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08/01/2007







Panasonic Opens Advanced Packaging Lab

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BUFFALO GROVE, IL - Panasonic Factory Solutions Company of Americas (PFSA) opened an advanced packaging laboratory to develop process solutions in a “true-to-life” environment. The lab is one of four - others are located in Japan, Germany, and Singapore - that Panasonic Factory Solutions uses for material qualifications in substrates and surface finishes. Gene Dunn, PFSA engineering manager, microelectronics, oversees the lab. The location hosts underfill dispensing systems, plasma cleaners, bonders, chip shooters, and curing ovens, along with other package and SMT assembly equipment. Scanning electron microscopes (SEMs), X-ray inspection systems, C-mode scanning acoustic microscopes (C-SAMs), and other tools perform package analysis.

Vermont Students Visit SUSS

WATERBURY, VT - Early this summer, with school out, students from Stowe High School, Stowe, VT, listened intently as Sumant Sood, application engineer, SUSS MicroTec, explained the many reasons for pursuing a career in microelectronics. “Why work in electronics?” he asks. Students point out the excitement of the unknown and invention, the satisfaction of improving lives, and - of course - the fun of playing with next-generation cool gadgets for a living.

The tour included the product and machine design and research centers, manufacturing, applications, software, and other groups at SUSS’ Waterbury, VT, facility.

SEMICON West Attendees Choose 2007 ACA Winners


“Best Cost of Ownership” in Final Manufacturing went to SUSS MicroTec’s Device Bonder Division (now S.E.T.), for the KADETT high-accuracy placement and bonding system. Left to right: Gilbert Lecarpentier, international project manager, S.E.T; Carol Menard, marketing communication manager, bonders, SUSS; Platt; and Flower.
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Tessera Technologies Inc. received the award for “Most Innovative Product,” recognizing the company’s Shellcase RT wafer-level chip-scale packaging (WLCSP) technology. Back left to right: James Carriere, optical engineer; Todd Hudson, senior sales engineer; Gordon Gray, senior product manager; Alex Chan, senior manager, product marketing. Front left to right: Platt; Flower; Joyce Smaragdis, director of publications, Tessera; and Anjuli Curia, marketing assistant, Tessera.
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FormFactor, Inc., won the Final Manufacturing Attendee’s Choice Award in “Best Solution to a Problem” for its PH150XP wafer probe card. Left to right: Chris Platt, publisher, Advanced Packaging; David Viera, director of corporate communications, Formfactor; and Gail Flower, editor-in-chief, Advanced Packaging.
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