MRSI announces the availability of a six head "feather-touch" tool turret for the MRSI-505 Assembly Work Cell that delivers increased cycle rates in die bonding and component assembly processes. This enhancement makes six separate tools always available on the robot head, thus allowing tool change to occur in parallel with movement. The new feature saves time and adds manufacturing flexibility.

In production, the appropriate selected tool indexes into position during X-Y positioning, such that the tool is available as soon as the system is ready to pick the next die. With this new feature, multiple die-specific collets can be used during processes such as eutectic die bonding, and when die-specific collets are needed for handling delicate GaAs and InP die.

Tools on the six-head turret rotate over a full 360 degrees of orientation to align die no matter how they are presented to the system, for maximum flexibility. Die are placed with a closed loop force control, programmable from 10 to 2,000 grams. Utilizing the turret feature, very high cycle rates are achieved.

The MRSI-505 Ultra-Precision Assembly Work Cell is regarded as the industry standard for ultra-precision assembly and is proven in critical microelectronic applications worldwide. Vision-guided and fully automatic, the MRSI-505 provides both ultra precision and high speed.

MRSI is a leading supplier of dispense and assembly systems for the semiconductor and microelectronics industry.