Dan’s Biz Bookshelf: ‘Elevate: Push Beyond Your Limits'
The Marketing Minute: The First Step to More Sales—Marketing
It’s Only Common Sense: Customer Service Is Sales in Disguise
SMTA Symposium on Counterfeit Parts & Materials Program Finalized
May 21, 2025 | SMTAEstimated reading time: 1 minute
The SMTA is pleased to announce the technical program for the Symposium on Counterfeit Parts & Materials. Co-organized by SMTA and the Center for Advanced Life Cycle Engineering (CALCE), the event will be held June 24-26, 2025 in Hyattsville, Maryland at the College Park Marriott Conference Center.
The technical program includes two semiconductor-focused keynote presentations. Other sessions will address trusted sources, technology, testing/accreditation, global perspectives, legal/policy issues, independent distributor concerns, and machine learning standards.
Matthew Hicks, Sr. Director of Foundries, Test & Advanced Packaging (FTAP) at Northrop Grumman, will provide the opening keynote presentation on Tuesday, June 24, 2025. Hicks’ presentation is titled, “Microelectronics Powering America's Defense.”
Chuck Woychik, NHanced Semiconductors, will keynote the second day of the symposium with his presentation, “A Global View Versus a U.S. Focus on Outsourced Assembly and Test (OAST) Facilities to Support Wafer-Level Packaging.”
The symposium concludes on Thursday, June 26, with three professional development courses. A full-day course titled “Counterfeit Parts Detection Using SAE AS6171”, is instructed by Michael Azarian, Ph.D., CALCE, University of Maryland. Peter Sandborn, Ph.D., instructs a concurrent half-day course in the morning titled, “Electronic Part Obsolescence Forecasting, Mitigation and Management.” Diganta Das, Ph.D., CALCE, University of Maryland, will instruct the afternoon course titled, “Use of Component Documentation and Supply Chain for Counterfeit Avoidance.
Registration for this event is now open. Discounted rates are available when registering by Friday, May 23. Access to the two-day symposium and professional development courses are included in the standard conference package, details are available on the registration page.
Share on:
Suggested Items
From Pitch to PO: The Sales Stack
07/18/2025 |Though all parts of a company are essential for holistic success, it is a foundational truth that a company lives and dies by its sales. If there are no sales, the company eventually ceases to exist, or as this quote attributed to Henry Ford says, “Nothing happens until someone sells something.” This is the July issue of PCB007 Magazine, where we break down the sales stack and provide a guide to up your sales game.
Silicon Mountain Contract Services Enhances SMT Capabilities with New HELLER Reflow Oven
07/17/2025 | Silicon Mountain Contract ServicesSilicon Mountain Contract Services, a leading provider of custom electronics manufacturing solutions, is proud to announce a significant upgrade to its SMT production capability with the addition of a HELLER 2043 MK5 10‑zone reflow oven to its Nampa facility.
KONIG Launches KP400: Advanced 3D Digital Conformal Coating System for High-Density Electronics
07/15/2025 | KONIGKONIG, a leader in electronic packaging protection solutions, is proud to announce the launch of the KP400 3D Digital Packaging Solution—a breakthrough conformal coating system that brings new levels of precision, speed, and material efficiency to electronics manufacturing.
Electronics Manufacturing & Assembly Collaborative (EMAC) Announces Innovative Student Competition
07/15/2025 | EMACThe Electronics Manufacturing & Assembly Collaborative (EMAC) recently announced the launch of the Bright Manufacturing Challenge 2025, a revolutionary hands-on competition that transforms how students experience electronics manufacturing and robotics engineering.
I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week
07/11/2025 | Andy Shaughnessy, Design007 MagazineThis week, we have quite a variety of news items and articles for you. News continues to stream out of Washington, D.C., with tariffs rearing their controversial head again. Because these tariffs are targeted at overseas copper manufacturers, this news has a direct effect on our industry.I-Connect007 Editor’s Choice: Five Must-Reads for the Week