eKTN & IEC/TC40 Annual Conference on Passive Components
The Active World of Passives
The 2009 conference “
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organised jointly by the Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network and the IEC TC40
chairman
will be held on 9th September 2009 at Jesus College, Cambridge, UK.
Companies already registered to attend the standards meeting and conference includes:
Evox-Rifa, BHC Components, Arcotronics, Vishay (including Vitramon Sfernice), BC
Components (ex Philips), Epcos, TT (including Welwyn), Schaffner, Murata, Kao, Yuden,
Rubycon, Nippon-Chemicon, Nichicon, 3M and Panasonic.
To register your place and for further details go to: www.regonline.co.uk/tawop
The conference will bring together an international group of experts, component suppliers
and designers to discuss the latest developments in passive components.
This year’s conference will have 6 major themes
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Passives go Underground - Embedded passives
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Passives get Together - Integrated passives
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as semiconductor technologies continue to shrink, it is becoming increasing difficult to
accommodate passive devices for the simple reason that passives do not scale at the same
rate as semiconductors. In order to overcome this issue, designers are looking for other ways
to integrate passives into the overall design, in particular, by embedding them into the circuit
board or even the package surrounding the semiconductor IC. This session will look at
current trends to embed components, especially passive devices.
handling miniature sized components, such as the 01005 sized passive capacitor and resistor,
has been a challenge and has delayed its introduction to mainstream contract manufacturing.
It is unclear whether any further miniaturisation of individual passive devices will be possible.
In order to overcome these issues, component manufacturers are now producing devices that
integrate a number of different types and values of passive devices in one small integrated
unit, an IPD. This session will look at the development of IPDs, their application and future
direction.
Passives get real small - The 01005 revolution
01005 sized devices were billed as just the next progression in gradual miniaturisation of
passive devices. Manufacturing them is one issue - handling them and manufacturing
products using them has been a challenge that the equipment manufacturers and contract
manufacturers have had to address. So are 01005 sized devices now mainstream?
Capacitors get Powerful - Double Layer capacitors for transportation application.
Energy storage for transportation is becoming an important issue with a number of
alternatives. This session will look at the EDLC in transportation applications as well as other
capacitor technologies.
Capacitors get ultra-efficient - Low leakage, high value capacitors for energy storage applications.
Energy harvesting applications have a particular requirement for energy storage. The storage
capacity needs to be large, very low leakage and yet able to deliver high currents for small
durations of time. This session will look at advances in capacitor or alternative energy storage
technologies that will help enable energy harvesting, particularly for wireless sensors.
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Passives get Standardised - The case for Standards
All areas of electronics require standardisation to enable their widespread usage in industry.
The pace of development of all components including passives presents a particular challenge
to standards development. This session will cover the development of IEC standards in TC40
and related technical committees, and the role of the various standardisation bodies.
To book your place go to www.regonline.co.uk/tawop
Note: Early booking is advised as attendee numbers are limited and it is expected that this conference
will be oversubscribed.
The final conference programme will be release during August but there are still a
number of speaking slots available. If you would like to give a presentation please
send details (Title and Abstract) to nigel.rix@electronics-ktn.com
There will also be a number of “table top” exhibition spaces available – for full
details please contact Samara Dawson (samara.dawson@electronics-ktn.com ).
For any further details please do not hesitate to contact either myself, Nigel Rix, or Ken Ball
(IEC TC40) – contact details below.
I hope that you will be able to attend what will be an interesting and lively conference.
Nigel
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Nigel F. Rix
Technology Business Manager
Electronics Knowledge Transfer Network
Tel: +44(0) 208 133 5551
Mob: +44 (0) 791 2370752