Natel Engineering Co., Inc.

Process Capabilities

THIN FILM SERVICES

  • Sputtered Metals: TiW Au, Cr, Cu, NiCr, TiW Al, TaN, Ni Au,
    Pt, Pd, SiO2, etc.
  • Au, Ni, Cu, electroless Cu, electroless Au & Ni plating processes
  • Substrates: Alumina, Silicon, BeO, Aluminum Nitride, Quartz, Sapphire, etc.
  • Conductor width and spacing of 12 microns (.0005")
  • 3 multitarget sputtering systems with RF / DC magnetron capability.
  • 3 target, load- locked machines available for high volume orders.
  • Multisource thermal and e-beam evaporation systems
  • Ion-beam deposition system
  • 3 Ion-beam etching systems to provide 0.0001" geometry control
  • Complete analytical and quality control equipment including
    line-width
  • Cryopumping for all coating equipment
THICK FILM CAPABILITY

  • Semi-automatic standard and large area Thick Film screen-printing
  • Automatic open/short testing
  • Both muffle and IR firing furnaces
  • Class H & K resistor testing
  • Passive laser trimming
  • Full dark room for Thick Film screen development

SMT

  • Automatic SMT assembly as sub-assembly for a microelectronic module (02-01)
  • Use of water-soluble solder paste
  • Aqueous clean
  • Standard fully automatic SMT assembly

COMPONENT ATTACH

The following materials can be dispensed, screened, auto placed or stamped:

  • Epoxy (conductive and non-conductive) for die and passive component attaches
  • Epoxy preforms for substrate and large area component attach
  • Solder and Eutectic for power component attach

PICK AND PLACE CAPABILITY

  • Automatic component placement to .001" accuracy
  • Semi-automatic pick and place capability

COMPONENT INTERCONNECT

  • Wire bonding aluminum (.001" to .020") capability
  • Automatic wire bonding gold ball (.0007" to .003") capability
  • Wire bonding gold wedge (.007" to .003") capability
  • Automatic ribbon bond (.0005" X .003" to .003" X .015")
  • Tab bonding
  • Flip-chip attach and re-flow

SPECIAL ASSEMBLY CAPABILITY FOR HIGH FREQUENCY, FINE PITCHED AND CONTROLLED IMPEDANCE ASSEMBLIES

  • Controlled wire and ribbon bond lengths, including loops
  • Special pick-up tools and methods for Air Bridge, MMIC, and thin GaAS die

PRE-SEAL TESTING

  • 20+ automatic and manual RF hybrid test stations
  • Auto test UTS-625W power test system
  • IEEE 488 Rack & Stack
  • HP3060A (in-circuit test)
  • Active laser trim
  • Analog Devices LTS2020
  • Lorlin double impact, discreet semiconductor tester
  • Custom testing

PACKAGE SEAL

  • Manual linear weld
  • Automatic linear weld
  • One-shot induction weld
  • Hydrogen furnace solder seal
  • Epoxy preform seal

ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING

  • Stabilization bake
  • Temperature cycling
  • Centrifuge testing (constant acceleration)
  • Particle Impact Noise Detection (PIND)
  • X-Ray
  • Fine and gross leak testing
  • Burn-in (Air and liquid)

ADDITIONAL CAPABILITIES

  • BGA (low cost prototype & production)
  • Flip chip & underfill
  • Moisture resistant junction coating (Glob-top)
  • Dam & fill for wire bond & die protection

PACKAGE TYPE CAPABILITY

  • Standard glass to metal seal hermetic packages
  • High temperature ceramic to metal seal hermetic packages
  • High temperature co-fired ceramic (HTCC & ALN) packages (hermetic or non-hermetic)
    1. Side brazed
    2. Flat pack
    3. Leadless chip carriers (LCC)
    4. Ball grid array (BGA)
  • Low temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) packages (hermetic or non-hermetic)
    1. Side brazed
    2. Flat pack
    3. Leadless chip carriers (LCC)
    4. Ball grid array (BGA)
  • Optoelectric MEMS packages with the following feedthroughs:
    1. RF or optical
    2. Glass window
    3. Solid seal
    4. Valve inlet
    5. Glass tube
    6. Glass tube with getter
  • TO packages
  • Multi-chip-modules, MCM (ceramic, FR4)
  • MCM-L
  • MCM-D
  • Custom packages (hermetic, moisture resistant and non-hermetic)
AS9100DSCC MIL PRF 38534 Class H and K Certified