Automatic Micro Diebonding And Wirebonding Machine (Newstead QLD)

Purpose

A leading edge solution in microelectronics to interconnect and integrate circuit (IC) and printed circuit board (PCB) or ceramic substrate.

Specifications

This is the latest technology available for die & wire bonding and it is not available elsewhere for contract manufacturing in Australia (the majority of contract die and wire bonding is currently done in the US). The equipment is capable of a wide range of applications including fully automated dispensing of viscose material, flip chip assembly, eutectic die attach, chip on chip attachment, BGA underfill, blob globbing as well as deep access ball, wedge and ribbon bonding and pull and shear testing.

KOLB PSB600 Printed Circuit Board Cleaning Machine (Newstead QLD)

Purpose

This machine removes process residues and is a necessity prior to conformal coating. The machine is a closed loop, self monitoring system which removes residues and contamination from Printed Circuit Assemblies (PCAs).

Specifications

The machine achieves cleanliness levels of < 0.8 µg NaCl/cm2 which exceeds MIL -STD- 2000A. There is only one other machine of this kind in Australia.

CNC Controlled Multi Axis Nd:Yag Laser Tube-Cutting & Drilling System (Murwillumbah NSW)

Purpose

The purpose of the system is to process complex designs in tubes as small as 0.6mm in diameter. Micro-drilling of holes as small as 0.015mm in diameter at rates of up to 1000 holes per second. The equipment is mainly used to cut tubing for cardiovascular surgery (catheters and stents). Drilling of micro-masks and filters.

Specifications

No other such system or service of this kind available in Australia. Most micro-cut tubing or micro drilled screens have to be imported.

CNC Controlled Multi-Axis Nd:Yag Laser Cutting & Drilling System (Murwillumbah NSW)

Purpose

Used for high precision laser cutting and drilling of metals (i.e. Titanium, Stainless, Tantalum, Beryllium Copper, Platinum, Iridium etc) and ultra hard materials such as carbides, PCD's Alumina, Silicone Nitride etc. Cutting and scribing of wafer materials for the Photovoltaic Industry. Micro drilling for medical, dental, food, automotive and aerospace industry.

Specifications

Laser micro-cutting and micro-drilling of metals and ultra-hard materials is generally not available in Australia. It requires special laser-equipment and highly trained people. Capital costs for equipment and peripherals are relatively high and the vocational and tertiary education system does not offer any courses in laser processing.

Kira Micromill (Mawson Lakes SA)

Purpose

The Kira SuperMill is designed specifically for single part and small series production milling of steel, non-ferrous, plastics and ceramics.

Specifications

The SuperMill-2M has a positional accuracy of 0.01 μm (or 10 nm) with double spindles, a 50,000 rpm main spindle and a 120,000 rpm finishing spindle. It offers tool makers and researchers alike an outstanding next generation high speed precision milling capability. This new technology was developed in collaboration with Tokyo University and was installed at the Ian Wark Research Institute early in 2009. The functionality of the system is increased by utilising state of the art CAD / CAM from Delcam, the world’s leading specialist NC CAM software for the manufacture of the complex shapes typically found in the toolmaking, automotive and aerospace industries. Key features include a wide range of strategies and powerful editing tools to ensure optimum performance on the machine tool.

Microfabrication Facility (Mawson Lakes SA)

Purpose

Accessible is a suite of microfabrication tools based upon fabrication by lithographic processes.

Specifications

This suite of equipment is leading edge in that it provides a one stop shop capability for fabrication of micro scale devices with features ranging from micrometers to nanometres in materials including metals, polymers and glasses. The tools include CAD design, thin film deposition, UV lithography, etching, embossing, and thermal bonding. A number of different etching processes can be used to produce features to the specified geometry. A suite of inspection and characterisation tools are also available to support the fabrication processes.

Microlaser Machine (Hawthorn VIC)

Purpose

The DML40 Laser Machine is for the efficient machining of filigree cavities. The innivative laser technology shapes the finest contours and cavities, layer by layer, with the help of a pulsed and focused laser beam and is also used for materials that are difficult to machine such as ceramics, graphite and stellite. The more filigree the workpiece and smaller the batch size, then the greter the cost effectiveness.

Fully automatic machining directly from 3D-CAD drawing also vertical walls with engaged laser an continuous positioning of the workpiece. Existing STL data can be transferred directly into the machine and processed

Specifications

• 6 axis (3 optical/3 mechanical)
• Travel X300/Y400/Z500
• Beam - Engaged beam (Q switch YAG 100W)
• Depth control - Optical sensor
• Laser beam diameter 0.04-0.1mm
• Maximum removal rate 5-25 mm²/min
• Surface quality Ra - 1.0μm

Dip Pen Nanolithography (Hawthorn VIC)

Purpose

Dip Pen Nanolithography (DPN) is a direct write, tip based lithography technique that can be used to rapidly and easily create mask-free micro-and nanoscale structures. This AFM-based system enables the controllable direct deposition of different materials from the liquid phase, from a nanoscale tip to virtually any surface. DPN is flexible enough to print self-assembled monolayer molecules, polymers, biomolecules or nanoparticles using a range of user initiated CAD-based templates. Applications range across the engineering and physical sciences fields into life sciences and pharmaceuticals. 

Specifications

One of two systems available in Australia, DPN systems can directly write a wide range of feature sizes (from 50nm up to 10 microns) to existing surfaces in "bottom-up" nanofabrication applications or they can deliver etch resists or etchant materials in "top-down" lithography applications. DPN systems can also deliver multiple materials in a single deposition experiment, with printed features reliably orientated to within a few nanometres.