Micro-engineered to meet the challenges of fine-pitch printing, DEK’s VectorGuard Platinum is an enabling stencil platform suited to advanced applications such as wafer level packaging (WLP), direct chip attach, flip chip and ball grid arrays (BGAs). Reportedly capable of delivering aperture accuracies of less than 3&#181m, and positional tolerances of better than 20&#181m at pitches down to 50&#181m, this novel stencil manufacturing process generates high accuracy paste transfer and consistent paste volume repeatability.

Designed for print process optimization and first-pass yield, the lightweight and compact technology offers simple and automatic tensioning independent of traditional pneumatic assistance processes. Delivering enhanced positional accuracy, stencil lifetime, storage convenience, improved rigidity, safer handling and breakthrough ease-of-use, the VectorGuard system extends manufacturing flexibility through a selection of diverse foil technologies including VectorGuard Silver for optimal lead-free printing and VectorGuard PumpPrint® for cost-effective adhesive deposition. DEK International, Weymouth, UK www.dek.com