Orbotech receives substantial Direct Imaging order
Israel based Orbotech (ORBK) received a $5m order for multiple direct imaging tools from an unnamed Japanese electronics manufacturer. As the company has averaged $29m in PCB product sales for the last 4 quarters, the sale represents ~17% of an average quarter’s revenue and was customized to meet the specific requirements requested by the customer after a number of months of product testing.
The sale consisted of both the Paragon™ Ultra and the Nuvogo™ 1000R tools. The Paragon Ultra can image lines down to 8μm and depending on the application, can run up to 110 boards/hour and the Nuvogo 1000 tool series is designed for use in flexible solder mask imaging using a multi-wave laser that allows for highly accurate line structures with minimal non-uniformity. Both tools are necessary for fine line width boards used in typical mobile devices where space is at a minimum and registration accuracy requirements are as high as +/-10μm.
We believe Orbotech continues to lead the market in the PCB space, which is one of three product categories where it provides tools. The company has been quite aggressive in designing new tools to meet the requirements of advanced board designs that are necessary for products, particularly mobile products that have become more complex and now flexible as part of current high-end smartphone designs. Orbotech now provides the only PCB inspection and repair tool that can provide both additive and subtractive repairs, which allows board manufacturers to automate processes that would have been done manually in the past, saving dollars and improving yields.
The sale consisted of both the Paragon™ Ultra and the Nuvogo™ 1000R tools. The Paragon Ultra can image lines down to 8μm and depending on the application, can run up to 110 boards/hour and the Nuvogo 1000 tool series is designed for use in flexible solder mask imaging using a multi-wave laser that allows for highly accurate line structures with minimal non-uniformity. Both tools are necessary for fine line width boards used in typical mobile devices where space is at a minimum and registration accuracy requirements are as high as +/-10μm.
We believe Orbotech continues to lead the market in the PCB space, which is one of three product categories where it provides tools. The company has been quite aggressive in designing new tools to meet the requirements of advanced board designs that are necessary for products, particularly mobile products that have become more complex and now flexible as part of current high-end smartphone designs. Orbotech now provides the only PCB inspection and repair tool that can provide both additive and subtractive repairs, which allows board manufacturers to automate processes that would have been done manually in the past, saving dollars and improving yields.
Orbotech Paragon Direct Imaging feature examples - Source: Orbotech
Cross section of 50um solder dam - Source: Orbotech
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