GARDENA, CA ― Pemtron Technology, an inspection equipment developer and supplier, is pleased to announce plans to exhibit at the SMTA Dallas Expo & Tech Forum, scheduled to take place Tuesday, March 28, 2023 at the Plano Event Center in Texas.

Steven Wongsonvanee, Pemtron General Manager – Americas, will be available to meet with customers to discuss its Saturn 3D Inline Solder Paste Inspection System, Athena 3D Automated Optical Inspection System, TWIN 3D Automated Optical Inspection System, TROI 8800 CI Series Conformal Coating Inspection System and Mercury Automated X-ray SMD Counter.

The Athena 3D Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) System uses 12-way projection for 3D measurements on all models to minimize errors due to shadow effects, and performs 100 percent of 2D & 3D inspection concurrently in all FOV areas. This significantly reduces false calls while providing near- perfect detection. The system offers 10/15 or 18um resolution, a 10MP camera (optional 12MP) and a three-stage conveyor.

Also on the AOI side, Pemtron offers the TWIN 3D AOI system for top/bottom double-sided simultaneous inspection. Pemtron’s new head type has been upgraded for 3D formation that is identical to the real image and is more stable.

Pemtron’s Saturn 3D Inline Solder Paste Inspection (SPI) System features Moiré technology, combining 2D color images with 3D measurement data. The result is more accurate and realistic 3D inspection images unlike conventional methods that display the solder paste through a color map only. With quad projection, 10/15 or 18um resolution a 4MP camera (optional 10MP) and three-stage conveyor (rail extensions optional), the Saturn is the most advanced 3D SPI system.

Pemtron’s TROI 8800 CI Series Conformal Coating Inspection System with optional inline Coating Thickness Measure provides the most reliable conformal coating inspection. With simple programming, the machine can inspect defects like cracks, coating voids, wrong coating thickness (too-thin or too-thick).

The Mercury Automated X-ray SMD Counter provides real-time data with Artificial Intelligence. The system offers a reel capacity of up to four 7” reels or a single 13” reel, a scanner and label printer interface, real-time ERP reporting and annual stock through barcode monitoring.

For more information about Pemtron, visit https://pemtron.com/

PUNE, INDIA – Mavenir, the Network Software Provider building the future of networks with cloud-native solutions that run on any cloud, announced today with Jabil that it has expanded its existing partnership and commenced manufacturing massive MIMO (mMIMO) Radios at Jabil’s facility in Pune, India. This is in addition to the Single Band Radios that were already being manufactured by Jabil in Pune, India.

Mavenir is committed to continuing to push the boundaries of technology to deliver innovative solutions that meet the needs of its customers and support a sustainable future. Mavenir and Jabil’s partnership has resulted in the successful manufacture and production of Mavenir OpenBeam™ Radios in Jabil’s state of the art and expansive manufacturing facilities.

“This announcement is another milestone in Mavenir’s commitment to making Open vRAN Radios with a proven and trusted manufacturer, available to customers globally,” said Ramnik Kamo, EVP, CIO and CPO, Mavenir. “We are excited about expanding the operations in Pune with Jabil to now include mMIMO radios as well. We are shipping Radios to Tier 1 customers from this site. Overall, our partnership with Jabil enables us to rapidly bring innovation and new technology and solutions to our customers globally.”

To know more about this partnership, visit Mavenir (Hall 2 stand 2H60) at Mobile World Congress 2023 in Barcelona (February 27th – March 2nd).

MADISON, AL – STI Electronics, Inc., a full service organization providing training services, training materials, analytical/failure analysis, prototype development, and contract PCB assembly, welcomes Lainee Moore-Manning as an engineering intern for the current semester.

Ms. Manning is a senior at Bob Jones High School (BJHS) and is a participant of the prestigious Engineering Academy. She is interested in pursuing a degree in Electrical Engineering. This opportunity to work with STI’s engineers on a multitude of projects will broaden her exposure to multi- disciplined engineering, build confidence, and generate enthusiasm for a future in Engineering.

The STI Engineering Team is looking forward to working with Lainee and sharing their knowledge and experience with her during these next few weeks.

WASHINGTON – The Semiconductor Industry Association (SIA) released the following statement from SIA President and CEO John Neuffer regarding U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo’s remarks today on implementation of the CHIPS and Science Act.

“Secretary Raimondo has been a tireless advocate for the CHIPS and Science Act, the historic new law that will reinvigorate chip production and innovation in America. Since the CHIPS Act was introduced, companies in the semiconductor ecosystem have announced new projects across America totaling hundreds of billions of dollars in private investments and supporting hundreds of thousands of new jobs. These new projects—combined with the new law’s critical investments in semiconductor research—will help strengthen America’s economy, national security, critical supply chains, and leadership in the semiconductor-driven technologies of today and tomorrow.

“As the Secretary highlighted today, we must now ensure the CHIPS Act is implemented efficiently, effectively, and expeditiously. We share her ambitious vision that CHIPS implementation provides an historic opportunity to ‘unite behind a shared objective … and think boldly and think big.’ We look forward to working with Secretary Raimondo and other leaders in the Administration to advance the CHIPS Act’s goals of strengthening our economy and national security and making our supply chains more resilient.”