Industry:
Sensor Technology
Application:
Two Sided Die Cut Window Hard Gold Plating
Opportunity:
FCT was asked to produce a circuit with a very tight trace & space requirements with portions exposed on both sides of the circuit; unsupported traces in effect. The traces were specified at .0025” and the spaces at .005”.
Solution:
We knew the unsupported traces would be damaged if we utilized typical design, manufacturing and packaging processes. After careful consideration, we designed a removable protective shield to stabilize the circuit during the manufacturing process. In addition, we packaged each of the circuits individually. While both of these solutions added cost, they were necessary for the success of our customer’s program.
Result:
By partnering with our customer’s design and quality teams from the early stages of development, the dividends realized were great. Production yields improved from 15% during the test stages to more than 90% after full implementation. Together we figured out how to mass manufacture a circuit that seemed impossible in its early stages.
