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Solid State Technology

Year 2001
Issue 10

FEATURES

Step By Step


The back-end process: Step 10 - Laser marking

As electronic devices get smaller, components that go into them get smaller as well. A few years ago, many electronic packages were made with ceramic and in some cases were covered with gold lids


Test And X Ray Inspectio


Test and X-ray inspection for optoelectronics

The role of automatic defect recognition


Reworkable Component Att


Reworkable component attach adhesives

The role of automatic defect recognition


Building Optical Network


Building optical networks

Applying automated solutions to photonics manufacturing


DEPARTMENTS

News


Movers and Shakers

Unitive Inc. (Research Triangle Park, N.C.) has announced the retirement of chief executive officer Wayne Machon. The office of CEO will be filled by Ken Donahue, the company's former chief financial officer.


News


News

Electronic Trend Publications Inc. (ETP) has recently released the eighth edition of "The Worldwide Contract Electronics Manufacturing Services Market" report, wherein it predicts that "growth will continue


News


Web Watch

Aries Electronics (Frenchtown, N.J.) has expanded the RF test socket segment of its Web site. The expanded site now features a full listing of design footprints for both manual and automatic applications


Industry Voices


Back-end assembly: Closing the traceability gap

In semiconductor manufacturing, the high value of semiconductor wafers has traditionally placed a heightened emphasis on wafer traceability - the ability to automatically track a wafer through the fabrication process


New Products


New Products

The Easy Release X Form dispensing tips are designed for conductive epoxy dispensing in die-bonding applications


Think Tank


Curious Al

Curious Al just had to know the height of the lightning rod atop the church, which had a foundation that was 20 feet above water level. Being resourceful, he planted a 14-foot-long pole vertically in the ground


Editorial



Many equipment and material suppliers in our industry talk about providing "total solutions" to their customers, rather than just a piece of equipment or batch of material