IMAPS-UK Prototyping To Production Event Hailed A Success

Despite seeing “four seasons in one day”, as one delegate commented, over fifty people were there to learn and network, with many traveling long distances to attend.

The International Microelectronics Packaging Society (IMAPS-UK), which plays a leading role in the advancement of the high technology electronics industry, hosted the technical workshop in order to highlight UK Expertise & Capabilities, New Processes & Materials, Product Qualification, Industry Trends and Emerging Technologies.

The first speaker for the day was Andrew Holland of CSR, who introduced the event by providing an overview of the development process from prototype to production, for one of CSR’s latest wireless devices. This was followed by Unisem’s presentations that overviewed their experiences in providing a pathway from device prototyping to mass production, for leading fabless semiconductor companies throughout Europe.

Other proceedings also included presentations from Reltech, an independent test laboratory, on providing the route to product qualification of semiconductor devices; DELO on their latest adhesives for electronic packaging and encapsulation; Inseto on the advancements in wire bonding; Optocap on their experiences in supporting our customer’s requirements from prototype to production and AML on the latest innovations in wafer bonding technology and trends for sub-contract wafer bonding.

Besides the excellent presentations, highlights of the day included a factory tour of Unisem Europe’s production facility and the tabletop exhibition from leading companies in the field, including Inseto, Optocap, Unisem, TS2, Accelonix, LEW Techniques, Reltech and NTK Ceramics etc. Their displays created plenty of interest for the delegates and a great networking opportunity, with old acquaintances being renewed and plenty of new ones established.

The feedback received from delegates was also very appreciative and positive. Copies of the papers were also presented on departure on a one-gigabyte memory stick, which was kindly sponsored by the Welsh Electronics Forum. Copies of the proceedings can still be obtained from the Societies Secretariat office, for those that were unable to attend.