Semiconductor Leader Purchases Multiple Bruker 3D Optical Microscopes
30 August 2012 - 9:00PM
Business Wire
Bruker announced today that a leading semiconductor supplier has
purchased multiple Bruker ContourGT-X 3D optical microscope
systems for their packaging factories in Asia and North America to
support copper wire bond inspection and process control needs. The
production-level speed of the ContourGT-X, combined with its
ease of use and custom production interface, can lower
manufacturing costs and assists in solving critical problems
impacting the entire semiconductor industry as it transitions to
copper-based processes from more expensive gold-based
processes.
ContourGT-X (Photo: Business Wire)
“Since copper is harder and more brittle than gold, our
customers need to precisely monitor the correct amount of force
applied to the bond connecting the die to the package lead-frame or
substrate,” said Mark R. Munch, Ph.D., President of the Bruker Nano
Surfaces division. “This multiple-system purchase shows that the
combination of automated run-time metrology, robust data analysis
and ease of use for the operators is being recognized as a good
solution for labor, process and material cost savings in Cu-wire
bond qualifications.”
“In addition to the inherent 3D optical metrology advantages of
the ContourGT-X, we have added a lot of features that are
specifically designed to aid wire bonding applications,” explained
Rob Loiterman, Executive Vice President and General Manager of
Bruker’s Stylus and Optical Metrology business. “For example, a
line engineer can create specific recipes that are automatically
linked via operator ID, material ID, or lot/inspection ID. These
software controls provide accurate real-time identification and
flagging of good and bad product so our customers can ensure the
reliability of their products, while taking advantage of the lower
cost of copper.”
About the ContourGT 3D Optical Microscopes
The ContourGT 3D optical microscope family features
patented, higher brightness dual-LED illumination that, when
combined with the systems’ superior vertical resolution, greatly
improves sensitivity and stability. These surface profilers enable
precision non-contact 3D surface metrology in difficult
applications and environments that are challenging for competing
systems. The ContourGT microscopes also feature new
Vision64™ operating and analysis software and the industry’s
most intuitive, modular user interface to deliver user-level
customization capabilities for a wide range of surface metrology
applications.
About Bruker Corporation (NASDAQ: BRKR)
Bruker Corporation is a leading provider of high-performance
scientific instruments and solutions for molecular and materials
research, as well as for industrial and applied analysis. For more
information about Bruker Corporation, please visit
www.bruker.com.
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