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(2001), "Labtech opens MMIC assembly facility", Circuit World, Vol. 27 No. 4. https://doi.org/10.1108/cw.2001.21727dab.008
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:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2001, MCB UP Limited
Labtech opens MMIC assembly facility
Labtech opens MMIC assembly facility
Keywords: Labtech
Labtech, part of the Intelek Group and UK-based manufacturer of microwave printed circuit boards, announces the opening of a monolithic microwave integrated circuits (MMIC) assembly facility at its prestige headquarters in Presteigne, Wales.
Labtech has invested £200,000 commissioning this facility and recruited and trained additional members of staff in the specialist assembly techniques required. The 500 square foot facility is equipped with semi-automatic wedge bonders and manual die bonders for attaching microwave die to Labtech's specialist metal-backed PTFE circuits. Test equipment includes a pull tester for checking bond strength and inspection microscopes furnished with a digital camera system for visual inspection at up to 460 times magnification. The facility is housed in an electro-static discharge (ESD) protected, temperature and humidity controlled Class 10,000 clean-room.
The facility will be used to assemble single chip and multi-chip modules for radio links used in cellular phone networks and local multipoint distribution services (LMDS) systems. The facility has successfully completed a comprehensive approvals process with a major telecommunications customer, reviewing processes and appraising the quality and performance of pilot batches. Following this approval, the facility is now being used for commercial production.