IEEE approved in depth electronic packaging course utterly superb PCBs and much much more http://www.prc.gatech.edu/academics/elpkg/ Section 3 is on PCBs - around 100 pages on this alone http://www.prc.gatech.edu/academics/elpkg/pdf/module3.pdf Section 6 - 30 or so pages on SMD http://www.prc.gatech.edu/academics/elpkg/pdf/module6.pdf Russell Source PRC at Georgia Tech and other centres - PRC director Prof Tummala seems to get around http://www.raotummala.com/ The Microsystems Packaging Research Center (PRC) is housed in the Manufacturing Research Center building on the Georgia Tech campus. Established in 1994 as a U.S. National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center, the Georgia Institute of Technology Microsystems Packaging Research Center (PRC) is the largest center worldwide dedicated to System-on-Package (SOP) and microsystems packaging technologies. It comprises 7 academic departments, over 500 students, 20 faculty, 15 researchers, and 50 companies from around the world. The PRC offers unique and interdisciplinary degree programs at the B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. levels as well as continuing education in SOP technologies. It also leads several conferences and workshops in packaging research and education. __________ Also available in a "real book look" form as a Google book for $ here (many but not all pages available free online) http://books.google.co.nz/books?id=P93ZrOWHlO0C&pg=PA82&lpg=PA82&dq=%22Electronic+products+are+now+integral+parts%22&source=web&ots=rjiJeS74xO&sig=WlxmLfgooBD7dh3Wka0jojPD_L8&hl=en#PPA2,M1 -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist