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LAKEVILLE, MN — ITW EAE has opened a new semiconductor technology center in Kaohsiung City, Taiwan. This new center will be a key resource facilitating collaborations around equipment demos, technology training, and co-development of semiconductor packaging solutions. By offering equipment dem -


on strations and comprehensive training, the center will provide a platform where customers can en- gage in teamwork with the com-


pany’s technical experts to ad- dress their challenges. This initia- tive is expected to accelerate ad- vancements and offer customers tailored solutions. Contact: ITW EAE, a divi-


sion of Illinois Tool Works, 8860 207th Street West, Lakeville, MN 55044 % 508-541-4749 E-mail: ecandela@itweae.com Web: www.itweae.com r


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electronics) is a competitive one, with historically narrow mar- gins, and the never-ending chal- lenges of ever-advancing technol- ogy. PCBAs are growing larger, denser, and more complex, driv- ing the EMS company to add ca- pability and capacity at consider- able expense in order to compete. PCBAs are, nowadays, not only larger in area and more densely populated, but feature compo- nents on both top and bottom sides.


Green Circuits is a contract


manufacturer that specializes in quick turn prototypes and low- volume production. Green pro- vides its customers with quality products at rapid speed. If a cus- tomer should need a small proto- type run in three to five days, Green can deliver on time on a consistent basis. Whether it is a PCBA, cabling, box build, or test- ing, Green can deliver the quick turn customers need for their de- velopment.


“With our new


Takaya APT flying probe testing system,” Evans adds, “Green can provide our customers with quick turn prototypes and test them all under roof, a true full turnkey or One-Stop-Shop solu- tion.” Initially, the flying probe


test testing systems used by Green were single-sided testers, but the company has moved to double-sided testers because their PCBs are more complex.


A Matter of Cost Cost savings of flying probe


testing over bed-of-nails are sig- nificant and passed on to the cus- tomer, largely, says Adam Szy- chowski, vice president of sales and marketing at Green Cir- cuits. “This is a key part of our competitiveness when bidding on a job.”


David Levine, NW-Central


Region Manager for TEXMAC- Takaya, agrees. TEXMAC is the exclusive authorized distributor of TAKAYA flying probe test sys- tems in North America. “The programming cost (of the flying probe testing system) will de- pend on the complexity of the as- sembly, but it is potentially around $2,500 or so. But there are no fixture costs associated with it, of course. Conversely, an ICT fixture can run to nearly $5,000, and this is the starting point estimate for fixtures and adapters. Many fixtures can eas- ily cost $10K, and some complex fixtures can cost much more. I have seen $80K ICT fixtures and they take weeks to produce.”


Streamlining ECOs Levine adds, “If you’re going


to do any kind of testing in an au- tomatic test environment, flying


probe testing is the fastest from zero to testing production. As an example, should an ECO come down before the build, with fix- tures, you’ll have to modify that fixture before that build occurs. But conversely, with flying probe testers, you don’t have to worry about that. You can make a change the day of the build be- cause it’s a simple software change.” “We understand the impor-


tance of investing in advanced testing equipment that enables us to stay ahead of the curve,” says Szychowski. “Our new dou- ble-sided flying probe is a game- changer for us, allowing us to de- liver superior products to our customers.” The model purchased by


Green Circuits is Takaya’s latest advanced system, the APT- 1600FD-SL. The APT-1600FD- SL deploys the flying probes to both sides of a unit under test (UUT). This dual- sided probing contact contributes to a marked increase in test coverage and al- so ensures the shortest amount of test time, according to Levine. “This dual sided flying probe


test system for assembled PCBAs delivers not just high speed, but a larger testing area designed to accommodate large PCBAs for the emerging markets of 5G communications and bat- tery management system appli- cations.” He adds, “Our “-SL” se- ries provides a 48 percent larger test area and provides average head-speed increases of up to 50 percent with throughput im- provements of 30 to 50 percent over existing models, making it the industry’s fastest flying- probe test system. The APT- 1600FD-SL incorporates a new 10-flying-Z-axis design, includ- ing four vertical flying probes that provide unequaled access to test points where conventional angled probes fail to contact. Its six top side and four bottom side flying probes deliver unprece- dented performance.” The world of flying probe


testing has also seen dramatic increases in speed. In an auto- mated solution, one can now ac- commodate medium volume eas- ily. It’s still not a high volume testing methodology, that’s still reserved for ICT bed of nails for product verification, but particu- larly for low to medium volume high-mix applications, flying probe testing has come into its own as a simplified but reliable solution for testing in a fast- paced environment. Contact: TEXMAC, 2225 Martin Avenue, Suite K, Santa Clara, CA 95050 % 408-970-8500 E-mail:


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