Bottom termination components (BTCs) are becoming increasingly common in assemblies due to their low cost and high performance. There are varying types of BTCs in the electronics industry, such as QFN, SOIC, and LGA, all of which are typical on assemblies. The defining characteristic of these components is that the terminations are flat on the bottom, therefore relying on solder paste to make the component to board connection. This means that the height of the solder is primarily determined by the volume of solder paste and the finished assembly might not have visible solder joints to inspect. As you can imagine, this makes BTCs very challenging to inspect, often leading to X-ray analysis for process control.

Are you using BTCs on your assembly? 
Looking to understand the inspection process of BTCs?
Having trouble inspecting your BTC? 

In this webinar we will take a deep dive into the inspection of Bottom Termination Components utilizing visual, X-ray and cross section analysis. 

Using the IPC APEX EXPO Technical Conference as a model, this webinar will provide an overview of best practices for preparing technical data to write a high-quality manuscript suitable for conference presentation and publication. This tutorial is designed for anyone who wants to build their technical writing skills and share their innovations and research with a technical audience, and will have a special focus on the electronics industry. The session will highlight important advanced preparations prior to submitting an abstract or paper that should be considered by the author and their management. Using the style guideline created for ECWC16/IPC APEX EXPO 2024, attendees will receive an overview of the mechanics, format, and outlines used for an effective technical paper and presentation. Also covered will be how to avoid commercialism and common pitfalls that lead to inefficiencies and reduced quality. Time will be made available at the end of the presentation for questions and answers. IPC encourages anyone interested in writing technical papers to attend this free webinar.

With higher voltages come unique challenges. Layer in highly variable operating conditions and failure modes increase exponentially which can lead to serious consequences. This episode of the Road to Reliability series will discuss how failure modes differ for high voltage systems and explore lessons learned from real-world cases.

The Road to Reliability series brings automotive, e-Mobility and electronics technical leaders to share top challenges in achieving reliability targets for new e-mobility technology. Panels will discuss high level topics like reliability drivers and impacts, applications and operating environments for technology, target lifecycles and repairability, and more, collaborating to identify options to address these challenges.

Wondering how to make the most of your IPC membership? We can help.

This free 30-minute webinar presented by Logan Smith, Member and Customer Support Team Lead, will show you how to navigate the membership website pages to access all your benefits and how to participate in all the activities that IPC membership has to offer.

Review historical timeline of the research in this area. Join Dr. Syed Sajid Ahmad, Ph.D summarize and present pertinent results including the means & actions proposed and tried to alleviate the adverse effects of the Kirkendall voiding caused by the phenomenon. What promotes purple plague. How to control its formation and growth. Observation and measurement methods. Interface analysis techniques. Methods of failure analysis.

This webinar will preview the IPC APEX EXPO 2023 professional development course, “Troubleshooting SMT Yield Problems and Failure Analysis." Join Ray Prasad for this webinar and get an exclusive "sneak peak" on: 

Advancing your understanding of root causes of SMT and through hole defects
Implementing corrective actions in design, assembly and material purchases
Taking necessary actions to improve yield and reduce product cost.
You are also encouraged to bring your pesky defects for discussion and root cause analysis. 

Join Madison Maxey, founder and technical lead of Loomia, as she shares highlights of her IPC APEX EXPO 2023 professional development course. The course provides a primer to electrical and mechanical engineers -as well as product designers - on how to engage with electronic textiles for new product development. Attendees should walk away with a clear picture of when electronic textiles may be relevant to their engineering, which type of technology is ideal for their application, and how to thoroughly evaluate a technology when selected. 

This webinar will preview the IPC APEX EXPO 2023 professional development course, “Preventing Product Failure and Manufacturing Defects.” Join Dr. Jennie S. Hwang to explore how to prevent prevailing production defects and product reliability issues that affect the first-pass yield/cost/performance by understanding potential causes and plausible solutions.

Las empresas que invierten en formación para la incorporación de personal reducen significativamente el tiempo hasta la plena productividad, el retrabajo, los plazos de entrega y la rotación de personal.

4.00 PM: Welcome Address by Mr Rajiv Nath, Forum Coordinator, Association of Indian Medical Device Industry (AIMED) & Mr. G V Subrahmanyam, Jt. Coordinator, EVG, AiMeD