stress issues in plated-through-hole reliability
      Chp 21: Nonlinear analysis of a ceramic pin grid array (PGA) soldered
               to an orthotropic epoxy substrate
      Chp 22: Mechanics of wirebond interconects      
      Chp 23: Corrosion in microelectronics packages
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Solder Joint Reliability

                Author:  John H. Lau (Editor)
                Publisher:  Van Nostrand Reinhold  ISBN 0-442-00260-2  (1991)
                630 pages

   CONTENTS:
      Chp 1:  Flux reactions and solderability
      Chp 2:  Solder paste technology and applications
      Chp 3:  Technical considerations in vapor phase and infrared
               reflow processes
      Chp 4:  Optimizing the wave soldering process
      Chp 5:  Post-solder cleaning considerations
      Chp 6:  Scanning electronic microscopy/energy dispersive X-ray
               (SEM/EDX) characterization of solder-solderability and
               reliability
      Chp 7:  The role of microstructure in thermal fatigue of Pb-Sn solder
               joints
      Chp 8:  Microstructure and mechanical propoerties of solder alloys
      Chp 9:  The interaction of creep and fatigue in lead-tim solders
      Chp 10: Creep and stress relaxation in solder joints
      Chp 11: Effects of strain range, ramp time, hold time, and temperature
               on the isothermal fatigue life of tin-lead solder alloys.
      Chp 12: A damage integral methodology for thermal and mechanical
               fatigue opf solder joints
      Chp 13: Modern appraches to fatigue life prediction of SMT solder joints
      Chp 14: Predicting thermal and mechanical fatigue lives from isothermal
               low cycle data
      Chp 15: Static and dynamic analysis of surface mount component leads
                and solder joints
      Chp 16: Integrated matrix creep:  Application to accelerated testing
                and lifetime prediction
      Chp 17: Solder joint reliability, accelerated testing, and result
                evaluation
      Chp 18: Surface mount attachment reliability and figures of merit for
                design for reliability
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The Mechanics of Solder Alloy Interconnects

                Author:  D. Frear, S.N. Burchett, H.S. Morgan,
                         and  John H. Lau (Editors)
                Publisher:  Van Nostrand Reinhold  ISBN 0-442-01505-4  (1994)
                420 pages

   CONTENTS:
      Chp 1: Introduction: The mechanics of solder allow interconnect
      Chp 2: Microstructural influences on the mechanical properties of solder
      Chp 3: Interfaces and intermetallics
      Chp 4: Constitutive models
      Chp 5: Prediction of solder joint geometry
      Chp 6: Life prediction and accelerated testing
      Chp 7: Thermomechanical modeling of solder joints: numerical
               considerations
      Chp 8: Applications: through-hole
      Chp 9: Surface mount solder joints under thermal, mechanical, and
               vibration conditions
     
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