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Austin Heart of Texas (AHOT)

 Promoting Excellence in Printed Circuit Boards
in the Heart of Texas 

Meeting Program Topics

(Up to 5 years listings)

 

Year

Month and Program

2010
February 17, 2010—What's New in Allegro Editor 16.3/Constraint-driven HDI Design
Weldon Tadlock, Cadence Design Systems, Inc.
2009
December 15, 2009—Tourney at Slick Willie's Family Pool Hall

October—CANCELLED

August 11, 2009—IPC AHOT Vendor Day
IPC AHOT Designer Council Vendor Day & Trade Show
June 2, 2009—High-Density Interconnection (AHOT Joint Meeting with National Instruments)
Happy Holden, Mentor Graphics
April 7, 2009—PCB Pricing—How Design Translates to Cost
Linda Harnden, Westak
February—[Meeting not held—replaced by the meeting in January.]

January 27, 2009—Three topics and speakers
  • CADSTAR—Doug Boone, PCE Texas founder and Zuken Reseller
  • Dieter Bergman of IPC, Director of Technology Transfer (news and opportunities in the IPC Designer Councils) ETA delayed because of inclement weather.
  • Peyton Resource Group—Becca Gebert, Senior Technical Recruiter (resumes, interviews, negotiations)
2008
December—Tourney at Slick Willie's Family Pool Hall CANCELLED

October 14, 2008—A New Approach to the FPGA-on-Board Design Process
Bruce Riggins, Taray, Inc.
August 12, 2008—IPC AHOT Vendor Night
IPC AHOT Designer Council Vendor Night & Trade Show
June 20, 2008—Happy Hour at the Daily Grill in the Domain

April 7, 2008—Library and Design Data Management
Linda Mazzitelli, Cadence
February—[Meeting not held—replaced by the meeting in January.]

January 29, 2008—Flex Circuit Design for Manufacturability
Steve Kelly, PFC Flexible Circuits
2007
December 20, 2007—Tourney at Slick Willie's Family Pool Hall

October 2, 2007—Monster in the Closet, Part II
Kurt Lorenzen, Dan Baumgartner, and Rick Prekup
August 14, 2007—IPC AHOT Vendor Night
IPC AHOT Designer Council Vendor Night & Trade Show
June—[Meeting cancelled to prepare for Vendor Night in August.]

April 10, 2007—CAD Vendor Demo
Rick Loyd, Mentor Graphics Expedition; Robert Yoder, Mentor Graphics PADS; Weldon Tadlock, Cadence
February 6, 2007—Architecting the PCB—Successful Layout Through Placement Planning
Wayne Pulliam, AMD
2006
December 5, 2006—Tourney at Slick Willie's Family Pool Hall

October 3, 2006—Introduction to PCB Technology (PCB 101)
Linda Kutz, Westak
August 2, 2006—IPC AHOT Vendor Night
Multiple vendor booths in the atrium. Technical presentations in the auditorium.
June 6, 2006—Tour of Silicon Hills Manufacturing with Presentation
Rick Guthrie, Silicon Hills. Open discussion follows the tour.
April 4, 2006—Designing With Ball Grid Array Packages
Wayne Pulliam, AMD
February 21, 2006—Good PCB Design Process flow and Design Practices

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