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News Release from: AB Electronic Assemblies | Subject: New PCB layout and RF technology services
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial
Team on 31 August 2001
Improved PCB layout and RF technology
services
AB Electronic Assemblies (ABEA) has invested over GBP 500,000 to add new services to its portfolio.
AB Electronic Assemblies (ABEA) has invested over GBP 500,000 to add new services to its portfolio These include barcoding, optical and BGA inspection, finer controls on screen printing and BGA rework facilities
This article was originally published on Electronicstalk on 8 Nov 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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As many of ABEA's customers are at the high end of the technology market the boards are becoming more complex and densely populated.
To ensure the company keeps ahead of its competitors it has enhanced its capabilities in both PCB layout and RF technology.
The company has invested in Viscom AOI machines and the associated board-handling equipment to enable it to carry out sophisticated optical inspection.
In addition to checking for component presence and polarity, the new equipment will inspect solder joint quality.
The investment in this equipment will aid both SMT and finished product prior to test.
To enhance its BGA and micro BGA capabilities ABEA has also purchased a Metcal and CSP system together with an Ersascope system which enables the company to rework and optically inspect the quality and solderability of many of its highly integrated packages.
The third element of the investment programme is the enhancement of ABEA's RF skills.
In response to a growing number of customer requests, it has recruited and trained a team of six engineers and technicians, which now allows it to offer end-to-end skills in the manufacture and test of modern RF products.
One of the first projects to benefit from this new level of expertise is the manufacture of test equipment for third-generation mobile phone systems.
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