Kulicke & Soffa Launches Enhanced Capability Hybrid Wedge Bonder
Kulicke & Soffa have announced the launch of its new extended version of the Asterion wedge bonder, Asterion EV. The Asterion EV is built on a new architecture with enhanced capability to address the industry's growing and changing applications needs. Its single platform can handle a multitude of interconnect materials such as large aluminum wire, PowerRibbon and interconnects for battery cells.
Features
· Heightened productivity with a large bondable area (300 mm x 860 mm); improved MTBA with enhanced PR plus Geometric Model mode; and faster cycle time with direct drive motion system and advanced PR modes.
· Extended area that allows new applications such as adapting large battery packs or modules. Another advantage of the extended area is that it supports dual or even triple lane conveyancing material handling through the bonder which allow a single pass bonding.
· Configuration flexibility which support multi-device and multi-lane automated handler
· Improved performance due to a very stable platform for greater bond placement repeatability and consistent process results.
· Advanced capabilities with innovative software and hardware features such as ultrasonic normalization, host communications, bond process monitor, common data transfer and traceability functions; a Loop Former option that enables advanced square loop profiles; and advanced interconnect capability with an improved configurable bond head
· Ease of use with a new Bond Head Set-up Aid; an Intuitive Graphical User Interface (Windows 7 OS); a Graphical Editor for convenient program editing; Context Sensitive Help; and Easy Program Conversion from 3600/3700Plus to Asterion EV
"The Asterion EV solution is well accepted in new application fields such as interconnects for battery cells manufacturing. With the combination of the configurable bond head and enhanced algorithms on placement repeatability, the AsterionTM EV has demonstrated stable process capability and performance. This is an exciting new launch for us and we anticipate a wide market adoption with the growth of battery cell interconnect technologies ", said Chan Pin Chong, Kulicke & Soffa's Vice President of Wedge Bonder, Capillaries and Blades Business Line.
