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Minutes of U-1 Passive Components Steering Committee
October 3, 2000
Wyndham Hotel, San Diego, CA

1 Committee organization and procedures

1.1 Membership and attendance

Self-introductions were made, attendance taken, and it was determined that a quorum was present. Chairman thanked the new ECA staff for a good job in setting up the current meeting.

1.2 Approval of the Agenda

Motion to approve the agenda for today's meeting. Agenda approved.

1.3 Approval of the Minutes

Motion to approve 4/2000 U-1 minutes. Seconded. Motion carried to approve minutes.

1.4 Correspondence

No correspondence was received.

1.5 Review of Committee's Scope

No review of committee scope needed.

1.6 Subcommittee and Working Group Reports

- P-10 - IPD - Paul Krystek - Working on Test requirements for chip scale testing. Will be out for ballot shortly.
New Chairman Michael Mcoullough
Vice Chairman -John Jorgenson
Secretary Michael Tinkleman
- P-14 - Fuses - Bill Travis - Working on several standards. Expect them out shortly.
- G11.committee- No representative
- P-2.5 - Tantalum - Dave Toomey - Working on specification for tantalum polymer and for high temperature (150C) product.
- P-2.1 CeramicWorking Group - Dave Richardson - Set agenda for next working group. Looking at high capacitance values - what values should you standardize on? Working on EIA 198-1, 2 & 3.
- P-4 - Caddy Greenidge discussed PDP-100 and putting it up on the ECA web.
- P-2.2 - Film - Mike Mosier. Will elect a new chairman today. May add Mica capacitors to scope of P-2.2 committee.
- P-2.4 - Aluminum - Mike Mosier - (working on SMD draft), Application guideline was balloted and approved. They are talking about combining the P2.2 and 2.4 committees.
- P-9 - Test Methods - Mike Mosier -Revising EIA 186 (Like Mil Std 202).

1.7 "Issue 1" International Environmental Initiatives & The Electronics Industry - Holly Evans, Director Environment Programs, EIA (A copy of Holly Evan's presentation is attached to the U-1 minutes)

Presentation covered EIA's Product Ecology Initiative whose goal is to reduce environmental impacts over the entire life cycle of a product. The Product Ecology Initiative has three main areas: - Design for the Environment, Product Use, and End of Life Management. Holly also covered domestic and global environmental regulatory and legislative issues including the lead-free issue and the WEEE initiative, and discussed the activities of the EIA Environmental Issues Council, which includes 400 members from EIA companies.

Holly Evans agreed to give an Environmental update at future U-1 meetings. Keith Seamands will distribute copies of Holly Evan's presentation to his counter parts at Ford and Chrysler.

Copies of draft EIA Supply Chain Questionnaire to be distributed to all U-1 attendees. Action Item

2.0 Old Business

No old business to be discussed.

3.0 New Business

3.1 ECA Web Site Demonstration

Michael Tinkleman, ECA demonstrated the new ECA web site including the U-1 Committee information already posted - minutes, scope, agenda, meeting announcement, and 4/2000 meeting attendees. Bob Willis, ECA suggested that U-1 members also look at the EIA Government Relations "Washington Skinny Report" on the ECA web site to track EIA government affairs activities including environmental issues.

A discussion was held to investigate placing a link from the ECA web site to the AEC Automotive Passive Component Qualification specification for reference purposes. Action Item

3.2 ECA Web Site Information Content Discussions

Several members of the committee expressed a desire to have non-password-protected information on the all ECA engineering committee activities. There is some question about publication of the personal information (i.e. phone, fax and e-mail addresses). Just the name, company and committee information should be ok to have on the ECA web site. Considerable discussion followed.

Motion: Paul Krystek, IBM that the following information be publicly available without password protection: - Minutes, scope agendas, documents in progress, roster (name, company, Committee). Michael Tinkleman to contact committee members to see if they want their personal information on the ECA web site. Action Item

4.0 Future Meetings

4.1 Spring 2001 Meeting

Motion made and approved to have the Spring 2001 meeting in San Antonio 4/23-25/2001 (Mon - Wed). Agenda for San Antonio was set keeping the same order, but rotating P-1 from the last session on Wednesday to the first session on Monday 4/23/2001.

4.2 Future Meetings

For the Fall 2001 preference is for the first week in October in Boston with Orlando as a second choice. For the Spring of 2002 New Orleans was the first choice with Las Vegas as an alternative. The Committee thanked Brie Potash for all her efforts in setting up the San Diego and future meetings.

5.0 Adjournment

The Committee moved, seconded, and unanimously agreed to adjourn at 10:05AM.

6.0 Action Items

· Copies of draft EIA Supply Chain Questionnaire to be distributed to all U-1 attendees.
· A discussion was held to investigate placing a link from the ECA web site to the AEC Automotive Passive Component Qualification specification for reference purposes.
· Michael Tinkleman to contact committee members to see if they want their personal information on the ECA web site.

This meeting was conducted in accordance with the EIA legal guidelines and the manual of organization and procedures.

Keith Seamands, Chairperson
Signature on file

Dave Richardson/Michael Tinkleman, Secretary
Signature on file

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