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 The Technical Conference paper presentations will cover the newest and unpublished results, techniques, materials, processes, and trends.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
Register for the Technical Conference by February 1, 2025 to receive 20% off!
Technical Conference Sessions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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℃
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Full Technical Conference
Includes all technical conference paper sessions, online conference proceedings, standards development committee meetings and Event Essentials Pass.*
Single Session Pass
To Register for a Technical Conference Single Session Pass, register for the Events Essential Pass and add Technical Conference Single Session Pass under additional items.
*Event Essentials Pass
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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