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Announcement and Call For Abstracts
Topical Workshop on
Portable/Wireless Devices (PWD 2010)
June 17, 2010
Atlantic City, New Jersey USA
This event will be co-located with IMAPS Mid-Atlantic MIcroelectronics Packaging Conference
Abstract Deadline: April 5, 2010
Technical Co-Chairs:
Dr. Ephraim Suhir
University of California
Santa Cruz, CA , 650-969-1530
suhire@aol.com
Mr. Patrick Carberry
Investment Pays Inc.
610-502-1126
patrickcarberry@verizon.net
Organizing Committe:
Danko Antolovic, Avram Bar-Cohen, Ilker Bayer, Tim Buennemeyer, Phil Chan, Danilo DeRossi, Mario El-Khoury, John Emerson, Carlo Fischione, Reza Ghaffarian, Claire Gu, Timo Hamalainen, Ramesh Harjani, Avishay Helbitz, Vida Ilderem, Hideo Ito, Sundaresan Jayaraman, Jyrki Joutsensal , Kipp Jones, Jorma Kivilahti, Helge Kristiansen, Petri Mähönen, Toni Mattila, Wataru Nakayama, Johann Nicolics, Yoshifumi Nishida, Kanji Otsuka, Rohit Prasad, Petri Savolainen, Fortunato Santucci, Tong-Yan Tee, Ralph Wyndrum, Kishio Yokouchi, Qiang Yu
Workshop Focus:
The objective of the 2010 Portable/Wireless Device (PWD) Workshop is to bring together electrical, materials, mechanical, optical, reliability, packaging and manufacturing, as well as business leaders involved or interested in various types of portable and wireless devices, to address and discuss the state-of-the-art, challenges, attributes and pitfalls in theses areas of electronics and packaging engineering. This workshop has been specifically organized to allow for the presentation and debate of some of the latest and hottest technologies out there related to design, fabrication, reliability and cultural-and-business aspects of the devices. Abstracts are being requested on, but are not limited to, the following topics:
- Functional (electrical, thermal, optical) and “physical” (mechanical) design-for-reliability
- Home entertainment devices & systems • Predictive modeling
- Probabilistic approaches
- Experimental evaluations and testing
- Cellular phones
- Wireless devices
- Wearable computers
- Hardware/software interaction
- Power generation, supply, conversion
- Role of human factor
- Man-machine communication
- Access to information
- Audio and video recognition and processing
- Implantable and imaging devices
- Biosensors
- MEMS
- Outsourcing issues
- Impact on society
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- Nanomaterials and nanotechnology
- Hearing/vision Aids
- Neurological devices
- Blood diagnostics
- Disposable electronics
- Biometric identification
- Wireless/RF telemetry
- Microfluidics
- Environmental aspects/constraints
- Biocompatible materials
- Reliability assessments
- Environmental durability
- Accelerated testing
- Qualification approaches
- RoHS compliance & regulations
- Economics and business issues
- Government/regulatory issues
- Homeland security related issues
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Those wishing to present a paper at the Portable/Wireless Devices Workshop must submit a 200-300 word abstract electronically by April 5, 2010, using the on-line submittal form at: www.imaps.org/abstracts.htm. Full written papers are not required; however, an extended abstract of 1-4 pages is due for accepted presenters no later than May 28, 2010.
Please contact Jackki Morris-Joyner by email at jmorris@imaps.org or by phone at 202-548-4001 if you have questions.
Accepted papers may be considered for publication in the IMAPS Journal of Microelectronics and Electronic Packaging.
All Speakers are required to pay a reduced registration fee and are required to attend the entire event.
Submit Abstract(s)
Housing: Hotel Details Available Soon
Speaker Dates/Information:
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Abstract(s) due to IMAPS: April 5, 2010
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Speaker Notification/Confirmation emailed: April 16, 2010
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Extended Abstract or Presentation Material due: May 28, 2010
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Powerpoint/Presentation file for CD-Rom due not later than: June 16, 2010
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Powerpoint/Presentation file used during session: Speaker's responsibility to bring to session on USB and/or CD (recommended to have back-up on personal laptop or email to jmorris@imaps.org prior to event)
- Technical Presentation Time: 30 minutes (25 to present; 5 for Q&A)
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