LTCC Equipment
LTCC (HDEC ) houses punch, print, in-situ metrology, collate, laminate and firing tooling. The facility also holds wet etch, dry etch and dicing capabilities. Depending on the tooling in question, either Errol Porter or Kaoru Porter would be the contact for details, training and access to the tools in this facility.
PTC CS-MLC Hot Knife Cutter
Cuts green tape to length from either a roll or prior to firing an assembly that has been bonded using the laminator. The tool is equipped with a heated knife typically heated to 75°C while the stage is heated to 50°C. The stage is controlled by left, right and theta controls with a built-in micrometer to insure accurate and repeatable cuts.
Cost: $3 / hour (academic)
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Temperature | Knife = 75°C, Base = 50°C |
| Tape Handling | 150 mm GreenTape |
Thermo Scientific 55.3L Box Furnace
The Thermo Scientific 55.3L box furnaces are for DuPont’s high frequency 9K7 GreenTape. The furnaces are programmed to ramp to at least two different temperatures, the first at 400°C to burn out the polymeric components that made the GreenTape flexible or malleable during processing while the second at 850°C to sinter the individual sheets together into one homogenized assembly. Both are connected to a control PC for loading, editing and data logging of recipes.
Cost: $10/hour
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Operating temp. | 400 to 1,125°C |
| Shelf size | 150 mm |
| No. of shelves | 3 |
| Utilities | Air |
| 951 runtime | 10 hours |
| 9k7 runtime | 27 hours |
Microtec 550TVC Screen printer
Thick film screen printer capable of holding 300mm square screens and 200 mm square tape. The tool is configured with a print head capable of print/flood, flood/print and print/print. The system has a stage control capable of x,y and theta adjustment with micrometer control precision and vacuum lock. System utilizes a desktop PC with image capture software to help with screen to GreenTape alignment.
Cost: $60/hour
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Screen capacity | 300/550 mm |
| Work size | 150/200 mm |
| Squeegee speed | 10 – 300 mm/s |
| Print Resolution | 10 microns |
| Print modes | Print/flood, flood/print |
| Print/print, alternate |
HMI MSP-885 Screen Printer
Thick film screen printer capable of holding 300 mm square screens and 200 mm square tape size. The tool is configured with a print head capable of print/flood, flood/print and print/print. The system has a stage control capable of x,y and theta adjustment with micrometer control precision and vacuum lock. System utilizes a desktop PC with image capture software to help with screen to GreenTape alignment.
Cost: $35/hour
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Screen capacity | 300 mm |
| Work size | 150 mm |
| Print Resolution | 150 microns |
| Print modes | Print/flood, flood/print |
| Print/print, alternate |
USHIO MP-4150 SL Automatic Puncher
Two automated punch tools with a quad punch and die configuration capable of punching at eight per second. The size of the punches range from 50 microns to 2.4 mm. The tool is configured with a desktop PC to pull in NC data used to identify the coordinates for the punching. The software monitors punch status on a real-time basis as well as punch breaks. The two tools also have load and unload stations for automatic processing in pilot production mode (currently disabled).
Cost: $40/hour (academic)
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Work thickness | 1.0 mm |
| Punching area | 150 mm |
| No. of punch units | 4 |
| Punch accuracy | 10 microns |
| Punch speed | 600 holes/min |
USHIO MP-5200Z SL Θ Automatic Puncher
This automated punch tool with five pneumatic punch cards capable of punching eight holes per second. The size of the punches range from 50 microns to 2.4 mm. The tool is configured with a desktop PC to pull in NC data used to identify the coordinates for the punching. The software monitors punch status on a real-time basis as well as punch breaks. The tool also have load and unload stations (currently disabled) for automatic processing in pilot production mode. The theta Θ indicates the work holder is equipped with a theta correction option to adjust in theta to a work pieces that has been previously punched.
Cost: $40/hour (academic)
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Work thickness | 1.0 mm |
| Punching area | 150/200 mm |
| No. of punch units | 5 |
| Punch accuracy | 10 microns |
| Punch speed | 600 holes/min |
| Option | Theta correction |
USHIO MP-8200Z ST Automatic Puncher
This automated punch tool with eight pnuematic punch/die cards capable of punching at eight holes per second. The size of the punches range from 50 microns to 2.4 mm. The tool is configured with a desktop PC to pull in NC data used to identify the coordinates for the punching. The software monitors punch status on a real-time basis as well as punch breaks. The tool also have load and unload stations (currently disabled) for automatic processing in pilot production mode.
Cost: $40/hour (academic)
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Work thickness | 1.0 mm |
| Punching area | 150/200 mm |
| No. of punch units | 8 |
| Punch accuracy | 10 microns |
| Punch speed | 600 holes/min |
Baccini Automated puncher
A true pilot-production automated punch tool currently configured with six electric and four pneumatic punch/die positions. The size of the punches range from 50 microns to 2.4 mm. The tool is configured with a desktop PC to pull in NC data used to identify the coordinates for the punching. The software monitors punch status on a real-time basis as well as punch breaks. The tool has load and unload stations for automatic processing in pilot production mode. It is capable of image capture in order to align to a workpiece that has already been punched.
Cost: $60/hour
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Work thickness | 1.0 mm |
| Punching area | 150/200 mm |
| No. of punch units | 8 |
| Punch speed | ~ 8 to 14 Hz |
| Option | Image capture |
Baccini Automated Collator
A true pilot-production automated collating tool currently configured with automated vision alignment and tacking accessories. The tool is configured with a desktop PC to pull in screen data used to identify the alignment of one GreenTape sheet to another. The tool has load and unload stations for automatic processing in pilot production mode.
Cost: $60/hour
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Work thickness | 1.0 mm |
| Collate area | 150/200 mm |
| Option | Image capture |
Avure Technologies IL142005_SS isostatic laminator
A batch-mode, semi-automatic isostatic lamination tool is currently configured to handle a batch of GreenTape assemblies hand packaged in water-tight and vacuum-sealed bags. The tool is run by a PLC to Auto-fill the pressure vessel with RO water, heat the water and load recipes pre-programmed with the temperature, pressure and run times.
Cost: $60/hour
| Specifications | Units |
|---|---|
| Operating Temp. | 70°C |
| Typical pressure | 3,000 psi |
| Dwell time | 5 minutes |
| Pressure time | 10 minutes |
| Capacity | (10) 150mm plates |