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New Placement Technology for Rework Systems

In the fast developing electronic industry the demands for production equipment are changing rapidly as well. The industry is looking for both,stable production processes and automated procedur .. read more

Automating the Rework Process: Technology Advancement Replaces Manual Method

Automated Optical Rework (AOR) is a new method of reworking shorts by using a fully automated fine laser beam to ablate any excess copper in fine-line PCB patterns. This includes shorts,protrus .. read more

Determination of Copper Foil Surface Roughness from Micro-section Photographs

Specification and control of surface roughness of copper conductors within printed circuit boards (PCBs) are increasingly desirable in multi-GHz designs as a part of signal-integrity failure an .. 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

New Placement Technology for Rework Systems

In the fast developing electronic industry the demands for production equipment are changing rapidly as well. The industry is looking for both,stable production processes and automated procedur .. read more

Automating the Rework Process: Technology Advancement Replaces Manual Method

Automated Optical Rework (AOR) is a new method of reworking shorts by using a fully automated fine laser beam to ablate any excess copper in fine-line PCB patterns. This includes shorts,protrus .. read more

Determination of Copper Foil Surface Roughness from Micro-section Photographs

Specification and control of surface roughness of copper conductors within printed circuit boards (PCBs) are increasingly desirable in multi-GHz designs as a part of signal-integrity failure an .. 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