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Flying & Roving Probe

Foundation Technology has two extremely advanced SPEA 4040 flying probe testers. The Flying Probe testers test for adjacent pin shorts, adjacent point shorts, passive analogue, and implied opens to passives.

Advantages of Flying/Roving Probe Testing:

  • Good for prototypes/low volumes
  • Access less demanding
  • Relatively low non-recurring-engineering-costs

SPEA 4040 - Capability

Current configuration:

  • Board specifications:
    • Maximum size:  400x500mm
    • Minimum size¹:  50x50mm
    • Panelised boards²:  upto 48
    • Thickness:  0.6 - 4mm
    • Salvage:   > 3mm
    • Maximum height - top:  55mm
    • Maximum height - bottom:  60mm
    • Maximum weight:  1Kg
    • Maximum warp³:  +/-1mm
    • Fiducials:  2 off minimum, probe side, opposing corners
    • Minimum pad size 4 :  240-450um (10-18thou inch)
    • Minimum pitch:  200um (experience suggests 20 thou inch)
  • System:
    • 4 off Flying Probes
    • 2 cameras
    • Electroscan
    • Bottom side Electroscan
    • 56 external sensors via ZIF interface
  • Test techniques 4:
    • Adjacent pin shorts
    • Adjacent point shorts
    • Analogue component (R & Cs) value
    • Diodes, transistors, fets type/orientation
    • Digital opens
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