CHAD Industries, Inc., a leading supplier of factory automation
solutions for the semiconductor, electronics, micro assembly and solar
industries, announced today the release of their integrated 125mm to
300mm wafer loader and unloader system for use with third party oven
suppliers.
CHAD has combined it’s proven WaferMate™
wafer handlers and wafer handling technology to interface with an oven,
and communicate intelligently with each other to manage the loading and
unloading process. Using it’s patent pending
wafer conveyor design, the CHAD WaferMate™
loader workcell can smoothly transition a wafer to the oven belt. The
same wafer conveyor can be used at the other end of the oven to receive
the processed wafer. Special tooling features on the wafer conveyor are
used to orientate the wafer and present it repeatably to the WaferMate™
unloader work cell for pick up.
The WaferMate™ is controlled by CHAD WaferWare™
software that offers intelligent wafer tracking software to efficiently
and safely manager the wafers through the process. Loading and unloading
is a continuous process that requires the process never stops no matter
what the production conditions are. This can increase the risk for wafer
collisions and possible wafer damage if the process is not properly
controlled. WaferWare™ tracks and balances the
numbers of wafers loaded into the process so that at all times the
unloader has the capacity to remove the wafers from the process. The
result is a robust product that ensures that there can never be any more
wafers in process than the unloader has capacity to handle.
“Working with our customers, we saw a need for
an intelligent, integrated, low-cost solution for loading and unloading
process tools. Adapting and enhancing our WaferMate™
product to handle the special needs of our customers, whether it’s
a non-standard wafer, customized software or hardware enhancements is
our specialty,” says Scott Klimczak,
President of CHAD Industries. “In this
application, our team provided specialized wafer tracking software and a
flexible system that will run wafers from 125mm to 300mm.
Kim Ang, Managing Director of Eberts Electronics (S) Pte Ltd and VA
Innovation Pte Ltd, stated, "CHAD has done a wonderful job, and
has meet all conditions including the delivery well ahead of the
scheduled delivery time. The system is now running very well at the
customer’s factory. Thank you to CHAD
for being a wonderful partner."
CHAD Industries designs, manufactures and markets automated wafer
handling solutions and is the leading manufacturer of non-standard wafer
handling solutions to the semiconductor industry. More information is
available at http://www.chadindustries.net.
For more information on this or any of CHAD's assembly solutions, please
contact us at 1565 S. Sinclair Street, Anaheim, CA 92806, USA Tel
(714) 938-0080 or Fax (714) 938-0630.
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