IPC Conference Paper Archive

SINTEC is the project name for a Liquid metal alloy technology with the goal of creating flexible and stretchable electronics.  These stretchable electronics are applicable to wearable .. leer más

Textile-based touch sensing offers a novel solution towards creating flexible and robust tactile interfaces that fit within an existing manufacturing ecosystem.  Current fabric-based to .. leer más

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The research presented in this slide show utilizes E-Textiles.  The applications include: Physiological Status Monitoring Cognitive Status Monitor .. leer más

The DoD conducted a survey of PCB companies and the effects of COVID19.  The survey results showed that: Some U.S PrCB manufacturing facilities were significantly impa .. leer más

Indiana Integrated Circuits has developed "Quilted" modular PCBs.  They consist of multiple small "boardlets" with traces or pads on rough edges of the boards.  These rough edges f .. leer más

The Dod Executive Agent For Printed Circuit Board and Interconnect Technology (PrCB EA) has a vested interest in the state of the electronics industrial base and its ability to sustain and i .. leer más

This paper describes a new design approach to improve the cost efficiency of the “Flexible Printed Circuit” board (FPC also known as FPCB, “FPC” hereafter) by analyzing the impact of the boa .. leer más

To magnify data transmission efficiency, high electrical performance of PCB boards is required for 112Gbps. The required operation frequency tends to increase, and target loss tends to decre .. leer más

This slide show discusses the different categories of SMT components including, BTCs, dual and quad leaded packages, and passives.  The component use cases and typical challenges are ex .. leer más

The lack of material provenance in today’s supply-chain allows the undetected ingress of counterfeit materials to increase at alarming levels. Chemicals, components, including critical ICs, .. leer más

One of the most important aspects of the IPC Digital Twin standard, is the enablement of interoperability between many digital twin-based solutions across many facets of the holistic manufac .. leer más

The purpose of conformal coatings is to protect printed circuit boards and components mounted on them from the deleterious effects of moisture, particulate matter and corrosive gases. The co .. leer más

DurafuseTM LT paste was designed as an alternative low temperature solder targeting at enabling hierarchy design for portable devices with good temperature cycling and superior drop-shock pe .. leer más

Historically, evaluations of solder joint failures and solder joint reliability have been done with direct current (DC) methods, using event detectors or data loggers for high-frequency circ .. leer más

Rework of assembled boards is often a necessary but difficult proposition. The complexity of the rework increases with the number of components to be reworked. A specific case involves where .. leer más

This paper compares the thermal cycling performance of a quad flat no-lead (QFN) component and three different ball grid array (BGA) components assembled onto printed circuit board test vehi .. leer más

This Slide Show Utilizes the Cover Paper from the session.   This slide show discusses the use Power harvesting in conjunction with a typical battery and the efforts .. leer más

This slide show discusses inverters and power electronics for Heavy Machinery.  There is discussion of Wide Band Gap Powered Devices.  The purpose is increased efficiency gains.&nb .. leer más

This Paper utilizes the introduction from the session as its paper then discusses Wide Bandgap Power Electronics    All electronics products need a power source .. leer más

All electronics products need a power source. Thereby power electronics has a fundamental impact on their design and integration, from materials and device up to systems and the applications .. leer más

Driven by the demand for advanced electronic devices where massive wireless data transfer is required, a new generation of communication system, so called 5G has been developed. This new tec .. leer más

The electronic packaging industry is undergoing a revolutionary convergence between the printed circuit board segment and the semiconductor packaging segment. New, streamlined and hybrid pac .. leer más

In many aerospace and defense systems, there are increasing demands for multi-functional adhesive solutions that not only fulfill the traditional role of component and assembly bonding, but .. leer más

Power electronics based on silicon devices must operate below 125 C and IGBTs under 150 C - WBG devices could extend this to 200 C. Thermal management of power electronics, whether power sup .. leer más

For many years, metals have been used as thermal interface materials (TIMs) in the electronics industry. With high reliability and high thermal conductivity, metals have been a great solutio .. leer más

Despite its introduction over three decades ago, designing, manufacturing and testing of high-density interconnect printed circuit boards remains a topic of discussion. The introduction of H .. leer más

The ENIG finish is one of the most common final finishes finding broad acceptance in the market for decades. ENIG is the abbreviation for “electroless nickel – immersion gold” where it is th .. leer más

Field Programmable Gate Arrays (FPGA) allow customers the flexibility to configure devices after they have been manufactured. The demand for higher speed requires higher pin counts to provid .. leer más

Emerging Supply Chain Cybersecurity requirements, government acronyms, and actual security. Learn about the current state of mandates such as Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC .. leer más

This paper presents the concerns on trustworthiness for printed circuit board (PrCB) design, fabrication, and assembly sources for national defense systems, specifically products on the Unit .. leer más

This slide show discusses the cybersecurity risks associated with network integration.  The supply chain is the most vulnerable, especially sub suppliers.  A particular risk is whe .. leer más

Current policies and regulations intended to protect supply chains from cyber threats, especially the supply chain to the US DoD, have proven ineffective. Nearly $1 trillion in intellectual .. leer más

Published stories in 2015 of a maliciously altered server motherboard have made clear that the circuit board is vulnerable to hardware attacks. To demonstrate their vulnerability, a circuit .. leer más

This paper will discuss from an operational perspective what companies are or aren’t doing now and what steps companies can take to secure their overall IT enterprise which will logically he .. leer más

High Density Interconnect (HDI) Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs) and assemblies are essential to allow space projects to benefit from the ever-increasing functionality of modern integrated circ .. leer más

This slide show discusses Automation of IST testing.  It utilizes Dielectric estimation laminate assessment method (DELAM).  The slides utilizes thermo-graphics to locate the failu .. leer más

The push for faster data rates and increased signal density in printed circuit boards (PCBs) increases the risk of signal crosstalk on high-speed communication busses which can be highly det .. leer más

Optimal breakout of ultra-fine-pitch ball grid array (BGA) packages requires a mix of via structures – through and blind mechanical, stacked and staggered laser – often implemented in thicke .. leer más

The continued miniaturization of both packaging and component size in next-generation electronics presents a significant challenge for PCB designers and PCB fabricators. To effectively navig .. leer más

The combination of increased I/O density, reduced footprint, and multi-die capability within a single platform makes embedded die an attractive solution. The benefits of embedding active die .. leer más

The reliability control in airborne electronics products is essential due to safety and business reasons. As users do not have confidence in raw results provided by previous reliability pred .. leer más

Over many years defect analysis has been used at the company to determine the root cause of various defects experienced in the field on electronic products from customers. Based on this work .. leer más

Two independent Printed Circuit Board (PCB) suppliers found unusually high voiding anomalies in multiple manufacturing lots of PCBs that were processed over a 5 month period. The issue was n .. leer más

In recent years, neural network based deep learning models has demonstrated high accuracy in object detection and classification in the area of digital image processing. Manufacturing indust .. leer más

Blockchain technology has a lot of publicity in the electronics industry because of the way it has been used to address issues with sharing data across distributed networks and is recognized .. leer más

Automated test equipment plays a large role in the manufacturing process at the Kansas City National Security Campus (KCNSC). Every test run generates data which is used to determine if a pa .. leer más

Data is the New Oil Clive Humby, UK Mathematician and architect of Tesco’s Clubcard is widely credited as the first to coin the phrase in 2006: “Data is the new oil. It’s valuable, .. leer más

EMS factories have collected and used machine data for many decades. Over that time, much of the value derived from machine data collection has come from three operational use cases: allowin .. leer más

Smart Factories require continuous and reliable operation of all equipment. Therefore, equipment maintenance is becoming more and more important. A simple approach for equipment maintenance, .. leer más