A BRIEF REPORT ON THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE & IPCA EXPO 2001 ON EMERGINGTRENDS IN ELECTRONIC DESIGN & TECHNOLOGY HELD IN THE PREMISES OF CEDTI, MOHALI, CHANDIGARH ON OCT. 12-13, 2001 during the formation of EDCI

Our national conference-cum-exhibition on Emerging Trends in Electronics Design and Technology concluded on 13.10.2001as programmed and set a milestone in the development of the electronics industry for electrical interconnection with the establishment of the Electronic Designers Council of India, the first of its kind in the country, in affiliation with IPC Designers Council, USA

Now, the Indian Printed Circuit Association (IPCA) has provided a platform to the electronic community in the country to discuss current technological trends in electronics design and technology.

Some highlights about the Conference and IPCA Expo:

>> Approximately 350 guests and delegates took part during the inauguration session, done by his Excellency Lt. Gen.(Retd.) J.F.R. Jacob, Governor of Punjab.

>> Renowned speakers from India and 7 speakers from abroad delivered their presentations

>> More than 300 students from various engineering colleges visited the exhibition, among them 65 foreign students from 28 countries

>> 25 reports within 09 to 14 October 2001 have been edited and published by the PRESS so far.

>>The first time in India, ELECTRONIC DESIGNERS COUNCIL OF INDIA has been established in order to coordinate and promote design concepts related to international design rules and international standards through education, communication, seminars and workshops

>> 47 designers from all over the country have enrolled themselves as members for the Electronic Designers Council.

>> The Draft Constitution of the Electronics Designers Council of India (EDCI) presented before its members has been adopted after a detailed discussion in the first General body of the Council held in the same premises on the 13th of October 2001. The General body of the Council after adopting the proposed Constitution, had elected for the first time, Office bearers and the members for the Working Committee of the Council on that momentous day.

>> We have received congratulatory messages and blessings from the Honourable President of India, the Honourable Prime Minister Mr. A . B. Vajpayee, the Minister of Human Resource Development India, Dr. Murali Manohar Joshi and from Mr. Pramod Mahajan, Minister of Parliamentary Affairs, Information Technology and Communications.

Messages received from the other dignitaries are

>> Mr. Rajeeva Ratna Shah, Secretary, Ministry of Information Technology.

>> ELCINA-President & the Secretary General of ELCINA and many other more well wishers.

>> We have received best-wishes and messages also from PCB and other global electronic associations who are co-members of the WECC (WORLD ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS COUNCIL) around the world – We record here with pleasure and gratitude the excerpts of their messages.

>> IPC-USA, President, Mr. Denny McGuirk.

"The IPC applauds the IPCA for their organization of this very important event..... We congratulate you on the formation of the Electronics Designers Council of India as an affiliate member of the IPC Designers Council. This new Council will be joining a global society of individuals dedicated to furthering the design profession"

* IPC-USA, Vice President Mr.David Bergmann As Secretary General of the World Electronic Circuit Council,
"I extend congratulations to the IPCA for the Formation of the Electronic Designers Council – Indian Chapter"

>> JAPAN-JPCA Chairman Mr.Masayuki Ito
"It is our pleasure to hear the establishment of Electronic Designers Council Indian Chapter on October 12, 2001"

>> EUROPA- European Federation of Interconnection and Packaging (EFIP)’s Executive Director Mr.Jo Warnier, Netherlands

"we congratulate our friends from India with the inauguration of the Council... cooperation between associations around the world is becoming extremely important. As WECC member it is encouraging to see that these activities are in close cooperation with a sister association, especially with IPC from the United States of America, having many years of expertise and knowledge in the area of confernece and event organising.

"The packaging and Interconnection industry is a global industry, not limited by national or even continental boundaries. Because the industry is changing at
such a fast pace the service and productions of associations has to adapt to
their members’ requirements The ELECTRONIC DESIGNERS CONFERENCE
AND IPCA EXPO 2001 are examples of adapting to these changing environments
in which we all operate"

-CHINA- CPCA Secretary General Mr.Wang Longji

"on behalf of China Printed Circuit Association and myself, I would like to extend my heartiest congratulations to IPCA on the first Inauguration Ceremony of Electronic Designers Council -India Chapter and the successful holding of Technical Conference and IPCA Expo 2001".

>> TAIWAN- TPCA Chairman Mr.Charles Wu
" We believe that Electronic Designers Council will successfully improve PCB industry not only of India but also of the whole world".

>> HKPCA, Hongkong Printed Circuit Association, Mr. Tom Tang, Chairman,HKPCA

" I wish you much success with your endeavours and look forward to many years of co-operation between IPCA and HKPCA to uphold and promote the interests of the PCB global community at large".

BRIEF ABOUT IPCA EXPO-2001 HELD DURING THE CONFERENCE

There were 11 stalls in the EXPO with global participation of a few leading electronic equipment manufacturers who promote activities of design, production technology and advanced raw materials required for PCB production and the list of participants are:

ERSA INDIA
BERGEN ELECTRONICS
LPKF LASER & ELECTRONIC AG, GERMANY
WALTER LEMMEN Gmbh, GERMANY
ELOCHEM RECYCLING Gmbh, GERMANY
SLN TECHNOLOGIES, INDIA
ALPHA IMAGER, INDIA
ISOLA ASIA PACIFIC(Phils) INC, INDIA
ADVANCED MICRONICS DEVICES, INDIA
AT & S INDIA LIMITED, INDIA
INDIAN PRINTED CIRCUIT ASSOCIATION, INDIA

>> A Souvenir highlighting the technical presentations made during the seminar for the benefit of electronic community, was released on the 12th of October to mark this important occasion in the history of IPCA

TECHNICAL ARTICLES REPRODUCED IN THE SOUVENIR ARE:

1. HISTORY AND BASICS OF PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
By Mr. Manfred Braun ,Joint Director, CEDTI-MOHALI

2. INDIAN PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD INDUSTRY & IPCA- AN OVERVIEW
By Mr. R.Chellappa, Secretary General, IPCA

3. THE PCB WORLD MARKET
By Mr. Manfred Braun, CEDTI, Mohali

4. MICROVIAS FOR HIGH-DENSITY PWBs
By Mr. Mahesh G.Varadharajan, Senior Scientific Officer, CEDT, IISC, Bangalore

5. MECHANICAL DRILLING OF MICROVIA HOLES
By Markus Schwarz, Posalux, SA, Switzerland

6. THE USE OF PRINTED HEATSINKS TO SOLVE THERMAL PROBLEMS ON PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARDS
By Mr. Lackweke Peters, Germany

7. TECHNOLOGY TRENDS IN THE MINIATURIZATION OF ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS
By Dr. Krishna Kumar, Director, MIT, New Delhi

8. IPC ROADMAP ON THE DESIGN AND DATA TRANSFER ISSUES (DESIGN TO MANUFACTURING) IPC, USA

9. DESIGN AND TEST TOOLS FOR CONTROLLED IMPEDANCE ON HIGH SPEED BOARDS
By Mr. Amit Bhardwaj, MD, (Asia Pacific)
M/s Polar Instruments( Singapore) Pte Ltd, Singapore

10. EDWIN – A TRUELY WORLD CLASS ELECTRONICS DESIGN SOFT WARE
By Mr. M. Thiyagarajan, MD, Visionics India Pvt. Ltd;, & Alpha Imager Pvt. Ltd

11. SIX SIGMA – IT WORKS
By Mr. Praveen Gupta, MD, Polar Instruments (Singapore), Pte Ltd, Singapore

12. ELIMINATION OF LEAD IN THE ELECTRONICS MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY
By Mr. Manfred Braun, CEDTI, Mohali

Those who are desirous of possessing a copy of the Souvenir published, may please contact us through our website email IDs.

>> For interested persons who would like to know more details on the activities of the newly formed ELECTRONIC DESIGNERS COUNCIL OF INDIA (IPCA), and wish to enroll as its MEMEBRS, please contact its Executive Director, Mr. Thiyagarajan, M/s Alpha Imager, Bangalore through the Council’s website
www.designersindia.org or that of IPCA www.ipcaindia.org
>> And most important of all, the effort of IPCA in organising the conference and the Expo was a great success. The delegates and the guests left the premises of CEDTI-Mohali with good memories and an impression of great success, after benefiting themselves with the enrichment of updated technological presentations made in the Conference.

THUS THE ELECTRONIC DESIGNERS’ COUNCIL OF INDIA HAS EMERGED TO BE IN EXISTENCE IN PURSUIT OF TECHNOLOGY TO UPHOLD THE INTERESTS OF PCB INDUSTRY

This achievement wouldn’t have been possible
but for your active support and contribution.
Thank you!

President and the Executive Committee members of IPCA