June, 2018 – JPCA (Japan Electronics Packaging and Circuits), was held in Tokyo June 6th through June 9th. Koichiro Hotta and his team at Flex Service Co., Ltd. demonstrated the Bowman P Series at this annual event, which last year drew 43,000+ attendees.
June, 2018
“With XRF Measurement, the Goal is Achieving
Low Limits of Detection Precisely – and Fast”
by Jun Choi, Bowman Chief Technology Officer
June, 2018 – Bowman, a US manufacturer and global service provider for quality labs using XRF measurement technology, has introduced a new instrument for the smallest features in semiconductors and microelectronics.
Bowman’s W Series uses poly-capillary optics to focus the X-ray beam to 7.5 µm FWHM, the world’s smallest beam size for coating thickness analysis using XRF technology. A 150X magnification camera is used to measure features on that scale; it is accompanied by a secondary, low-magnification camera for live-viewing samples and birds-eye macro-view imaging. Bowman’s dual-camera system lets operators see the entire part, click the image to zoom with the high-mag camera, and pinpoint the feature to be programmed and measured.
A programmable X-Y stage with precision less than +/- 1 µm for each axis is used to select and measure multiple points; Bowman pattern recognition software and auto-focus features also do this automatically. The system’s 3D mapping capability can be used to view the topography of a coating on a part such as a silicon wafer.
May, 2018 – Bowman China exhibited Bowman XRF technology at major trade shows in Changzhou, Qingdao, and Chongqing.
The Changzhou event attracted 20,000 visitors from eastern China. The event in Qingdao, formally sponsored by Bowman, was the 5th Bohai Surfacing & Plating Forum, coordinated by the regional plating association. Chongqing Surface Finishing EXPO, in western China, attracted 12,000+ surface finishing professionals.
Congratulations to Arthur He and his team for 3 superb exhibits – and their captivating demonstrations of the P Series – the “small-feature XRF” that is also industry’s most flexible XRF in terms of sample sizes, shapes, and throughput.
May, 2018 – Bowman has appointed SciMed, a distributor of scientific instruments, as exclusive distributor for Bowman XRF plating thickness measurement systems in the UK.
SciMed will represent Bowman XRF systems throughout the UK, and provide service and technical support. Bowman XRF equipment is tailored to the user’s specific needs, and includes a broad range, from entry-level instruments to elite, “best in class” systems for the most demanding microelectronics applications.
SciMed was established in 1979 in Stockport, Cheshire, and has become one of the UK’s most prominent distributors of laboratory and process equipment. It works with every sector of UK industry, but primarily advises scientists and technicians involved in microelectronics, metal plating, electrochemistry and elemental analysis.
SciMed owner Paul Vanden Branden introduced Bowman XRF technology at Surfex, the premier conference and trade event for the UK finishing industry, in Conventry, May 22-23.
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