Hi Kiet,
are you going to frighten the whole planet! We are doing the same as
you, and we have not even thought about such problems. Maybe it's
because we don't use our Hughes machine but other autobonders. What
would destroy? The magnetic field from the flash? Or photons? Or what?
It will be interesting to see other's reaction. /
Ingemar Hernefjord
Ericsson Microwave Systems


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>      Hello All,
>      I'm trying to find the cause for blowing GaAS Ka-Band MMIC power
> amplifier
>      in our hybrid assembly process. One of the most suspicious
process is
> auto
>      ball bonding, Hughes model 2460-IV. My question is What is the
> possibility
>      of the EFO from the ball bonder can zap the MMIC?
>
>      Thanks in advance,
>      Kiet Dang
>      Stellex Microwave System
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