Semicon West 2002
Asymtek and March Plasma Systems Partner for Improved
Package Integrity in Semiconductor Manufacturing
Carlsbad, CA - March Plasma Systems
and Asymtek have partnered at Semicon West 2002 in San Jose, CA,
to demonstrate their in-line capability for plasma treating substrates
prior to automated encapsulant dispensing.
Process carriers loaded with laminate package substrates are transported
into the March XTRAK plasma system from a magazine loader. The high-throughput
XTRAK system has an enhanced plasma chamber that accommodates large
substrates or carriers such as Auer®
boats holding multiple products. It can process in less than one
minute.
After plasma treatment, the process carrier is transported to the
Asymtek Axiom™
X-1020 system for dual-action dispensing of the dam and fill materials.
The X-1020 system offers precise control over positioning accuracy
using sealed glass linear encoders, and provides enhanced fluid
dispensing control with rotary-encoded pumps or valves.
Plasma treatment has been demonstrated to improve the bond strength
of adhesives used in encapsulation applications. Plasma removes
contaminants from the substrate surface and increases its surface
energy without changing the material properties of the bulk.
Asymtek and March Plasma Systems are subsidiaries of Nordson Corporation.
They have common customers and serve similar markets in the electronics
industry. Visit the Asymtek booth #11702 (McEnery Hall, San Jose)
to see this line in operation. March Plasma Systems is exhibiting
in booth #10528 (McEnery Hall, San Jose).
Asymtek supplies award-winning automated fluid dispensing systems
to the semiconductor, surface mount, and electronics packaging markets.
As a subsidiary of Nordson Corporation (NASDAQ symbol NDSN), Asymtek
is committed to offer total dispensing solutions and local support
to customers throughout the world. A complete review of Asymtek's
automated fluid dispensing systems may be found on their Web site
at http://www.asymtek.com.
March Plasma Systems, a subsidiary of Nordson Corporation, is the
leader in the manufacture of gas plasma treatment systems. They
offer a full range of plasma systems from batch to in-line. Batch
systems have flexible shelf configurations to accommodate process
carriers, magazines and circuit boards. In-line systems can support
multiple substrates or carriers per run, and are SMEMA-compatible.
March Plasma Systems is located in Concord, CA. Visit their website
at www.marchplasma.com for a comprehensive overview of their plasma
treatment systems.
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