Technical Conference

Discover the technologies and trends that will define the future of electronics. IPC APEX EXPO 2025 will feature the latest original technical data from the world’s leaders in electronics manufacturing research. The Technical Conference paper presentations will cover the newest and unpublished results, techniques, materials, processes, and trends.

Two Hot-Topic Special Sessions on Thursday

  • Advanced Packaging for High Performance Computing and AI/Data Center Applications
  • Advanced Packaging for EV Power Electronics


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Register for the Technical Conference by February 1, 2025 to receive 20% off!

Technical Conference Sessions

S01: Quality and Reliability 1: High Voltage & Harsh Environment Reliability

Tuesday, March 18 | 10:00 am-11:30 am

Presentation: High Voltage Temperature-Humidity-Bias Testing of Electronic Materials on the Outer Layer of a PCB – A Round Robin Study and Beyond

Presentation: An Industry Survey to Report and Compare the Understanding of Failure Mechanisms of and Protection Measures Against High Voltage Induced Damages To PCB

Presentation: Understanding PCB Failure Mechanisms Under High Voltage and Condensing Conditions

S02: Quality and Reliability 2: Ionic Process Residues and PCB Assembly Humidity Robustness

Tuesday, March 18 | 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Presentation: Methods Used to Qualify Soldering and Cleaning Materials and Processes

Presentation: From the Corrosion to Short Circuiting in Electronics: Investigation of The Detrimental Dendrite Development

Presentation: Investigating the Interplay of Ionic Process Contamination and PCBA Component Design on Water Layer Formation and PCBA Humidity Robustness

Presentation: Understanding the Crucial Role of Solder Flux Chemistry in Enhancing Humidity Robustness of Electronics

S03: Factory of the Future 1: AI for Test and Inspection

Tuesday, March 18 | 10:00 am-11:30 am

Presentation: A Universal AI-Powered Segmentation Model for PCBA And Semi-Conductor

Presentation: Unlocking the Promise of AI in Electronics Manufacturing

Presentation: A Method for Real-Time Rejection of Defective Components During the Pick and Place Process Using AI Technology

S04: PCB Fabrication and Materials 1: Platings and Surface Finishes

Tuesday, March 18 | 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Presentation: Pure Palladium Plating for ENPIG – How Bath Properties Impact the Process Handling and Final Finish Performance

Presentation: A Review of Current and Future PCB Final Finishes

Presentation: Ultra-Thin Gold Over Nickel (UTG) The Complete Electrolytic Finish for PCBS

Presentation: Cutting-Edge Pulse Plating Solutions for Uniform Deposition of Copper With Enhanced Reliability in State-Of-The-Art Server Technology

S05: Assembly Processes and Testing 1: Component & Assembly Characterization

Tuesday, March 18 | 10:00 am-12:00 pm

Presentation: Alternative Methods in Measuring BGAs for Thermal Warpage

Presentation: Detection of HiP of Burn-in FCBGA by Thermal Cycle

Presentation: Solder Graping Issue Analysis

Presentation: Early Defect Detection with a Scalable Broad-Spectrum Test Using Radiofrequency Reflectometry

S06: Solder Processes & Reliability

Tuesday, March 18 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Presentation: Achieving Lower Voids with New Preform Flux Technology

Presentation: Influence of Cleaner Saturation on the Wash Efficiency Under Bottom Terminated Components

S07: Assembly Processes and Testing 2: Component Reuse and Repair

Tuesday, March 18 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Presentation: The Economics of Electronic Component Salvage and Reuse

Presentation: Innovative and Cost-effective BGA Re-balling. A New High-Quality Automatic Process Integrated into an All-In-One SMT Equipment of Essemtec

S08: PCB Fabrication and Materials 2: Flex, Hybrid 1

Tuesday, March 18 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Presentation: Fatigue Evaluation of FPC Under Torsional Bending for Wearable Devices

Presentation: Research and Improvement of Manufacturing Difficulty in Narrow Cap of Rigid-Flex PCB

S09: Factory of the Future 2: Traceability

Tuesday, March 18 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Presentation: Implementing IPC-1782 External Traceability for Trusted Material Provenance Across the Supply Chain

Presentation: Process Traceability in Hand Soldering, Rework and Repair – The Missing Link

S10: High-Density Substrates

Tuesday, March 18 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Presentation: Density Substrates for Chiplet Technologies

Presentation: Effects of Tooling Population on Registration Accuracy for Imaged Features of UHDI Substrates

S11: PCB Fabrication and Materials 3: Laminate Materials

Tuesday, March 18 | 3:30 pm-4:30 pm

Presentation: Glass Type Comparison

Presentation: Extended Analysis of Temperature Behavior of FR4 Substrates when Processing During Laser Depaneling

Presentation: Design and Performance Study of Low Carbon Footprint Bio-based Copper Clad Laminates

S12: High-Frequency, 5G and 6G Applications

Tuesday, March 18 | 3:30 pm-4:00 pm

Presentation: Warpage mitigation, Board Assembly and Solder Joint Reliability for Antenna-in-Package targeted for 6G applications at 92-100 GHz

Presentation: Reliability and Loss Properties of Copper Foils for 5G Applications

S13: Factory of the Future 3: Smart Manufacturing Applications

Tuesday, March 18 | 3:30 pm-4:30 pm

Presentation: The Human Edge in Digital Manufacturing Beyond Automation - The Role of People in Industry 4.0 

Presentation: CFX drives the digital strength of the industry and leads the new era of intelligent manufacturing

Presentation: A Methodology for Performance Evaluation on Retrieval-Augmented Generation for Engineering Document Summarization

S14: PCB Fabrication and Materials 4: Additive, Semi-additive, and Novel Build-Up Technologies

Tuesday, March 18 | 3:30 pm-4:30 pm

Presentation: Large Panel Substrate and PCB Manufacturing Comparisons Between MSAP, SAP, and FAP Processing 

Presentation: An Additive Process to Manufacture Circuitry

Presentation: Capabilities and Challenges in Taking the Step from HDI to Advanced HDI

S15: Assembly Processes and Testing 3: Advancements in Printing and Deposition

Tuesday, March 18 | 3:30 pm-4:30 pm

Presentation: Variable Angle Screen Printer Head/Squeegee Benefits and Advantages 

Presentation: Revolutionizing SMT Printing: Enhancing Yields Through Optimized Contact Time, Sequence, and Fluid Dynamics

Presentation: Optimization of Solder Paste Printing for Ultra-High-Density-Interconnect (UHDI) Applications

S16: Protective Coatings

Wednesday, March 19 | 9:30 am-11:30 am

Presentation: Wearable Device Friendly Light and Moisture Dual Curable Conformal Coating

Presentation: Advanced Corrosion Protection for Electronics using ALD+ Parylene Multilayer Nanocoatings

Presentation: Evaluating Ruggedizing Polymers: Insights from Condensing Environmental Conditions

Presentation: Revolutionizing PCB Encapsulation: The Sustainability and Savings of Flood Coat Technology

S17: Soldering Materials and Processes Technologies

Wednesday, March 19 | 9:30 am-11:30 am

Presentation: Enhancing PCB Reliability: Voiding Reduction Techniques for Mixed Alloy Solder Pastes

Presentation: Evaluating the Enhancements in Reliability Achieved Through the Integration of Polymer Reinforcement and Solder Alloy Materials in Board-Level Assemblies

Presentation: Novel supercooled solder materials for lower-than-liquidus reflow

Presentation: Exploring the Feasibility and Challenges of a  Low Temperature Alloy in Wave Soldering Applications

S18: Sustainability for Electronics: PCB Materials and Processes

Wednesday, March 19 | 9:30 am-11:30 am

Presentation: Design Considerations for Sustainable Printed Circuit Boards

Presentation: A Comprehensive Sustainability Comparison of Primary Metallization Processes

Presentation: A Novel Fully Recyclable and Biodegradable PCB Material with a Drastically Reduced Carbon Footprint for Single Use and Short Lifetime Applications

Presentation: An AI approach to leveraging Lifecycle Assessments for Ecodesign

S19: Quality & Reliability 3: Assembly and Test Processes

Wednesday, March 19 | 9:30 am-11:30 am

Presentation: Conformally Coated QFN Assemblies under TC and a New HALT

Presentation: Spring-Probe Technologies for End-of-Line Test. History, Design and Latest Trends & Applications

Presentation: Futureproof PCBA Test with a Multi-Test Approach for Reduced Takt Time

Presentation: 3D X-ray of CTBA228 Assembly from –100℃ to 105℃

S20: Power Electronics

Wednesday, March 19 | 9:30 am-11:30 am

Presentation: Copper Salt-Based Sinter Paste for Use Under Air and Pressureless Conditions

Presentation: Thermal Characterization of Top Side Contacts in Ceramic Encapsulation Material for High Power Density Applications

Presentation: Flux technology Development for Solder Paste Compatible with Formic Acid Reflow Ovens for Power Devices

Presentation: Novel Thermosetting Material with High Thermal Conductivity, High Insulation Reliability and Demonstration of Heat Dissipation Performance of the PCBs

S21: Quality and Reliability 4: Microvia and Embedded PCBs

Wednesday, March 19 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Presentation: Reliability of Micro Vias

Presentation: Reliability and Value Proposition of Active and Passive Embedded Components in Consumer Applications

S22: Novel Thermal Interface Materials (TIMs)

Wednesday, March 19 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Presentation: High-Performance Phase Change Metal TIMs - Part II

Presentation: Liquid Metal Paste High-Speed Dispensing for High-Volume Manufacturing – Part II

S23: PCB Fabrication and Materials 5: Flex and Flex Hybrid Technologies

Wednesday, March 19 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Presentation: Flexible Hybrid Electronics Created from a Multicomponent System of Electroless Copper on Laser-Induced Graphene

Presentation: Study on Influencing Factors of Flexibility and Tear Resistance of Flexible Board

S24: Assembly Process and Testing 4: Thermal Profiling

Wednesday, March 19 | 2:00 pm-3:00 pm

Presentation: Thermal Profiling of pre-heater configurations with added convection to determine heating effectiveness for selective soldering

Presentation: Influence of Accurate Thermal Profiling on Reflow Process Control

S25: Additively Manufactured Electronics and Plastronics

Wednesday, March 19 | 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

Presentation: Direct Digital Manufacturing of Glass Additively Manufactured Electronics

Presentation: Additive printed PCB manufacturing for more sustainable electronics

Presentation: Enhancing Component Density in PCBs: A Study on Molded Interconnect Device Integration

S26: Factory of the Future 4: Simulation and Modeling

Wednesday, March 19 | 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

Presentation: A Specialized Overlay for Advanced Full-Wave Electromagnetic Simulations within AutoCAD Environment

Presentation: Applying pre-trained ViT model for PCB & Components Image Recognition at Scale

Presentation: Improving THT-AOI Image Classification through Federated Learning: A Study on Model Performance and Training Stability under Various Data Distributions

S27: Quality and Reliability 5: PCB Fabrication and Materials

Wednesday, March 19 | 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

Presentation: The Mechanism of Fill Voiding in Resin Plugged Back-Drilled Hole

Presentation: Investigating Hole-Wall to Hole-Wall Filament Growth Induced by PCB Design Features

Presentation: PTH Via Stub Length Reduction and Control in PCBs

S28: Design for High Speed, High Bandwidth and Reliability

Wednesday, March 19 | 3:30 pm-5:00 pm

Presentation: Printed Circuit Board Challenges for Achieving Signal Integrity at 224Gb/s and Beyond

Presentation: Evaluating PCB Fabrication Capabilities for Compliance with SFF TA-1002 and CEM Connector Specifications

Presentation: Best PCB Design for Manufacturing Practices to Avoid Fabrication Defects

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Includes Exhibit Hall; Tuesday Show Floor Welcome Reception; Opening Keynote Session; Wednesday Morning Keynote; Poster Presentations; Newcomers Networking Reception; Women in Electronics Networking Reception; Product Showcase Corridor; Learning Lounge Sessions on the Show Floor and Ice Cream Social on the Show Floor. FREE through online registration through Saturday, March 15, 2025, $50 online and onsite after April 6, 2024.

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