14th Annual Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium Registration Open and Program Announced

Minneapolis, MN � Registration is now open and the program is finalized for the 14th Annual Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium & Exhibit taking place February 10 - 12, 2009 at the Hapuna Beach Prince Hotel on the Big Island of Hawaii. The conference promotes international technical interchange and provides a premier forum for extensive networking among industry professionals and business leaders throughout the world.

Beginning on Tuesday, the technical program will consist of sessions on Environmental Sensitivity, Market Directions and Trends, Solderability and Reliability, Logistics and Prognostics, Test and Measurement, High Frequency Challenges, and a Keynote Presentation, "Cleaning Relevance in Electronics Assembly, the Value Proposition", by Thomas M. Forsythe and Michael L. Bixenman, Kyzen Corporation.

Continuing on Wednesday, the technical program will feature sessions on 3D Assembly, Unusual Soldering Challenges, Assembly Strategies and Processes, Pb Free Solders and Reliability, and another Keynote Presentation, "High Tech Investing in Difficult Economic Times", by Mario Ferrario, Redifin Italy.

Concluding on Thursday, the technical program will have sessions on Second Level Assembly, Solder Processing and Rework, Device Packaging and New Materials and Deposition.

Each year the Exhibition & Symposium attracts attendees from more than 15 different countries throughout Europe, the Americas, and the Pacific Basin. View the complete program and register at the website: smta.org/panpac. Please contact JoAnn Stromberg, joann@smta.org or 952-920-7682, with questions.

The SMTA membership is an international network of professionals who build skills, share practical experience and develop solutions in electronic assembly technologies, including microsystems, emerging technologies, and related business operations.