Ball bonders engineered for higher productivity: News from Kulicke and Soffa Industries

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Kulicke and Soffa Industries has added two new automatic ball bonders to its highly successful Maxum series platform, which already boasts more than 8000 units installed worldwide. Engineered for higher productivity, the Maxum ultra is capable of processing today's most complex packaging applications. Incorporating numerous technology advancements, this high-performance wire bonder processes devices 10% faster than its predecessor - the industry-leading Maxumplus.

The other wire bonder being launched is the Maxum elite.

This machine is designed to address the demands of cost-performance applications.

'We have used our advanced technology and field experience from the Maxum Series platform to take wire bonding to the next level with both the Maxum ultra and Maxum elite'.

'Both new wire bonders deliver higher speeds, improved material handling capability and superior accuracy', states Christian Rheault, K and S Vice President, IC Ball Bonders.

'In an effort to further optimise the cost-of-ownership advantages of our equipment, the new Maxum ultra and Maxum elite are a perfect fit for the high-performance and the cost-performance market segments'.

Jack Belani, Senior Vice President of K and S' Wire Bonding Division and Corporate Marketing, notes: 'Our customers around the globe are coming to us with packaging challenges, ranging from complex stacked-die applications to high-density, matrix lead frame devices'.

'With these two new IC ball bonders, we are confident that our customers will see a real performance advantage over other wire bonding technologies'.

After debuting at Semicon China, both the Maxum ultra and Maxum elite will be available for full production in Q3 2005.

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News Release from: Kulicke and Soffa Industries Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 March 2005

Ball bonders engineered for higher productivity

Kulicke and Soffa Industries has added two new automatic ball bonders to its highly successful Maxum series platform, which already boasts more than 8000 units installed worldwide.

Note: Readers of the Editor’s free email newsletter will have read this news the week it was announced. . It’s free!

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News Release from: Kulicke and Soffa Industries
Edited by the Electronicstalk Editorial Team on 17 March 2005