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The International Reference for Chip-Scale Electronics, Flip-Chip Technology, Optoelectronic Interconnection and Wafer-Level Packaging
November - December 2001
X-ray Inspection System Suppliers

Company
Address
Year Founded

All data has been supplied by the respective manufacturer. All models from all manaufacturers are not listed due to space constraints. Issue advertisers are listed in boldface letters. Dimensions in table are rounded up.
Model #
$ U.S. Price
(Base price w/o
options)
Auto, Semi-Auto or Manual
Dimensions
LxWxH mm (feet)
Configuration Introduced X-Ray Source
Energy
Power
Total
Magnification

G=Geometric
S=System
Principal
Applications
Web Site
Contact
E-mail
Phone
Fax
Notes
Agilent Technologies
395 Page Mill Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Founded: 1939 as Hewlett-Packard
5DX, Series 3
$375K+
Auto
1500 x 1900 x 2400
(4.9 x 6.2 x 7.9)
B May 2000 Scanned
beam
160 kV
16W
N/A
PWB solder joints, process control agilent.com
Jana Knezovich,
Press Relations Manager
jana_knezovich@agilent.com
Phone: 970.679.3399
Dage Precision Industries Inc.
Rabans Lane, Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire, England
Founded:1978
XL Series
1: 6000
2: 6500
3: 7000
$125-145K
Manual
1: 1910 x 1330 x 1910
(6.2 x 4.3 x 6.2)
2: 1930 x 1600 x 1910
(6.3 x 5.2 x 6.2)
3: 1910 x 1330 x 1910
(7.2 x 5.8 x 6.3)
Inline/Stand-Alone January 2001 Demountable
x-ray tube
30 kV-160 kV
5W
G=700x,
S=2400x-2800x
(monitor dependant)
BGA inspection, wire sweep, bond & die evaluation at chip level dageinc.com
Hal Hendrickson,
Sales Manager for the Americas
hhendrickson@dageinc.com
Phone: 510.683.3930
Faxitron
225 Larkin Dr., Unit 1
Wheeling IL 60090
Founded: 1993
1: CS100
2: CS130
1: $100K
2: $130K
Manual
Stand-Alone 1999 Sealed tube
90-130kV
10-40W
Variable
BGA, CSP,
IC inspection, wire sweep, PWB assembly
faxitron.com
Don Kissock, Vice President
of Marketing & Sales
dkissock@faxitron.com
847.465.9729
FeinFocus USA
76 Progress Dr.
Stamford, CT 06902
Founded: 1987
FOX-160.25
$150-200K
Semi-Auto

1710 x 1455 x 2060 (5.6 x 4.8 x 6.8)

Stand-Alone 2001 Open nano- focus tube
160 kV
G=2400x S=7200x
Opto, CSP, IC packages, bond wires, micro vias feinfocus.com Christine Olive, Mana
Marketing & Customer Service c_olive@feinfocus.com
Phone: 203.969.2161
GenRad Inc.
7 Technology Park Dr.
Westford, MA 01886
Founded: 1915
1: GR-X90
2: GR-X130

1: $115.5K
2: $152.25K

Semi-Auto
790/990 x 1350 x 1980

(2.6/3.2 x 4.4 x 6.5)
Stand-Alone July 2001 1: 20-90 kV
2: 30-130 kV
Multi-watt settings, 30 W max
1: 650x max
2: 500x max
Small/large components, PWBs, CSPs genrad.com Tim Mahan, Marketing Communications Director mahant@genrad.com
Phone: 978.589.7015

GenRad is being acquired by Teradyne. This division was formerly Nicolet Imaging Systems.
Glenbrook Technologies
11 Emery Ave.
Randolph, NJ 07869
Founded: 1983
1: RTX-113HV/VAV
2: JB-70-T

1: $45-65K
2: $68-75K

Manual
1: 1524 x 838.2 x 1270
(5.0 x 2.8 x 4.2)
2: 685 x 736 x 762 (2.2 x 2.4 x 2.5)
Stand-Alone 1998 1: 70 kV
2: 10 µm
1: 4-50x
2: 15-500x
1: Dense metal, BGAs
2: Flip chips, CSPs, ICs
glenbrooktech.com Keith Ward, Global Marketing Director kward@glenbrooktech.com
Phone: 973.361.8866
Phoenix X-Ray Systems & Services
3883 Via Pescador, Unit A
Camarillo, CA 93012
Founded: 1999
"pcba analyzer" with OVHM

$190K

Semi
1300 x 1800 x 1800 (4.3 x 6.0 x 6.0)
Stand-Alone July 2001 Open tube
100, 160, 225 kV
>2500x
PWB assembly, microvia inspection, barrel plating phoenix-xray.com David K. Lehmann, Vice President dklehmann@phoenix-xray.com
Phone: 805.389.0911
Photon Dynamics, Electronics Division
125 Columbia
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Founded: 1983
1: 1000
2: 2000
3: Combo

1: $85-180K
2: $85K-170K
3: $N/A
Manual or Semi
1: 1829 x 1219 x 2184 (6.0 x 4.0 x 7.1)

2: 2133 x 1524 x 2184 (7.0 x 5.0 x 7.1)
3: 1550 x 1350 x 1900 (5.0 x 4.4 x 6.2)
1-2: S
3: Inline/S
1-2: 1996
3: 1997
1-2: 80-160 kV
3: Variable
1-2: >4800x
3: Variable
1-2: BGAs, CSPs, wire bonds
3: Components, solder joints
photondynamics.com Colin Charette, Vice President Marketing colin.charette@photondynamics.com
Phone: 949.448.0443

Formerly CR Technology

Viscom USA Inc.
3290 Green Pointe Pkwy, Suite 400
Norcross, GA 30092
Founded: 1985
VXR 8016 Inspection System
$120K
Semi-Auto
915 x 360 x 1850
(3.0 x 4.5 x 6.0)
Stand-Alone 1999 Open microfocus tube
N/A
Wire bond inspection viscomusa.com
Paul J. Handler, North American Sales Director ph@viscomusa.com
Phone: 678.966.9835
VJ Electronix
89 Carlough Rd.
Bohemia, NY 11716
Founded: 1987
J-2000 DIG
$50-300K
Semi
2133 x 1524 x 2082
(7.0 x 5.0 x 6.8)
Stand-Alone January 2001 80-225 kV
5000x
Wire bonded BGAs, opto devices, flip chips vjt.com/electronix Vikram Butani, General Manager vbutani@vjt.com
Phone: 631.589.8800

Fax: 631.589.8992
X-Tek Systems Ltd.
64-66 Akeman St.
Tring, Hertfordshire HP23 6AF U.K.
Founded: 1986

USA: X-Tek, 1104 Walsh Ave.
Santa Clara, CA 95050

1: CPX100
2: Hawk
3: Orbita
4: Benchtop

1: $90K
2: $110K
3: $145K
4: $65K

1-3: Semi
4: Manual
1: 950 x 875 x 1775 (3.1 x 2.9 x 5.8)
2: 1060 x 1350 x 1955 (3.5 x 4.4 x 6.4)
3: N/A
4: 1500 x 700 x 1700 (4.9 x 2.3 x 5.6)
1-2: Offline
3-4: Stand-Alone
1: 1999
2: 2001
3: 2001
4: 1993
1: 100 kV
2-3: 160 kV
4: 100 kV
1: 10 W
2-3: 20 W
4: 60W
1: G=2000x, S=3000x
2-3: G=2000x, S=3000x
4: G=100x, S=160x
1-2: Small PWB, components, IC packages
3: Large, assembled PWBs
4: 3D sample insp. medical devices, modules
x-tek.co.uk Stuart Wright, Sales & Mktg. Mgr. stuartw@xtek.co.uk
Phone: +44.1442.828700
Fax: +44.1442.828118

USA: Joseph Owren xtekllc@xtekllc.com
Phone: 408.486.9620

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