Issue



Literature updates


12/01/1996







Automatic analytical probing brochure

This four-color brochure describes a fully automatic analytical probing system that incorporates a wafer handler with pattern recognition for use in test and device characterization labs, and wafer-level reliability and just off-line applications. The system is capable of accessing the chuck in dry and electrically shielded minienvironments or light-tight enclosures. Included in the brochure are close-up photos of the robot system and control software, as well as options for upgrading a basic system. The Micromanipulator Co. Inc., Carson City, NV; 800/654-5659, fax 702/882-7694.

Constant temperature equipment catalog

This catalog features a range of constant temperature equipment designed for every process step used to manufacture semiconductor products such as etchers, RTP, CMP, and sputterers. It also describes specs, application tips, and customizing options available, including refrigeration, controller, pump, fluid, heater, and electrical specs. NESLAB Instruments Inc., Portsmouth, NH; ph 603/430-2283, fax 603/436-8411.

Test and burn-in sockets brochure

A 16-page color brochure describes a line of burn-in sockets for area array packages, including ball grid array and land grid array. In addition to photos, technical illustrations, and a listing of more than 65 available socket configurations, the brochure contains specs, board mounting instructions, performance data, and ordering information. 3M Electronic Products Division, Austin, TX; ph 800/328-0016, ext. 113.

SPIE optics catalog

A catalog titled Resources in Optics, Imaging, and Photonics focuses on SPIE conference proceedings, peer-reviewed journals, and reference books published between 1994 and 1996. Sections of the catalog cover SPIE press books; aerospace and astronomy; automation and product engineering; SPIE journals; lasers; microelectronics and optoelectronics; optical engineering; and signal and image processing. The catalog also includes a keyword index and a SPIE meetings calendar. SPIE, Bellingham, WA; ph 360/676-3290, fax 360/647-1445, e-mail [email protected], url http://www.spie.org/.

Die attach data sheet

A four-page data sheet titled Product Selector offers an overview of die attach products. Introduced at SEMICON/West 1996 in San Francisco, the data sheet is a concise guide to the products, their properties, and their potential uses. Quantum Materials, San Diego, CA; ph 619/695-1716, fax 619/695-0951.

1997 power supply catalog

This 192-page full-line power supply catalog describes a selection of standard power supplies and DC-DC converters. The catalog contains detailed specs, mechanical drawings, and prices for more than 1000 power supplies, converters, power systems, and accessories. New products available include the Ultraflex series, standard, modular power supplies for 400-W and 600-W applications with 1-10 outputs; the SV series, single and multiple output power supplies from 100-300 W with and without power correction in the same mechanical package; the RM series, 12 to 100-W DC-DC converters that feature 90% efficiency and don`t require a heatsink; and the FE series, high-density, distributed power front ends for 24-V and 48-V DC converters that offer a density of 6 W/in.3, and provide from 500-W to 6-kW power. Lambda Electronics Inc., Melville, NY; ph 516/694-4200.

Die attach system brochure

A six-page brochure describes new features of the 5408XL die attach system that enhance changeover, reliability, process control, and productivity. The bonder allows real-time inspection at each process step and accommodates waffle pack, multichip module, and specialty applications. The brochure also includes color photos with callouts and general specs for the system. Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc., Willow Grove, PA; ph 215/784-6000, fax 215/659-7588.

Dry vacuum pump brochure

A four-page brochure describes the DRYVAC model 50L dry compression vacuum pump that operates in four stages on the hook-and-claw principle. The pump is designed for clean, nonhazardous, nonaggressive processes such as loadlocks, sputtering, and flat panel display manufacturing. Information on applications; pump advantages; pump function and design; technical data; pumping curves; dimensional data; and ordering is also contained in the brochure. Leybold Vacuum Products Inc., Export, PA; ph 412/325-6506.