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Integrating Functional High-Speed Testing into the Structural Testing Process in Manufacturing
Mainstream manufacturing testing strategies involve structural tests including optical inspection, structural defect finding, such as opens, shorts, missing and catastrophically defective co
.. read more
The Journey into The Digital Unknown: How Digital Transformation and Connected Factory Are Changing Our Factory Landscape and Our Lessons...
The journey to creating a connected factory can be a scary and arduous task, with some not even knowing where to start. Our roles as engineers supporting the factories have historically been
.. read more
MTC Journey to Digitalisation for Smart Factory Using Legacy Equipment
Specialists in IIoT and Industry 4.0 at the Manufacturing Technology Centre have developed the first stage of Europe's first smart factory demonstrator for the manufacture of electronic asse
.. read more
Wettable-Flanks: Enabler for the Use of Bottom-Termination Components in Mass Production of High-Reliability Electronic Control Units
Driven by miniaturization,cost reduction and tighter requirements for electrical and thermal performance,the use of lead-frame based bottom-termination components (LF-BTC) as small-outline no-l
.. read more
Design for Testability (DFT) to Overcome Functional Board Test Complexities in Manufacturing Test
Manufacturers test to ensure that the product is built correctly. Shorts,opens,wrong or incorrectly inserted components,even catastrophically faulty components need to be flagged,found and repa
.. read more
TDI Imaging: An Efficient AOI and AXI Tool
As a result of heightened requirements for quality,integrity and reliability of electronic products,the role of wafer auditing
and nondestructive testing of printed circuit boards and electroni
.. read more
Analysis of Optical Inspection from AOI and AVI machines
In PCB industry,Optical Inspection has been grown rapidly in past decades. It is now playing an important role in manufacturing process. Most manufacturers are now using AOI machines to report
.. read more
Analysis on Combination of AOI and AVI machines
In PCB industry,AOI (Automated Optical Inspection) has been grown rapidly in past decades. It is now playing an important role in manufacturing process. Most manufacturers are now using AOI m
.. read more
Benefits and Limitations of Universal,low-pin count Automated Test Equipment for Printed Circuit Assemblies
This paper discusses the benefits and limitations of universal,low-pin count Automated Test Equipment for Printed Circuit
Assembly (PCA) testing utilizing the test access port (TAP) defined in
.. read more
To be or not to be in Color: A 10 year study of the benefits and pitfalls of including color...
Imagine that you were choosing a camera for your AOI system. Should you opt for a black and white camera or a color camera? This seems like a no-brainer. Most of us would go for a color camera.
.. read more
The Landscape of PCB Technology is changing rapidly. How Will AOI Testing Keep Up?
Ideas,manufacturing processes,materials and components that were in the realm of science fiction a few years ago are now being adopted into mainstream PCB products. Devices are getting smaller,
.. read more
Results from 2007 Industry Defect Level and Test Effectiveness Studies
To select an optimal test strategy,good knowledge of defect levels and test effectiveness are two very important factors to include. In 1999 an industry defect level study was completed and was
.. read more
How to Achieve 40 Microns (1.6 Mil) Placement Spacing with E01005/M0402
When trying to achieve 40 microns of placement spacing,bridges and tombstones may occur due to the variation of the component dimensions,equipment accuracy and pickup position variations.
Hawse
.. read more
To be or not to be (before reflow): That is the question (in AOI)
Rarely do PCB manufacturers have the resources for purchasing an inspection machine for every stage of the manufacturing process. Typically,therefore,they have to decide whether to deploy AOI p
.. read more
A New AOI Programming and Inspection Paradigm Based On Recent Studies in Neuroscience Reduces the Need for Human Intervention and...
The hidden cost of optical inspection systems is often in the programming time. In this paper we discuss a new AOI programming and inspection paradigm reduces the need for human intervention an
.. read more
Improving SMT Yield with AOI and AXI Test Results Analysis
As printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) becomes more complex,Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) and Automatic Xray Inspection (AXI) systems are becoming more widely used in electronics manufac
.. read more
Thin Film Embedded Resistor Processing in Sequential Lamination Printed Circuit
New interconnect technologies continue to shrink feature size,increase routing complexity and component density in multilayer rigid and rigid-flex printed circuits. Printed circuit fabricators
.. read more
Thin Film Embedded Resistor Processing in Sequential Lamination Printed Circuit
New interconnect technologies continue to shrink feature size,increase routing complexity and component density in multilayer rigid and rigid-flex printed circuits. Printed circuit fabricators
.. read more
What’s Process Control Good For? Real Data from Real Sites
This paper presents data collected from a set of electronics manufacturers using an automated optical inspection post-place
system for the purpose of both defect detection and process-control a
.. read more
Automating Tolerance to Process Variation
No two printed circuit boards look exactly alike. Even across two adjacent boards on an assembly line,one can find
significant differences arising out of normal process variation – the componen
.. read more
What to Consider when Designing a Universal Test Strategy Tool
Selecting an optimal test strategy is a complex task today. There are many test inspection and test methods available. The
most common choices to find manufacturing defects on printed circuit b
.. read more
Comparative Evaluation of AOI Systems
The electronic industry trend of smaller component packages and tighter spacing has put greater demands on manufacturing
for process control and product verification. Defects must be caught ear
.. read more
Test and Inspection of Lead-Free Assemblies
Major industrial nations,around the world,are rapidly moving to eliminate lead from the electronic manufacturing processes.
While some companies are taking advantage of the situation and are us
.. read more
Cost-Effective Placement Machine Capability Analysis and Process Control
New component packaging formats create the need for greater production process stability,reproducibility and
precision. This leads to a growing demand for process control solutions.
As manufact
.. read more
AOI in EMS
As outsource to EMS,the requirement for Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) equipment changes as well. Due to
the diversity of the business,EMS providers require equipment that can handle a myri
.. read more
Biologically Inspired Vision Makes for Smarter PCBA Manufacturing Technology - New Technologies Overcome Fundamental Limitations of Conventional Optical Inspection Methods
For test engineers and managers,automated optical
inspection (AOI) systems have emerged as a
countermeasure to the growing threats of lost
physical or electrical access to assembled PCB. AOI
sy
.. read more
Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) - A Yield Management Solution for the High Density Interconnection (HDI) - Flexible Circuit Industry
The information age has arrived. A growing percentage of the Earth’s population now has access to pagers,cellular
phones,computers,personal digital assistants (PDA’s),and a host of other electr
.. read more
Integrating Functional High-Speed Testing into the Structural Testing Process in Manufacturing
Mainstream manufacturing testing strategies involve structural tests including optical inspection, structural defect finding, such as opens, shorts, missing and catastrophically defective co
.. read more
The Journey into The Digital Unknown: How Digital Transformation and Connected Factory Are Changing Our Factory Landscape and Our Lessons...
The journey to creating a connected factory can be a scary and arduous task, with some not even knowing where to start. Our roles as engineers supporting the factories have historically been
.. read more
MTC Journey to Digitalisation for Smart Factory Using Legacy Equipment
Specialists in IIoT and Industry 4.0 at the Manufacturing Technology Centre have developed the first stage of Europe's first smart factory demonstrator for the manufacture of electronic asse
.. read more
Wettable-Flanks: Enabler for the Use of Bottom-Termination Components in Mass Production of High-Reliability Electronic Control Units
Driven by miniaturization,cost reduction and tighter requirements for electrical and thermal performance,the use of lead-frame based bottom-termination components (LF-BTC) as small-outline no-l
.. read more
Design for Testability (DFT) to Overcome Functional Board Test Complexities in Manufacturing Test
Manufacturers test to ensure that the product is built correctly. Shorts,opens,wrong or incorrectly inserted components,even catastrophically faulty components need to be flagged,found and repa
.. read more
TDI Imaging: An Efficient AOI and AXI Tool
As a result of heightened requirements for quality,integrity and reliability of electronic products,the role of wafer auditing
and nondestructive testing of printed circuit boards and electroni
.. read more
Analysis of Optical Inspection from AOI and AVI machines
In PCB industry,Optical Inspection has been grown rapidly in past decades. It is now playing an important role in manufacturing process. Most manufacturers are now using AOI machines to report
.. read more
Analysis on Combination of AOI and AVI machines
In PCB industry,AOI (Automated Optical Inspection) has been grown rapidly in past decades. It is now playing an important role in manufacturing process. Most manufacturers are now using AOI m
.. read more
Benefits and Limitations of Universal,low-pin count Automated Test Equipment for Printed Circuit Assemblies
This paper discusses the benefits and limitations of universal,low-pin count Automated Test Equipment for Printed Circuit
Assembly (PCA) testing utilizing the test access port (TAP) defined in
.. read more
To be or not to be in Color: A 10 year study of the benefits and pitfalls of including color...
Imagine that you were choosing a camera for your AOI system. Should you opt for a black and white camera or a color camera? This seems like a no-brainer. Most of us would go for a color camera.
.. read more
The Landscape of PCB Technology is changing rapidly. How Will AOI Testing Keep Up?
Ideas,manufacturing processes,materials and components that were in the realm of science fiction a few years ago are now being adopted into mainstream PCB products. Devices are getting smaller,
.. read more
Results from 2007 Industry Defect Level and Test Effectiveness Studies
To select an optimal test strategy,good knowledge of defect levels and test effectiveness are two very important factors to include. In 1999 an industry defect level study was completed and was
.. read more
How to Achieve 40 Microns (1.6 Mil) Placement Spacing with E01005/M0402
When trying to achieve 40 microns of placement spacing,bridges and tombstones may occur due to the variation of the component dimensions,equipment accuracy and pickup position variations.
Hawse
.. read more
To be or not to be (before reflow): That is the question (in AOI)
Rarely do PCB manufacturers have the resources for purchasing an inspection machine for every stage of the manufacturing process. Typically,therefore,they have to decide whether to deploy AOI p
.. read more
A New AOI Programming and Inspection Paradigm Based On Recent Studies in Neuroscience Reduces the Need for Human Intervention and...
The hidden cost of optical inspection systems is often in the programming time. In this paper we discuss a new AOI programming and inspection paradigm reduces the need for human intervention an
.. read more
Improving SMT Yield with AOI and AXI Test Results Analysis
As printed circuit board assembly (PCBA) becomes more complex,Automatic Optical Inspection (AOI) and Automatic Xray Inspection (AXI) systems are becoming more widely used in electronics manufac
.. read more
Thin Film Embedded Resistor Processing in Sequential Lamination Printed Circuit
New interconnect technologies continue to shrink feature size,increase routing complexity and component density in multilayer rigid and rigid-flex printed circuits. Printed circuit fabricators
.. read more
Thin Film Embedded Resistor Processing in Sequential Lamination Printed Circuit
New interconnect technologies continue to shrink feature size,increase routing complexity and component density in multilayer rigid and rigid-flex printed circuits. Printed circuit fabricators
.. read more
What’s Process Control Good For? Real Data from Real Sites
This paper presents data collected from a set of electronics manufacturers using an automated optical inspection post-place
system for the purpose of both defect detection and process-control a
.. read more
Automating Tolerance to Process Variation
No two printed circuit boards look exactly alike. Even across two adjacent boards on an assembly line,one can find
significant differences arising out of normal process variation – the componen
.. read more
What to Consider when Designing a Universal Test Strategy Tool
Selecting an optimal test strategy is a complex task today. There are many test inspection and test methods available. The
most common choices to find manufacturing defects on printed circuit b
.. read more
Comparative Evaluation of AOI Systems
The electronic industry trend of smaller component packages and tighter spacing has put greater demands on manufacturing
for process control and product verification. Defects must be caught ear
.. read more
Test and Inspection of Lead-Free Assemblies
Major industrial nations,around the world,are rapidly moving to eliminate lead from the electronic manufacturing processes.
While some companies are taking advantage of the situation and are us
.. read more
Cost-Effective Placement Machine Capability Analysis and Process Control
New component packaging formats create the need for greater production process stability,reproducibility and
precision. This leads to a growing demand for process control solutions.
As manufact
.. read more
AOI in EMS
As outsource to EMS,the requirement for Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) equipment changes as well. Due to
the diversity of the business,EMS providers require equipment that can handle a myri
.. read more
Biologically Inspired Vision Makes for Smarter PCBA Manufacturing Technology - New Technologies Overcome Fundamental Limitations of Conventional Optical Inspection Methods
For test engineers and managers,automated optical
inspection (AOI) systems have emerged as a
countermeasure to the growing threats of lost
physical or electrical access to assembled PCB. AOI
sy
.. read more
Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) - A Yield Management Solution for the High Density Interconnection (HDI) - Flexible Circuit Industry
The information age has arrived. A growing percentage of the Earth’s population now has access to pagers,cellular
phones,computers,personal digital assistants (PDA’s),and a host of other electr
.. read more