TRIZ APPLICATION IN DEVICE & MANUFACTURING ELECTROSTATIC DISCHARGE CONTROL
A credit card pager having a casing surrounding a substrate and electronic circuitry mounted on the substrate. An information connection including at least one molded waveguide having a core with a photonic device mounted at one end and a second end of the core being positioned on the substrate to be accessible exterior of the casing so as to communicate optical information signals therethrough.
Emerging needs for test handler CDM ESD controls
Testing of IC (integrated circuit) components is a key activity in IC component manufacturing to ensure components shipped out meet product data sheet and quality specifications. In order to achieve high productivity levels, the ATE (automated test equipment) is coupled to an automated handler. However, the use of the handler also introduces issues, such as ESD (electro-static discharge). As most traditional ESD controls are typically HBM (human body model) ESD, they do not effectively address handler ESD issues, which are predominantly charged device model (CDM). This paper details the difference in both ESD models; the assessment techniques, including advanced techniques such as EMI (electromagnetic interference) ESD detection and provide yield enhancing solutions for ESD prevention in handlers.
Cooperative Collection Development
The author discusses cooperative collection development from an historical perspective and examines some of the projects conceived and implemented during the past forty years. In many cases the projects failed even after years of concentrated effort. However, more important than these failures are new efforts that are being made. The major focus of this article is on both current regional projects and the more broadly based ARL-sponsored North American Collections Inventory Project. The author discusses these efforts and offers some specific judgments regarding the possibility that these projects will lead to a truly successful coordinated collection development project on a national basis.