Asymtek, a Nordson company, has provided its advanced dispensing and coating technology to the Fraunhofer Institut fur Zuverlassigkeit und Mikrointegration (IZM) to support microelectronics packaging and the encapsulation research. The IZM has installed the company’s Axiom X-1020 high volume dispensing system in its center for applied research that focuses on interconnection technologies and microelectronics.
The Axiom system which is equipped with the new DispenseJet DJ-9000 valve is being utilized for underfilling the inter-chip gaps, wafer level underfilling for chip-on-wafer assemblies, and glob top jetting over wire bonds.
“The Axiom system offers highly repeatable results that can be easily transferred from our lab to production,” stated Karl-Friedrich Becker, group manager, assembly and encapsulation for Fraunhofer Berlin.
Fraunhofer IZM has also purchased a Century C-341 conformal coating system with the SwirlCoat SC-300 valve for coating of polymer electronics and application of the thin hydrophobic layers for electro-wetting on dielectrics.
“We chose Asymtek for their technical competence—especially jetting-on-the fly—and the fact that their technology is field-proven,” stated Becker. “When we need assistance, they exceed our expectations and help us transition into new products appropriate for our customers’ production requirements.”
“We are pleased to support the work that the Fraunhofer Institute performs, which helps to advance industry knowledge and practices,” commented Michel van de Vijver, Asymtek’s general manager for Europe.