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    <pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
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      <title>Laser scanning microscope checks inside wafers</title>
      <description>A confocal laser scanning microscope is designed for the non-destructive, high resolution observation of the interior of silicon wafers, IC chips, MEMS and other devices.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Olympus Industrial</category>
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      <title>Probe tests PCBs without using fixtures</title>
      <description>Aeroflex's stand-alone Flying Probe System perform high-speed, high-accuracy fixtureless test using by combining the latest in flying probe hardware technology with innovative software.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Aeroflex</category>
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      <title>Software reduces inspection programming by 40%</title>
      <description>Inspection system specialist Marantz Business Electronics said that its latest software offers a reduction in programming time of 40% for its automatic inspection equipment.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Marantz Europe</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/lmo/lmo100.html</link>
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      <title>Precision sourcing and measurement guide published</title>
      <description>Keithley Instruments has produced a free resource guide on CD that includes functional test, wafer level reliability, and production testing of electrical components.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Keithley Instruments</category>
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      <title>C-MAC upgrades solderability testing</title>
      <description>C-MAC has upgraded its UK-based testing expertise to meet the latest IEC 68, MIL-STD 883 and MIL-STD 202 test methods for electronics in military applications.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>C-Mac MicroTechnology</category>
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      <title>Safeguarding offshore EMS soldering quality</title>
      <description>An 'all-in-one' six-test solder paste analyser offers a reliable and traceable way to verify offshore manufactured soldering quality by providing a quantitative measurement of solder paste condition.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Gen3 Systems</category>
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      <title>Lens kit allows reading of tiny PCB codes</title>
      <description>A 'super high density' lens kit for image-based ID readers allows flat-panel-display makers and printed circuit board assemblers to read tiny codes with cell sizes as small as 0.05mm.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 05 Dec 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Cognex UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cog/cog279.html</link>
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      <title>Trace moisture event sensor introduced</title>
      <description>An on-line trace moisture event sensor designed for UHP inert gas applications in semiconductor fabrication provides rapid indication of a moisture event as low as 20 ppb at 1 ppb baseline.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Michell Instruments</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/mlc/mlc133.html</link>
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      <title>Colour video microscope is hand held</title>
      <description>A hand held instrument from Kaisertech enables PCBs to be checked on a colour video microscope for poor solder joints and connections as well as scratches or spotting burrs.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Sep 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Kaisertech</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/kai/kai155.html</link>
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      <title>PCB tester minimises damage of unit under test</title>
      <description>Aeroflex has introduced the 4550 Flying Probe printed circuit board (PCB) tester, which minimises potential damage to the unit under test by decelerating towards the end of Z-axis travel.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Aeroflex</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/aej/aej186.html</link>
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      <title>PCB testing for satellite navigation systems</title>
      <description>Peak Production Equipment has supplied a IVU2-J test system to check that PCBs in satellite navigation, traffic data and vehicle tracking systems at Trafficmaster have been correctly manufactured.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Peak Production Equipment</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/pek/pek106.html</link>
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      <title>Thermal analysis software speeds verification</title>
      <description>The Aberdeen Group survey examined electronic design procedures and experiences, and found that users of Flomerics' thermal analysis software completed thermal design verification three times faster.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Flomerics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/flr/flr117.html</link>
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      <title>X-ray solder inspection system with software</title>
      <description>X-ray inspection system with inspection software, produced by Phoenix and available through Contax, is ideal for manual and automatic solder joint inspection.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Contax</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cox/cox157.html</link>
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      <title>Automated hardware diagnostics for board bring-up</title>
      <description>Kozio has announced support for custom product designs using Freescale's MPC832x series of PowerPC processors, including the e300 core as well as the QUICC Engine technology.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Kozio</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/koz/koz106.html</link>
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      <title>Electronics testing and production on show</title>
      <description>Contax is to exhibit at Nepcon 2007 with fourteen new products covering a full range of processes including: placement, soldering, dispensing, x-ray and inspection, storage and wire processing.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Contax</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cox/cox154.html</link>
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      <title>Surface mount pyroelectric infrared sensor</title>
      <description>Murata has introduced a surface mount pyroelectric infrared sensor for easy automatic PCB mounting and lower cost, with a smaller footprint.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Feb 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Murata Electronics (UK)</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/muc/muc110.html</link>
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      <title>EMC compatibility simulation reduces testing costs</title>
      <description>Thales Technical Unit Control and Display Systems (CDS) uses electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) simulation to reduce testing costs on each new cockpit instrument.</description>
      <pubDate>Fri, 26 Jan 2007 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Flomerics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/flr/flr109.html</link>
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      <title>Design, partitioning, test for system-in-package</title>
      <description>The new System-in-Package (SiP) paradigm in electronics product implementation allows the mixing of optimum active and passive device technologies in bare die format within a single package outline.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 11 Dec 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Flomerics</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/flr/flr105.html</link>
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      <title>Manufacturing test and power on self test</title>
      <description>Kozio has announced that an evaluation version of its kDiagnostics software is now shipping as part of Applied Micro Circuit's new Saguaro evaluation kit for the nP3705 packet processor.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Kozio</category>
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      <title>Probe needle inspection with motion and vision</title>
      <description>Point Technologies has recently applied motion and vision to a new area in the semiconductor industry: probe needle inspection.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Cognex UK</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cog/cog258.html</link>
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      <title>Support for evaluation kits with validation</title>
      <description>Kozio has announced support for Applied Micro Circuit's new PowerPC 440SPe Katmai, 440EPx Sequoia, 440GRx Rainier and 440GX Taishan Evaluation Kits.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Kozio</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/koz/koz103.html</link>
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      <title>PC based LCD inspection and analysis product</title>
      <description>The Value Engineering Alliance, a leading provider of machine vision solutions, has added a LCD inspection product, VIDIASYS, to its suite of application-specific solutions.</description>
      <pubDate>Tue, 07 Nov 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Value Engineering Alliance</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/thv/thv112.html</link>
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      <title>X ray systems installed in Scotland</title>
      <description>Production automation system specialist, Contax , has recently installed four phoenix x-ray systems at different organisations in Scotland.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 26 Oct 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Contax</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cox/cox147.html</link>
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      <title>Diagnostics software comes with reference design</title>
      <description>Kozio has announced that evaluation versions of the company's kDiagnostics software product now ship with ADI Engineering's new Sidewinder XScale IXP465 Access Gateway Reference Design.</description>
      <pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Kozio</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/koz/koz102.html</link>
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      <title>Surface insulation resistance standards revised</title>
      <description>Gen3 Systems has announced the release of revised Surface Insulation Resistance (SIR) standards designed to improve reliability and integrity testing of products assembled with lead-free solder.</description>
      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Oct 2006 08:00:00 UT</pubDate>
      <category>Gen3 Systems</category>
      <link>http://www.manufacturingtalk.com/news/cow/cow122.html</link>
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