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Libra Industries has introduced a lead-free transition services package to help manufacturers extend their internal engineering capacity to successfully comply with the RoHS directive.

The package consists of in-house BOM review and conversion, and assistance with product redesign though Libra’s Design Service. The company has partnered with Engent Inc. (Norcross, GA) to offer pilot assembly and reliability testing for new lead-free product designs. These services are available a la carte, or as a complete package.

Libra Industries, libraind.com

DEK will show its cost-saving, throughput-enhancing packaging technologies at booth #7111 during Semicon West in San Francisco.

The company will demonstrate its backside wafer coating process, which is said to allow high throughput on a cost-effective mass imaging system and is capable of exceeding the +/- 12.5mm Total Thickness Variation (TTV) required by most wafer processing manufacturers.

Enabled by metal stencil and emulsion screen technologies, materials can be deposited accurately at high speeds, while achieving control over print thickness and ensuring uniformity. This process will be shown on the Micron-class Galaxy printer platform.

Other packaging applications on display will include: Thermal Interface Material (TIM) imaging and wafer bumping solutions enabled by ProFlow DirEKt Imaging technology; encapsulation that only requires one print stroke; singulation technology utilizing Virtual Panel Tooling (VPT); repeatable ball placement technology and high speed substrate bumping.

DEK, dek.com

Samtec has announced the addition of RF cable connectors and cable assemblies to mate with its line of MMCX, MCX and SMA connectors.

SMA subminiature RF cable assemblies are available with straight and right angle terminations and feature high durability, compact semi-precision connectors. They use .085” (2.16 mm) and .141” (3.58 mm) semi-rigid cables and standard flexible cables, including double-shielded RG-316.

Mini connector cable assemblies are available as jacks and plugs and with a choice of straight or right angle terminations. These quick connect/disconnect style connectors are for applications with limited weight and space availability.

Micro-Mini cable plugs are also available with straight and right angle terminations, and feature quick connect/disconnect style snap-on mating. A “Ganged” variation is also offered for terminating two, four, six or eight wires simultaneously.

Samtec Inc. , samtec.com