Optoelectronics Development at Universal Instruments SMT Laboratory

Category: Optoelectronics
Post Date: July 20, 2004
Author(s): George R. Westby, Director - Surface Mount Technology Laboratory

Description
The SMT Laboratory was founded in 1987 with the basic goal of providing competent technical support and process development for our customers' electronic manufacturing needs. DEK Printing Machines and Vitronics Soltec, our sister companies, also maintain SMT process engineers in the laboratory to provide support for their customers. The laboratory contains two complete automated production lines with all associated production related equipment for the assembly of all conventional SMT components as well as Flip Chip in package and Flip Chip on board. The lab provides substantial failure analysis capabilities with a broad array of non-destructive and destructive analytical techniques. In addition to its role as a customer support facility the SMT Laboratory serves as a research entity funded largely by the Area Array Consortium. The latter was first founded by Universal Instruments' SMT Laboratory in 1991 as the Ultra-Fine Pitch Consortium and has supported the development of TAB, UFP QFP, BGA, CSP, WSP and Flip Chip Attach technologies. Aside from this the SMT Laboratory has also conducted development efforts in areas related to Pin-In-Paste and 0201 components. As a result, substantial support is available for our customers in all of the above areas.

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