Schedule at a Glance
The ISTFA 2026 Schedule at a Glance provides attendees with a high-level overview of dates and times so you can easily plan travel, identify must-attend sessions, and make the most of your ISTFA experience.
| (Preliminary schedule as of June 2026) |
| Saturday, October 3, 2026 | |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Materials Science in Physical Failure Analyses for Root-cause Finding* (Registration Required) |
| 8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | 2.5D, 3D, 3.5D advanced packaging techniques: design, process, manufactory, yield, reliability, and failure analysis* (Registration Required) |
| 1:30 – 5:30 p.m. | Beam-Based Defect Localization* (Registration Required) |
| Sunday, October 4, 2026 | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Author’s Coffee/Briefing |
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:50 p.m. | Tutorial Programming |
| 10:00 – 10:20 a.m. | Morning Refreshment Break |
| 12:20 – 1:30 p.m. | Lunch |
| 3:30 – 3:50 p.m. | Afternoon Refreshment Break |
| Monday, October 5, 2026 | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Author’s Coffee/Briefing |
| 7:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 7:30 – 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast |
| 8:30 – 9:40 a.m. | Opening Session & EDFAS General Meeting |
| 9:40 – 10:30 a.m. | Best Paper Awards |
| 10:30 – 10:50 a.m. | Morning Refreshment Break |
| 10:50 a.m. – 5:15 p.m. | Technical Programming |
| 12:30 – 1:40 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:40 – 3:10 p.m. | IRFA Keynote |
| 3:10 – 3:30 p.m. | Afternoon Refreshment Break |
| 3:30 – 4:00 p.m. | IRFA Brainstorming Sessions |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | Integrated PFA, OFI & System in Package User Group Discussions |
| 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. | Tools of the Trade Tour (Ticketed Event) |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2026 | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Author’s Coffee/Briefing |
| 7:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 8:30 – 9:30 a.m. | ISTFA Keynote |
| 9:30 – 10:10 a.m. | Morning Refreshment Break |
| 9:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 10:10 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Technical Programming |
| 12:50 – 1:50 p.m. | Sample Prep User Group Discussion |
| 1:50 – 2:50 p.m. | FIB User Group Discussion |
| 2:50 – 3:20 p.m. | Afternoon Refreshment Break |
| 4:00 – 5:00 p.m. | AI User Group Discussion |
| 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. | Welcome Reception with Exhibitors |
| Wednesday, October 7, 2026 | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Author’s Coffee/Briefing |
| 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | Technical Programming |
| 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. | Exhibit Hall Open |
| 9:40 – 10:00 a.m. | Morning Refreshment Break |
| 10:40 – 11:40 a.m. | Nanoprobing/SPM User Group Discussion |
| 11:40 a.m. – 1:10 p.m. |
Specifiers, Justifiers, & Buyers – A Peer Exchange on How to Fund FA Labs |
| 11:40 a.m. – 1:10 p.m. | Lunch on the Show Floor |
| 11:40 a.m. – 1:10 p.m. | Student Young Professionals |
| 1:10 – 1:30 p.m. | Afternoon Refreshment Break |
| 1:30 – 3:00 p.m. | Panel Discussion |
| 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. | Poster Session & Student Poster Contest |
| 5:00 – 5:30 p.m. | Student Young Professionals Discussion |
| 6:00 – 9:00 p.m. | Social Networking Event (Ticketed Event) |
| Thursday, October 8, 2026 | |
| 7:00 – 8:00 a.m. | Author’s Coffee/Briefing |
| 7:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | Registration Open |
| 8:00 a.m. – 12:20 p.m. | Technical Programming |
| 10:00 – 10:20 a.m. | Morning Refreshment Break |
| 12:00 p.m. | Conference Concludes |
| *ticketed event/separate registration required |
