RoodMicrotec - Independent testhouse to invest in new process technology

As the market is showing increasing demand especially for Burn-In service with real-time monitoring RoodMicrotec is investing in and expanding its Burn-In business. RoodMicrotec is the first independent test house in Europe to offer a fully automated Monitored Burn-In service.

’Burn-In operations are required especially in aerospace and automotive industries where there is a need for fast access to measurement results in order to fine-tune products,’ Thorsten Bucksch (CTO) explains. RoodMicrotec supports several customers, including fabless companies and OEMs, in these operations.

By investing in a fully automatic loading & unloading system, RoodMicrotec has now fully automated the Burn-In process. This increases quality and shortens processing time. No manual steps are necessary, which optimises process safety. The process can now handle high-volume Burn-In as well as Safe Launch activities.

Safe Launch is the trend towards securing long-term quality, replacing volume production Burn-In: The ramp-up management runs highly demanding tests on a limited number of devices (e.g. 100,000 devices). If no failure occurs, further production Burn-In is waived, which represents significant cost savings.
This is essential in the current market situation and results in a clear competitive advantage for the customer.

In-situ measurements during the Burn-In stress phase allow for fast turnaround times and build an early warning system, particularly during the ramp-up of new products. Expert process engineers support the customer by means of data evaluation and delivering reports with corrective actions.

The automated system has a throughput of up to 5000 devices per hour which is 10x faster compared to manual operation.

Burn-In at competitive prices at faster throughput appears attractive to customers. “From cost point of view we are comparable to the Far East, while at the same time delivering the usual high level of European quality,’ is how Thorsten Bucksch describes the benefits of the service at RoodMicrotec.

About RoodMicrotec
With forty years of experience as an independent test house, we have established a strong position within the microelectronic and optoelectronic industries throughout Europe. RoodMicrotec offers a total manufacturing solution with trusted partnered services.

RoodMicrotec’s one-stop shop includes the following:
- Engineering
- Testing
- Supply Chain Management
- Qualification
- Failure Analysis
- Quality & Reliability Consulting

All services fulfil high-rel and industrial requirements from the Automotive, Mil/Aerospace, Telecomms, Medical and Commercial Markets.
RoodMicrotec has facilities in Germany (Dresden, Nördlingen, Stuttgart) and in the Netherlands (Zwolle).

RoodMicrotec
Motorstr. 49
70499 Stuttgart
Germany
tel.: +49 711 86709-0
email: info@roodmicrotec.com

Ute Höchstötter
MarCom
email: ute.hoechstoetter@microtec.de

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