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Workshop Topics
for FCC 2008
FLECK RESEARCH
Global Connector Research Group

October 9 & 10, 2008 at the Red Rock in Las Vegas, Nevada

Topics subject to change without notice. Workshop handouts may not include all of the information that may be displayed or discussed during the session.

Workshop 1: Electronic Technology Trends Impacting Interconnect Industry
– Wireless: GSM, CDMA, 2.5 / 3.0 G, smart phones, camera phones
– Telecom: DWDM, ISDN, Sonet, WIMAX, Wi-Fi, DSL, VoIP
– Network: RJ Cat 5, 5e, 6, 6e, 7, RJ-Mag, high-bandwidth
– Mil / Aero: F-35, F-22, F-18, AH-64, DDG 82, LPB 22, SSN 774, M1
– Satellites: SPIRS, INTELSAT, Milstar, MUOS
– Computer: USB, 1394, PCI Express, SAS, SATA, BGA, LGA
– Auto: ECU, engine, instruments/cockpit, telematics, by-wire technology
– Consumer: MP3, DVD, digital cameras, games, digital TV, digital video recorders (DVR/PVR)
– Medical: Defibrillators, lasers, MRI, implanted devices, surgical systems, diagnostic systems

Workshop 2: Market Performance
– 32 countries of the world (U.S., Germany, France, Japan, China, etc.)
– End use (computer, telecom, wireless, network, auto, mil / aero)
– Leading suppliers by product: Printed Circuit, I/O, RF coax, circular, automotive, fiber optic
– Leading suppliers by end use: Mil / aero, consumer, medical, telecom
– Top product designs: Post / box, VHDM, serial interface, LGA, SMA, SC, flex circuit
– Top EDMs and ODMs: Factory locations, purchases of interconnects
– Major business and market issues impacting the industry
– Manufacturing processes: stamp and form, injection molding, reel-to-reel, dies and tooling