Circuits Assembly articles from February 2005

Circuits Assembly archives from February 2005

Why spam is good for you.(Caveat Lector)
February 1, 2005... Spam dominates our working lives, and despite what you and thousands of corporate IT managers think, it's for the best. OK, sure, all those unwanted bulk emails are a nuisance. My own right pinky has been sore for a year, thanks to constant...

Fabrinet.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... Fabrinet (fabrinet.com) will add an array of equipment to beef up its volume assembly of optoelectronic components. The company will add equipment for laser diode attachment and thermosonic ball and stitch wire bonding from Palomar Technologies...

Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... Cookson Electronics Assembly Materials (alphametals.com) opened a research center in India, making it the first electronics assembly materials company to do so, according to the company.

DEK (dek.com) signed an exclusive OEM partner agreement with Stork Veco (storkveco.com), a European manufacturer of electroform stencils.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... DEK (dek.com) signed an exclusive OEM partner agreement with Stork Veco (storkveco.com), a European manufacturer of electroform stencils. The companies will develop electroformed stencils for SMT and semiconductors. Stork will no longer sell...

Autron Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Autron Corp.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... Autron Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Autron Corp. (autroncorp.com), will supply $20 million worth of assembly equipment to Hangzhou Eastcom Cellular Phone Co. Autron will also help manage Hangzhou's spare parts inventories.

Components distributor Nu Horizons Electronics Corp.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... Components distributor Nu Horizons Electronics Corp. (nuhorizons.com) has expanded its agreement with Clare Inc. (clare.com) to cover sales of solid-state relays and high voltage ICs in Malaysia, China, the Philippines, Singapore and Thailand.

Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (vishay.com), a manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passives, will acquire SI Technologies Inc.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... Vishay Intertechnology Inc. (vishay.com), a manufacturer of discrete semiconductors and passives, will acquire SI Technologies Inc. (sitechnologies.com) in a deal worth $17.7 million. The merger is expected to close by March.

Microtek Inc. (microtek.co.jp/english) has chosen BP Microsystems' (bpmicro.com) equipment for a new programming services facility in Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... Microtek Inc. (microtek.co.jp/english) has chosen BP Microsystems' (bpmicro.com) equipment for a new programming services facility in Isehara, Kanagawa, Japan. The new facility, called the Atsugi Programming Center, uses programmers, vision...

World's biggest buyer, HP, taking back procurement.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... San Jose -- Hewlett-Packard's efforts to lower its costs could bode poorly for its EMS suppliers, according to research recently released from Deutsche Bank (db.com). [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] HP (hp.com) spends an estimated $43...

Study looks at Pb-free yields across Europe.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... London -- A new study launched by a U.K. electronics association will compare manufacturing yields of similar sized electronics manufacturers. The PPM Project, sponsored by SMART Group (smart group.org) and the U.K. Department of Trade and...

Jabil adding 2 Asian plants.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... St. Petersburg, FL -- Top tier EMS provider Jabil Circuit (jabil.com) will add two new plants in India and China. The company will build a 175,000 sq. ft. facility in Ranjangaon, India, its second in that nation. The plant is expected to be...

Elcoteq to take over Thomson's Juarez plant.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Juarez, Mexico -- EMS firm Elcoteq Network Corp. (elcoteq.com) will buy consumer electronics giant Thomson's Juarez operations and take over its manufacturing in a deal worth over $1 billion. Elcoteq is paying $33 million for the plant,...

Dover Corp. (dovercorporation.com), the parent company of Universal Instruments (uic.com), purchased Datamax Corp.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... Dover Corp. (dovercorporation.com), the parent company of Universal Instruments (uic.com), purchased Datamax Corp. (datamaxcorp.com), a supplier of bar code and RFID printers. [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII]

Merix Corp. (merix.com) acquired Data Circuit Systems Inc.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... Merix Corp. (merix.com) acquired Data Circuit Systems Inc., a San Jose quickturn PCB plant, for $43 million.

PCB.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... PCB maker Photocircuits (photocircuits.com) will cut its manufacturing operations outside Atlanta and lay off 500 staff.

International Manufacturing Services.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... International Manufacturing Services (imsresistors.com), a manufacturer of thick-film resistors and substrates, named The Johnson Co. (johnsoncompany.com) as representative in North and South Dakota, Iowa, Minnesota and lower Wisconsin.

JNJ Industries Inc. (jnj-industries.com) has sold an AquaSonic AQS-7500 ultrasonic cleaning system with an RFS-25 recirculation and filtration system to Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. in Winona, MN.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... JNJ Industries Inc. (jnj-industries.com) has sold an AquaSonic AQS-7500 ultrasonic cleaning system with an RFS-25 recirculation and filtration system to Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. in Winona, MN. The system features an ultrasonic wash...

Brooks Software (brookssoftware.com) and AssurX Inc. (assurx.com) will codevelop an integrated MES and quality management tool for discrete manufacturers.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... Brooks Software (brookssoftware.com) and AssurX Inc. (assurx.com) will codevelop an integrated MES and quality management tool for discrete manufacturers. Brooks will resell AssurX's CATSWeb non-conformance, corrective/preventive action and...

LabTest Certification Inc.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... In partnership with TUV America (tuvamerica.com), LabTest Certification Inc. (labtestcert.com) has expanded its operations to Brazil and Ontario, Canada. LabTest-Brazil will provide consulting, testing, field evaluation and factory inspection...

TechSearch International Inc.(In Brief)
February 1, 2005... TechSearch International Inc. (techsearchinc.com) is planning a workshop on "Low-Cost RFID IC Packaging and Assembly" to be held March 29-30 in Austin, TX. Call 512-372-8887 for more details.

China's Lenovo to buy IBM PC biz.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... New York -- China's Lenovo Group (lenovogrp.com) will buy IBM's PC business for $ 1.75 billion in cash and stock, plus the assumption of debt. With the acquisition, Lenovo would become the third-largest PC company in the world, with sales of...

NEMI goes global, changes name.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Herndon, VA -- The National Electronics Manufacturing Initiative consortium has changed its name to the International Electronics Manufacturing Initiative, or iNEMI (inemi.org). "As a member-driven organization, we evolve to meet the...

Suntron to triple Tijuana plant size.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Phoenix -- EMS provider Suntron Corp. (suntron.com) has signed a five-year lease to expand its foot-print in Mexico as more business migrates to lower-cost regions. The company will expand its plant in Tijuana to 110,000 sq. ft. The plant is...

PTC nabs DARPA 3-D IC grant.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Needham, MA -- The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, the central research and development organization for the U.S. Defense Department has selected PTC as the prime contractor for a research project to deliver 3-dimensional integrated...

Cobar Solder Products.(People)
February 1, 2005... Cobar Solder Products hired Bob S. Silveri as applications manager. Silveri has worked in applications engineering in reflow, wave and selective soldering for Vitronics Soltec, Soltec and Conceptronic. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [TEXT NOT...

Pemstar Inc.(People)
February 1, 2005... Pemstar Inc. named Roy A. Bauer president and chief operating officer and to its board of directors. Bauer was chief executive of Key Teknowledgy Corp., and spent 20 years at IBM in manufacturing, product development and quality management.

James Pomeroy will oversee strategic marketing and communications at Tyco Engineered Products.(People)
February 1, 2005... James Pomeroy will oversee strategic marketing and communications at Tyco Engineered Products and Services, and Gwen Fisher (pictured) will lead marketing and communications operations at Tyco Plastics & Adhesives. Previously, Pomeroy was VP of...

Kimball Electronics Group.(People)
February 1, 2005... Kimball Electronics Group named Steve Korn subsidiary vice president, business development, responsible for new customers. Korn spent 17 years with Sanmina-SCI as engineering manager, marketing manager, production manager and vice president and...

Asyntis GmbH.(People)
February 1, 2005... Asyntis GmbH hired K. Andrew Bernal as business development coordinator for the U.S. He has 30 years of senior-level marketing and sales experience in semiconductor manufacturing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Data I/O Corp.(People)
February 1, 2005... Data I/O Corp. promoted Bruce Rodgers to vice president, Americas and Asia sales and marketing. Rodgers was previously director, semiconductor relations and marketing, and also served as president of Data I/O Japan.

Flextronics.(People)
February 1, 2005... Flextronics promoted Thomas J. Smach to CFO, succeeding Bob Dykes, who is leaving to become CFO and executive vice president, business operations, at Juniper Networks.

SMTA announces Best papers for 2004 Conference.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Minneapolis -- SMTA International 2004 announced the recipients of its top awards. Chrys Shea of Cookson Electronics won for Best of Conference; Alan Donaldson, Intel Corp., won Best of Proceedings; and Lars Boettcher, Fraunhofer IZM Berlin,...

Kester gets reflow encapsulant patent.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Des Plaines, IL -- The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Kester (kester.com) a patent covering a reflow encapsulant material and method of use. US Patent 6,819,004 covers an epoxy-fluxing technology that enables no-flow...

Going mobile: LG Electronics opens Paris R&D hub.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Paris -- LG Electronics (lg.com) in December week opened an R&D center here and will staff it with more than 100 researchers, part of its strategy to crack the top 3 of the handset industry market by 2006. At the center, LG will work on...

December cold for Taiwanese PCB makers.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Taipei -- December blew cold for three major Taiwanese PCB fabricators, all of which reported drops in sales and shipments. Compeq Manufacturing, and Wus Printed Circuit Board and Unitech Printed Circuit Board, three of Taiwan's six largest...

PLM tool cut ECO times 90%, TFS says.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... San Jose -- Three-Five Systems has deployed product lifecycle management software from Agile Software across its worldwide electronics manufacturing sites, Agile said in January. [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] In a press release, TFS...

Richardson acquires Chinese distributor.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Lafox, IL -- Richardson Electronics has acquired assets from Evergreen Trading Co. Ltd., a distributor of power components in China. "Evergreen has been able to realize exponential growth in the Chinese power conversion market through their...

SigmaTron gains medical clearance.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Elk Grove Village, IL -- SigmaTron International Inc. (sigmatron.com) has received a key certification for building medical devices, the EMS firm said in January. The company's Fremont facility has been certified to 13485 quality standards...

Wafer Packaging 'Congress' to reconvene.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Minneapolis -- The second International Wafer-Level Packaging Congress will take place Nov. 3-4, in San Jose. The event will explore cutting-edge semiconductor packaging, including chip scale, 3-D, system-in-package, system-on-chip,...

UGS to buy Tecnomatix for $228m.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Herzlia, Israel -- UGS (ugs.com), a supplier of product lifecycle management software and services, will buy Tecnomatix Technologies (tecnomatix.com), a supplier of manufacturing operations software, in a deal valued at $227.7 million. Closing...

New WEEE, RoHS guidance available.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... London -- The U.K. government has made available a series of publications on the WEEE and RoHS Directives, including best practice case studies. The guidance is available for free at envirowise.gov.uk/electronics. Among the suggestions:...

No Static at all: Desco buys SPI Westek.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Chino, CA -- Desco Industries will acquire the assets of Static Prevention Inc., a supplier of ESD products. Financial terms were not disclosed. [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] Under the terms of the agreement, Desco (desco.com) will...

DEK ships record 75k stencils in '04.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Weymouth, England -- DEK shipped company record 75,000 stencils in 2004, the company said in late December. "Over the last four years, DEK has made significant investments in our logistics infrastructure, manufacturing capabilities and...

Asian EMS makers avoid tsunami fallout.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Penang, Malaysia -- Early reports from Asia indicate that the electronics manufacturing services providers there emerged relatively unscathed from the tsunami that hit the coastline of the Indian Ocean and killed tens of thousands of people....

Henkel opens Electronics R&D lab in Irvine.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Irvine, CA -- Henkel Electronics Group (henkel.com/electronics) in January opened a state-of the-art research and applications center here and relocated its global headquarters to the site. The center is now fully operational. The 53,000...

Sanmina-SCI restates Q4 earnings.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... San Jose -- Sanmina-SCI Corp. reported revised financial results for its fourth fiscal quarter and fiscal year ended Oct. 2, adding a total of $5.5 million in charges. Citing accounting problems at one of its plant, the EMS company...

Hwang's latest effort on implementing Pb-free.(Industry NEWS)
February 1, 2005... Implementing Lead-Free Electronics, the latest book by Dr. Jennie Hwang, is a companion to the author's previous effort, Environment-Friendly Electronics: Lead-Free Technology. The new work, which is published by McGraw-Hill, focuses on...

Dead lines.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] Dead Lines Trends in the U.S. electronics equipment market (shipments only). % Change Sept. Oct. (r) Nov. *...

December good for manufacturing.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... Tempe, AZ -- Manufacturing growth accelerated in December, driven by a significant increase in new orders. Production ticked down--its third straight month of decline--but backlogs firmed, said the Institute for Supply Management (ism.ws). ...

Industry market snapshot.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... Industry Market Snapshot Book-to-bills of various components/equipment. August Sept. Oct. Nov. Semiconductor equipment (1) 1.01 0.94 0.96 1.0 Semiconductors (2) ...

China getting connected.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... Beijing -- Connector manufacturers in China will produce $3 billion worth of connectors this year, about 60 million parts. In a report, Global Sources (globalsources.com) said $2.1 billion worth of connectors--50 million pieces--were produced...

PC user ranks to double by 2010.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... San Jose -- The number of PCs in use worldwide will reach almost 1.3 billion by the end of the decade, up from about 575 million today. With markets in Europe, the U.S. and Asia reaching maturity, the bulk of growth will come from emerging...

Consumer products converging.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... Framingham, MA -- Digitization of media, expansion of broadband options, proliferation of new converged devices, and collision and consolidation of market leaders will define the top consumer trends in 2005, says IDC (idc.com). Big winners will...

EDA revenues drop 2% in Q3.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... San Jose -- Third quarter EDA revenues fell 2% from last year to $953 million, according to the latest statistics from the Electronic Design Automation Consortium (edac.org). License and maintenance revenue, the largest revenue category,...

In-Stat: 'IC' a fall.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... Scottsdale, AZ -- Semiconductors will slump in 2005 with revenue declining 5.7% to $199.3 billion, according to In-Stat (in-stat.com). However, the relatively strong global economy will temper the dip. Last year's sales were $211.4 billion,...

Gartner sees 15% dip for IC gear spending in '05.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... Stamford, CT -- Worldwide semiconductor capital equipment spending grew about 61% in 2004, but this year's spending is projected to drop 15%, according to Gartner Inc. [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] "The emergence of excess...

Report: electronics, IC manufacturing in China still on sharp growth path.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... San Jose -- Manufacturing will surge in China in the next three years, provided the nation isn't overcome by social and political issues, says a new report. Semiconductors, product assembly and design services will all share in the gains, says...

Cellular modem market gaining speed.(Market WATCH)
February 1, 2005... Scottsdale, AZ -- The cellular modem market had a breakout year in 2004, and prospects for the next five years are even brighter, according to In-Stat (in-stat.com). The market grew 167% last year, based on data from the first three...

Henkel: no limits in sight.(Talking Heads)
February 1, 2005... For homeowners, Henkel means Clorox or Dial or one of many other personal care or household products. For electronics companies, Dusseldorf, Germany-based Henkel (henkel.com/electronics) is a catchall term for Multicore solders, Loctite...

Pack it in! (your cellphone, that is): talk is cheap, but the device in your hand can really take you places.(On the Forefront)
February 1, 2005... A 21st Century Rip Van Winkle might well ask, "Say, what's that on your belt?" [TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] And you might reply, "Oh, just my phone. Sorry if the built-in alarm clock woke you." Now hold on. You are packing...

Evaluating screen printer options: how the three most common features impact board quality and throughput.(Screen Printing)
February 1, 2005... Sophisticated material printing equipment has a number of options designed to improve quality and reduce cycle and setup time. Options vary by manufacturer, but a common set of features is offered by all suppliers. The performance of each...

RoHS: the Really Obnoxious and Highly Suspect directive: sometimes the cure is more harmful than the disease.(Better Manufacturing)
February 1, 2005... "The lesser of two evils is still evil."--Jerry Garcia Once upon a time, in 1998, the European Union, in its infinite and collective wisdom, decided alarming amounts of hazardous waste were being dumped into landfills. A trend analysis...

Auditing the PCB fabricator: seven steps to saving time and money.(Global Sourcing)
February 1, 2005... An audit is a verification process, basically consisting of two parts: verifying that what is said is done and verifying what is done is effective (vs. established goals). For our purposes, there are three categories of audits: * Supplier...

Making the 'centigrade': how Motorola tested--and approved--a lead-free solder paste.(Cover Story)
February 1, 2005... Motorola began lead-free material evaluations several years ago, in large part because the company realized that finding a supplier to meet the unique and challenging requirements would be a long process. While lead-free pastes abound on the...

An alternative PCB architecture for high-speed chip-to-chip signal transmission: copper's 'limits' can be stretched by routing high-speed signals through the top of the package.(New Packaging)
February 1, 2005... Although today's optical data transmission technologies are loaded with road-blocking issues--including high cost, high power requirements, limited infrastructure and lack of experienced engineers--the need is not yet dire for the bandwidth...

Move equipment the easy way!(Assembly Insider: Special Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Move It By Air... Airsled[R], the safe and easy system to move heavy loads up to 20,000 lbs. * Airsled[R] technology easily floats heavy equipment on a cushion of air! * Crosses cracks and variances up to 3/4". * Eliminates...

Electronic reprints.(Assembly Insider: Special Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... Electronic reprints show your clients, partners and employees that you have been recognized in a well-respected industry magazine. They also serve as an attractive endorsement, adding credibility to your company and its products and services....

Professional PCB repair kits.(Assembly Insider: Special Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
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PCB UPdate: news and resources for PCB industry professionals.(Assembly Insider: Special Advertising Section)(Advertisement)
February 1, 2005... PCB UPdate is a semimonthly e-mail newsletter from UP Media Group, which provides subscribers with the terrific editorial content and expertise of UPMG's two industry magazines: Printed Circuit Design & Manufacture and Circuits Assembly....

Demystifying six sigma: the mythical gold standard for repeatability in reality depends on limits set for maximum acceptable variance from nominal.(Quality Control)
February 1, 2005... Industrial processes have always demanded the utmost repeatability, to maximize yield within accepted quality limits. Take surface mount assembly: as packages such as 0201 passives and CSPs enter mainstream production, assembly processes must...

Nitrogen's effect on Pb-free soldering: inert atmospheres lower superheat profiles and improve wetting.(Reflow Soldering)
February 1, 2005... Lead-free alloys such as SnAgCu (SAC) and SnCu have melting points of 218[degrees] and 227[degrees]C, respectively, about 35[degrees]C higher than SnPb eutectic. Reflow temperatures for SnPb are commonly 220[degrees] to 225[degrees]C with a...

Whisker formation potential in Pb-free electroplated connector finishes: pure tin over nickel performed best in these environmental aging tests.(Whisker Formation)
February 1, 2005... Although no generalized mechanism for whisker initiation and growth has been adopted, some factors are commonly believed to encourage the buildup of mechanical stresses in tin electrodeposits and, thus, whisker formation (1): [TEXT NOT...

COTS ruggedization simplified: yes, the military often buys the same parts from the same supplier you do. But how best to ensure that these civilian parts meet the military's requirements?(Testing and Analysis)
February 1, 2005... The use of commercial parts in military systems is now commonplace. In fact, the use of military parts is no longer a viable option, as the availability of such rigorously specified, tested and guaranteed parts wanes. Many of the manufacturers...

Defense and aerospace outsourcing trends: joint design manufacturers (JDMs) are the newest wave as EMS firms engage at schematic capture.(Outsourcing Models)
February 1, 2005... The defense and aerospace sector has always been in a follower-leader relationship to the commercial sector. Long ago the commercial sector realized the question is not, Should things be done differently? but What should be done differently?...

10 steps toward RoHS Directive compliance: manufacturers will likely need documented, auditable systems to prevent noncompliant products from entering the EU.(Countdown to Pb-Free)
February 1, 2005... The EU's RoHS Directive imposes unprecedented regulatory restrictions on substances used in electronics. The targeted substances are cadmium, mercury, lead and hexavalent chromium, along with polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) and polybrominated...

Does electronics really have a surface contamination problem? As field returns mount, our expert's answer is 'yes.'.(Process Doctor)
February 1, 2005... Is there really a surface contamination problem in the electronics industry? The question comes down every six months from some senior manager who has neither seen nor heard of problems with product performance. Nor have they seen articles in...

Siemens' Siplace X series: the new placement platform features a 20-nozzle head and 'smart' feeders.(Equipment Advances)
February 1, 2005... Siemens this month introduces Siplace X Generation placement equipment. Built from a common base frame, the X series comes in four-gantry (X4), three-gantry (X3) and two-gantry (X2) versions. The speed increases with the number of gantries. The...

Configurable printer.(Product PREVIEW)
February 1, 2005... X2 stencil printer is configurable from semiautomatic to inline automatic operation. Base semiautomatic printer can be upgraded to manual or automatic vision alignment, stencil wiping and inline conveyor. Integrated y-axis shuttle permits easy...

Synthetic paste.(Product PREVIEW)
February 1, 2005... SynTech-LF lead-free, no-clean solder paste is made with synthetic poly adduct components. Compatible with SnAg and SnAgCu alloys. Leaves nonconductive, noncorrosive, post-reflow residue as a protective coating. Said to have 12-hr. stencil life...

Post-reflow cleaner.(Product PREVIEW)
February 1, 2005... Aquanox A4520 cleaning solvent is for reflowed no-clean flux residues. Effective on reflowed paste and uncured SMD adhesives, is environmentally safe and protects solder joint/bumps from oxidation. Removes contamination; runs without scale or...

Thermal protection device.(Product PREVIEW)
February 1, 2005... ALPHA CoolCap protects components and packages during lead-free reflow and rework. Helps maintain yield and throughput, without process changes and redesign. Reusable custom-fitted caps keep packages below 245[degrees]C or 260[degrees]C and...

PCBA conveyor.(Product PREVIEW)
February 1, 2005... Model 2031 edge belt workstation automatically conveys products by their edges through manual assembly processes. Designed to maximize operator comfort while providing a flexible assembly platform for PCBs, pallets and assemblies. Available in...

SPC for repair.(Product PREVIEW)
February 1, 2005... Interactive repair station for assembly test systems has advanced SPC tools for automated collection of test, repair and verification data for process verification, quality tracking and statistical analysis. Can access board fault data, then...

Small footprint placement.(Product PREVIEW)
February 1, 2005... Samsung Techwin CP45 NEO placement system has a component handling range from 0201 to 1.65 sq. Places up to 20,000 cph with accuracy of [+ or -]0.0015" for QFP devices. Configurable with up to 104 8-mm feeders. Windows-based. Dynatech...