GBP 400,000 investment boosts PCB production

Leading European electronics manufacturer Exception has released a GBP400,000 investment in new manufacturing technology for its printed circuit board (PCB) production facility in Tewkesbury, UK.

Exception is making a GBP 400,000 investment in new manufacturing technology for its printed circuit board (PCB) production facility in Tewkesbury, UK.

The company has recently taken delivery of a Pola and Massa automated planariser, which is used to reduce excess copper and resin from high-density interconnect (HDI) and multilayer high aspect ratio products, increasing the quality, performance and demand of these technologies.

Exception has also invested in an ATG A5 flying probe soft touch test platform.

The high-speed system uses eight fine pitch probes for the electrical testing of prototypes and complex HDI adopted technology, with the ability to test pad features down to 50 microns with zero witness marks, a critical factor in micro BGA and flip chip applications, where the wire bond process is next in the supply chain.

In addition to the planariser and soft touch test platform, Exception has recently introduced a new metallisation line to provide an enhanced HDI manufacturing capability, similar to that seen in the fabrication of IC substrates.

The new facility complements Exception's current SAP (semi additive process) throughout the company's wet cells, delivering improved fine line resolution and yield beyond 50 microns.

Exception is also currently evaluating the introduction of a new combined Yag and CO2 laser drilling machine, which is scheduled for implementation into the company's facility in the fourth quarter of this year.

The new technology will involve a further investment of GBP360,000.

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