Sounds like you're referring to the Dage system. FWIW I have worked with them here in UK on a number of projects in the last few years. I'm not expert on X-ray machine technology, but whatever it's got inside it, their NT100 has worked well on product evaluation and customer investigations. We have always been able to tickle it to see and measure exactly what we needed. Sometimes amazingly so considering the variety of things we wanted to look at. Conveniently they are just down the road from us, so there may be other systems that can do this, but have seen no need to try and find out. Regards Mike -----Original Message----- From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Eli Sarig Sent: Thursday, December 03, 2009 4:55 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: [TN] X-Ray Systems Hi all, We are looking for new analytic X-Ray system especially for BGA and QFN solder joints inspection. Most of the leading systems use open tube. However, there is one manufacturer who declares that he use closed tube -"Sealed transmissive type of X-Ray tube" According to this manufacturer, the best system can recognize 100nm features size-which is fantastic! My question: If you know how this sealed tube works, what is your opinion regarding the differences between the usual open tube and this specific closed tube? Which technology is better? Thanks, Eli. --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 ----------------------------------------------------- ***This email, its content, and any files transmitted with it, are intended solely for the addressee(s) and may be legally privileged and/or confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by return and delete the material from any computer. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited. Messages sent via this medium may be subjected to delays, non-delivery, and unauthorized alteration. This email has been prepared using information believed by the author to be reliable and accurate, but Indium Corporation makes no warranty as to accuracy or completeness. Indium Corporation does not accept responsibility for changes made to this email after is was sent. Any opinions or recommendations expressed herein are solely those of the author. They may be subject to change without notice.*** --------------------------------------------------- Technet Mail List provided as a service by IPC using LISTSERV 15.0 To unsubscribe, send a message to [log in to unmask] with following text in the BODY (NOT the subject field): SIGNOFF Technet To temporarily halt or (re-start) delivery of Technet send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet NOMAIL or (MAIL) To receive ONE mailing per day of all the posts: send e-mail to [log in to unmask]: SET Technet Digest Search the archives of previous posts at: http://listserv.ipc.org/archives Please visit IPC web site http://www.ipc.org/contentpage.asp?Pageid=4.3.16 for additional information, or contact Keach Sasamori at [log in to unmask] or 847-615-7100 ext.2815 -----------------------------------------------------