International Schedule
| Month | Issue | Articles Due | Close date | Show date | Show | Where | Special Editorial Coverage | Special Bonus Distribution | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Date | ||||||||
| January | 22.1 | 11-Dec | 29-Dec | January | 19 – 21 | Nepcon Japan | Tokyo Big Sight, Japan | Industry Milestones IPC APEX Show Issue | IPC APEX Show |
| January | 25 – 27 | IPC APEX Expo | San Diego, CA, USA | ||||||
| February | 22.2 | 8-Jan | 14-Jan | Jan – Feb | 31 – 3 | Pan Pacific Microelectronics Symposium | Honolulu, Hawaii | ||
| February | 9 – 11 | Semicon Korea | Soeul, South Korea | ||||||
| March | 22.3 | 12-Feb | 18-Feb | March | 7 – 10 | IMAPS Device Packaging | WeKoPa, Arizona | Post Show IPC APEX | |
| April | 22.4 | 12-Mar | 18-Mar | April | 12-14 | Expo Electronica | Moscow, Russia | SMTconnect Preshow Issue | |
| April | 20-23 | Nepcon China | Shanghai, China | ||||||
| May | 22.5 | 9-Apr | 15-Apr | May | 10-12 | SMTconnect | Nuremberg, Germany | SMTconnect Show Issue | SMTconnect Show |
| Date TBC | LTS Conference | Virtual Show | lts-conference.com | ||||||
| June | 22.6 | 14-May | 20-May | June | 15-17 | Semicon China | Shanghai, China | ||
| June | 22-25 | Nepcon Thailand | Bangkok,Thailand | ||||||
| July | 22.7 | 14-Jun | 17-Jun | July | 11-14 | Semicon West/FlexTech Show | San Francisco, CA, USA | ||
| July | 13-15 | Productronica, China | Shanghai, China | ||||||
| July | 19-21 | Emax – Electronics Manufacturing Expo | Penang, Malaysia | ||||||
| August | 22.8 | 10-Jul | 15-Jul | August | 17-19 | Semicon Southeast Asia | Penang, Malaysia | ||
| September | 22.9 | 13-Aug | 19-Aug | September | 14-16 | Semicon Taiwan | Taipei, Taiwan | Semicon Taiwan | |
| September | 21-22 | SMTA Guardalajera | Guardalajera, Mexico | SMTA Guardalajera Show Supplement | |||||
| September | 21-23 | Productronica India | Noida, India | SMTA International Preshow Issue | |||||
| October | 22.10 | 17-Sept | 23-Sept | October | 10-12 | Nepcon Asia (South China) | Shenzhen, China | SMTA International Show Issue | |
| November | 22.11 | 17-Oct | 21-Oct | November | 2-3 | SMTA International | Minneapolis, MN, USA | ||
| November | 15-18 | Semicon Europa | Munich, Germany | Semicon Europa | |||||
| December | 22.12 | 24-Nov | 18-Nov | December | TBD | Semicon Japan | Tokyo, Japan | Post Show SMTA International | |
| January 2023 | 24-26 | PreShow IPC APEX Expo | San Diego, CA, USA | PreShow IPC APEX EXPO | |||||
| Month | Issue | Articles Due | Close date | Show date | Show | Where | Special Editorial Coverage | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Date | ||||||||
| January | 23.1 | 16-Dec | 6-Jan | January | 24-26 | IPC APEX Show | San Diego, California | Industry Milestones IPC APEX Show Issue | |
| January | 25-27 | IPC APEX Expo | Tokyo Big Sight, Japan | ||||||
| February | 23.2 | 13-Jan | 20-Jan | February | 1-3 | Semicon Korea | Seoul, South Korea | MDM Issue | |
| February | 7-9 | Medical Design & Manufacturing | Anaheim, California | ||||||
| March | 23.3 | 10-Feb | 17-Feb | March | 13-16 | IMAPS Device Packaging | WeKoPa, Arizona | IMAPS Issue | |
| March | 22-24 | Productronica China | Shanghai, China | ||||||
| April | 23.4 | 10-Mar | 17-Mar | April | 5-7 | Electronica Manufacturing Korea | Seoul, Korea | SMTconnect Preshow Issue | |
| April | 13-15 | Electronica China | Shanghai, China | ||||||
| April | 19-21 | Nepcon China | Suzhou, China | ||||||
| May/June | 23.5 | 4-Apr | 14-Apr | May | 9-11 | PCB East Conference & Expo | Boxborough, MA, USA | SMTconnect Show Issue | |
| May | 9-11 | SMTConnect | Nuremburg, Germany | ||||||
| May | 23-25 | SEMICON Southeast Asia | Penang, Malaysia | ||||||
| July/August | 23.6 | 16-June | 23-June | June | Date TBC | Semicon China | Shanghai, China | SEMICON West Issue | |
| June | 21-24 | Nepcon Thailand | Khwaeng Bang Na B,Thailand | ||||||
| July | 11-13 | SEMICON West | San Francisco, CA, USA | ||||||
| July | 19-21 | Electronic Mfg Expo Malaysia | Penang, Malaysia | ||||||
| September | 23.7 | 18-Aug | 25-Aug | September | Date TBC | SEMICON Taiwan | Taiwan | SMTA Mexico and EP India Issue | |
| September | 21-22 | SMTA Guadalajara | Guadalajara, Mexico | ||||||
| September | 11-14 | EMPC 2023 | Cambridge, UK | ||||||
| September | 21-23 | Productronica /Electronica india | Delhi, India | ||||||
| October | 23.8 | 8-Sept | 15-Sept | October | 9-12 | SMTA International | Minneapolis, USA | SMTAi Issue Productronica Preview | |
| October | Date TBC | Nepcon Asia | Shenzhen, China | ||||||
| November | 23.9 | 13-Oct | 20-Oct | November | 14-17 | Productronica/SEMICON Europa | Munich, Germany | Productronica Issue | |
| December | 23.10 | 17-Nov | 24-Nov | December | TBD | Semicon Japan | Tokyo Big Sight, Tokyo, Japan | Awards Issue | |
| December | 24-26 | HKPCA | Shenzhen, China | ||||||
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