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An Independent Journal Dedicated to the Advancement of Chip - Scale Electronics
March 2001
Solder Ball Placement Equipment Suppliers

The selective listing below, while supplied by each manufacturer, is not all-inclusive as to company or to each listed company’s product line, and Chip Scale Review assumes no liability for typographical errors or misprints. For the latest information please contact the company representative as printed in the table. Advertisers are listed in boldface type.

Company
Contact, Phone, Fax
Founded
Model
Introduced
Sphere Size
Typical US Price Range
Category
(Inline, Stand-Alone or Both)
Vision Inspection System
Device Inputs
Average Tool Changeover Time
Uses Flux?
Maximum Substrate Size (Inches)
Manual, Semi- or Fully Automatic
Web Site
Contact Name
Contact
E-mail
Advanced Systems Automation Ltd. (Avalon Technology Pte. Ltd.)
54 Serangoon North Ave. 4
Singapore 555854
Phone: +482.5885
Fax: +484.5780
Founded: 1978
SBP9300
April 2000
0.3 mm-0.76 mm
$ Not Supplied
S-A/I compactible
Offset, Missing and Excess Ball (2D)
Array BGA, Strip PBGA
15 minutes
Yes
250 mm x 84 mm (Inches)
Fully Automatic
www.asa.com.sg
Robin Seah,
Marketing Executive
robin@asa.com.sg
Dimensions: 2100 mm x 1400 mm x 1700 mm
SBP9300L
April 2000
0.3 mm-0.76 mm
$ Not Supplied
Inline S-A/I compactible
Offset, Missing and Excess Ball (2D)
Strip PBGA, CBGA
15 minutes
Yes
250 mm x 70 mm (Inches)
Fully Automatic
Dimensions: 2100 mm x 1400 mm x 1700 mm
Athlete FA
2970-1, Shiga, Suwa-shi
Nagano 392-0012 Japan

Phone: 408.489.0142 (Kanematsu USA Inc.)
Fax: 408.773.1126
(Kanematsu USA Inc.)
Founded: 1989
BA-1200 Ball Mounter
July 2000
0.2 mm-0.76 mm
$400,000-$500,000

Both
2D
Strip, Boat
15 minutes
Yes
80 mm x 230 mm (Inches)
Fully Automatic
www.athlete-fa.co.jp
Marty Harada, Manager
Kanematsu USA Inc.
mharada@kanematsuusa.com
Phone: 408.489.0142 (Direct)
Fax: 408.7731126 (Direct)
Dimensions: 2775 mm x 1400 mm x 1750 mm
Ever Technologies
52 Serangoon North Ave. 4
Singapore 555853
Phone: +483.1811
Fax: +481.2607

Founded:1992
BM-100
June 1998
0.3 mm-0.75 mm
$275,000
Both
Pre (Optional) and Post Vision (2D)
Magazine
20 minutes
Yes
0.5 mm x 230 mm (Inches)
Fully Automatic
www.evertech.com.sg
Christopher Voon,
General Manager
chrisv@evertech.com.sg
Dimensions: 2560 mm x 1230 mm x 1600 mm
KOSES (Korea Semiconductor System Co., Ltd.)
162-19 Dodang dong
Wonmi Gu Puchon, Kyunggi
420-130 Korea
Phone: +82.32.662.2224
Fax: +82.32.662.2214

Founded:1990
KWA970
June 2000
over 0.2 mm
$525,000
Both
2D Standard
(3D Option)
Array BGA, Strip PBGA
3 minutes
Yes
250 mm x 70 mm
(8” wafer)
Fully Automatic
www.koses.co.kr
Eric Jeon,
Sales Director
sales@koses.co.kr
Dimensions: 2150 mm x 1300 mm x 1700 mm
KAM730
March 1999
over 0.2 mm
$390,000
Both
2D Standard
(3D Option)
Substrate or Boat
3 minutes
Yes
250 mm x 70 mm
Fully Automatic
Dimensions: 1900 mm x 1200 mm x 1700 mm
Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc.
2101 Blair Mill Rd.
Willow Grove, PA 19090

Phone: 215.784.6668
Fax: Not Supplied

Founded:1951
LaserPro™ 9388
July 2000
0.2 mm-0.8 mm
$325,000

S-A
Not Required
(Integrated real time
“Missing Ball Detector”)
Strips, Flat Boats, Tape
No Tooling (Ball Size Change=
5 minutes)

No
90-267 mm x 24.64-90 mm (3.5-10.5” x 0.97-3.5”)
Fully Automatic and Programmable
www.kns.com
Charles Sanders,
Marketing Manager
csanders@kns.com
Dimensions: 1168 mm x 1067 mm x 1829 mm (42” x 46” x 72”)
Motorola Manufacturing Solutions
7755 S. Research Dr., Ste. 110
Tempe, AZ 85284
Phone: 480.755.2500
Fax: 480.755.2840

Founded: 1992
MSA 250 A Plus
1998
0.3 mm on
0.5 mm pitch

$Please Contact
Both
2D
Large Array, JEDEC Trays or Boats
<5 minutes
Yes
78 mm x 260 mm (Inches)
Fully Automatic
www.motorola.com
Todd Ezrailson, Marketing Communications Manager
mmssales@email.mot.com
Dimensions: 1680 mm x 840 mm x 1690 mm (66” x 33” x 66”)
SA-20
August 1999
0.3 mm on
0.5 mm pitch

$Please Contact
S-A
N/A
Substrates or Wafers
<5 minutes
Yes
?? mm
(Up to 12” wafer)
Semi-Automatic
Dimensions: 300 mm x 300 mm
RVSI Vanguard
5 Shawmut Road
Canton, MA 02021
Phone: 520.297.2621
Fax: 520.544.0535

Founded: 1983
VAi 3150
May 2000
0.3 mm-0.9 mm
$240,000-$375,000
Both
2D
Boats, Strips
<15 minutes
Yes (and Solder Paste)
270 mm x 70 mm
(Inches)
Fully Automatic
www.rvsi.com
Mike Boman,
VP of Sales and Service
info@rvsi.com
Dimensions: 2100 mm x 1400 mm x 1700 mm
SST International
(Division of EDM Supplies, Inc.)
9801 Everest St.
Downey, CA 9242
Phone: 562.603.3361
Fax: 562.802.4043
Founded: 1978
2400
July 1998
Not Supplied
$550,000
S-A
Not Supplied
Boats
3 minutes
No
Not Supplied
Semi-Automatic
www.sstinternational.com
Dan Campbell, Vice President, Sales & Marketing
dcampbell@sstinternational.com
Dimensions: 2830 mm x 1630 mm x 2340 mm (111.5” x 64” x 92”)
3130
January 2001
Not Supplied
$85,000
S-A
Not Supplied
Boats
3 minutes
No
Not Supplied
Semi-Automatic
Dimensions: 970 mm x 1020 mm x 2340 mm (38” x 40” x 51”)
Speedline Technologies (CAMALOT Division)
145 Ward Hill Ave.
Haverhill, MA 01835
Phone: 978.521.7309
Fax: 978.521.2105
Founded:1987
Matrixx and
Matrixx II
February 1999 (Matrixx)
0.25 mm-1.02 mm
$325,000-$415,000
Both
2D
Strips, Panels, JEDEC Trays, Auer Boats
<15 minutes
Yes (Flux or No Flux)
152 mm (width
limitation only
(6 inches wide)
Fully Automatic
www.speedlinetechnologies.com
Craig Lazinsky, Marketing Communications Manager
clazinsky@speedline.cookson.com
Speedline Technologies Ltd.
The Technology Centre, Unit 1
Pincents Kiln Industrial Park
Reading GR31 7SD, UK
Phone: +011.44.118.930.1400
Fax:+011.44.118.930.1401
Speedline Technologies Asia
150 Kampong Ampat
Ka Centre #05-08
Singapore, 368324
Phone: +011.65.286.6635
Fax: +011.65.289.9411
Dimensions: 1900 mm x 1200 mm x 1700 mm
 
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