I would imagine that the primary reason that your services would not be
utilized is because of up-front cost (as opposed to hidden cost later down
the line).  How much would you charge for a weekly Ionic Contamination test
of 5 populated boards and 5 bare boards?




At 12:38 4/23/96 GMT, Maurice Dore * wrote:
>
>
>
>If I can have a moment of your time, I would like to ask for your opinion on 
>materials analysis in electronics manufacturing.
>I work with AMT Ireland in the Interconnect service. We offer a wide range 
>of materials analysis tests and consultancy with a large proportion of 
>electronics companies in Ireland. I have experienced that our service is 
> required by Process Engineers and Manufacturing Engineers who wait for the 
>problem to arise on their PCB assembly.
>We offer prompt attention to companies who panic in the face of emerging 
>defects and perform the required tests in our Electronics Manufacturing 
>Centre.
>The main tests include;
>SIR testing
>Ionic Contamination testing
>Electromigration testing
>Microsectioning
>Flux corrosivity testing
>etc
>which are all implemented into helping develop new processes, such as 
>No-Clean, Paste Evaluation, Cleanliness, BGA Analysis etc
>
>I would appreciate if you could forward your opinion on whether companies 
>should monitor key elements within the process on a continuous basis instead 
>of waiting for the defect to occur before taking action.
>Are companies ignoring the importance of such process monitoring tools in 
>your experience?
>We have a few companies who control their process using our services. Why in 
>your mind are the rest  not?
>Would the downtime in production be significantly decreased if process 
>checks were carried out on a continuous basis.
>
>Any comments and opinions are  much appreciated,
>
>Thanks in advance,
>
>Regards,
>Moss Dore           
>                    Phone:    353-61-331588
>AMT Ireland              Fax: 353-61-330316
>Electronics Manufacturing Centre   Email:    [log in to unmask]
>University of Limerick
>National Technological Park
>Limerick
>
>
>

-Pat-

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