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Minutes of U-1 Passive Components Steering Committee
October 8, 2002
Marriott City Center, Charlotte, NC

In the absence of the Chairman Keith Seamands, Acting Co-Chairman Dick Thompson called the meeting to order at 8:00AM. Vice Co-Chairman Dave Richardson recorded minutes.

1.0 Committee organization and procedures

1.1 Membership and attendance
Welcome by Dick Thompson and self- introduction of all members. Attendance was taken, and it was determined that a quorum was present. A special "Thank you" was bid to the EIA/ECA for organizing another outstanding meeting.

1.2 Agenda approved.
Agenda was approved with additions of P-1 Resistive Devices and P-14 Overcurrent Devices.

1.3 Approval of U-1 minutes from April 16, 2002 in Albuquerque.
Minutes approved unanimously.

1.4 Correspondences
Ed Mikoski, from the EIA/ECA, gave highlights from the Legal Guidelines Brochure.

1.5 Sub-Committee and Working Group Reports
A. P-1 Resistors - Brian Piscitelli reported. The committee is updating the 575 and 576 documents and added the 0402 and 0201 sizes to the film spec.
B. P-10 IPD - Brian Piscitelli reported. Three specs are in the works including the Application Guide. EIA/ECA members were encouraged to attend the Integrated Electronics Marketing meeting, also scheduled for this summit. A presentation by Dennis Zogbi of Paumanok is scheduled.
C. Randy Pinkleman described the agenda of the Integrated Electronics Components Marketing Meeting which is part of this Summit's meeting line-up.
D. G-11 - No report since there were no G11 representatives in attendance. Ed Mikoski will contact G-11 to see if they would like to remain on the U-1 agenda in the future.
E. P2.5 Tantalum -Dave Richardson reported.
F. P2.1 Ceramics- Mike Lauri Reported. Updating 521 Appl. Guide, 595 Visual & Mechanical ready for submission, voting on 198 Section I, 469(DPA) is finished and will be voted on.
G. PPDP-100 Mechanical Outline - Brian Piscitelli reported. ECA considering adding to website.
H. P2.2 Film and P2.4 Aluminum have been combined. Report by Laird Macomber. New committee scope will be discussed. The committee will consider AC motor start caps.
I. P-9 Test Methods - Laird Macomber reported. Updating 186 has been in progress and the committee voted to reinstate the spec for another 5 years but to point out that it is not for new design. The committee requests that the U-1 committee take control of 186 for any future action needed, since P-9 is scheduled to reduce its activity level. In addition, Mil 202 is current.
J. P-14 Overcurrent Devices - Dan Giblin reported. The committee will change the name to Overvoltage Devices to include additional components.

1.6 EIA Environmental Update --
Ed Mikoski of the EIA/ECA gave an update on world trends, and the legislation activity. There is a concern by ECA participants that there are many different interpretations, and many different reporting schemes, and this consumes many resources. ECA is trying to come up with a standard interpretation and reporting scheme, which would hopefully produce some standardization in responses. Ed provided details on the activity of the Environmental Issues Council (EIC). Heather Bowman heads this important department and any member can contact here at the EIA/ECA for information.

2.0 Old Business
2.1 Ed Mikoski of the EIA will attempt to get a representative (or report) from NEMI for the next meeting.

2.2 Web-Site Update -
Ed Mikoski informed the group about changes/updates to the web-site. He noted that a new "warehouse" feature has been added which lists authorized distributors for members' products. Specs can be found at Global Engineering's web-site (http://Global.IHS.com).

3.0 New Business

3.1 Lead-Free - Industry Update - Ed Mikoski covered this topic in his update on environmental issues. Additionally, John Gill from AVX showed a few slides on lead-free topics. Dates discussed included EOY 2001 (Japan), Jan 01, 2004 (Europe-WEEE), and no date (USA). It was also noted that some military products continue to require Pb.

3.2 Presentation-Technical Paper
John Gill, AVX Tantalum Manager - UK gave a technical presentation titled: Voltage Derating Rules for Solid Tantalum capacitors- A Fresh Approach.
John Gill indicated that he would make a copy available to Ed Mikoski for distribution to the group.

3.3 New Member Recruitment - A task force (Dave Richardson, Terry Charles, Ed Mikoski, and Dick Thompson) was formed to work to improve attendance, with an emphasis on adding more users to the group, by direct invitation, and by determining the most relevant topics and presentations that would be of interest to them. More users are needed, so that product directions and standards can be better defined.

4.0 Future Business Meetings

4.1 Jennifer Watson from the EIA covered meeting schedule and location topics. Since the current meeting conflicted with the AEC meeting, we agreed that ECA should work with the AEC to minimize conflicts. The schedule for the next meeting will be rotated, but will follow the same core schedule.

The spring 2003 meeting will be April 14-17th in Tempe, AZ. The site is the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel, 60 East 5th Street, Tempe, AZ 85281. Phone 800-547-8705 for reservations or 480-894-1400

The fall 2003 meeting will be in San Antonio, TX (hotel and dates will be determined by next meeting).

Tampa, FL was chosen by the group for the spring 2004 meeting.

5.0 Adjournment
Meeting adjourned at 10:15 am.

This meeting was conducted in accordance with the EIA Legal Guidelines and the Manual of Organization and Procedures.

Dick Thompson, Acting Co-Chairman
Signature on file

Dave Richardson, Vice Chairman & Acting Co-Chairman
Signatures on file

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