Systems for surface mounting electronic components on a printed circuit board

    公开(公告)号:US12010800B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-06-11

    申请号:US17305108

    申请日:2021-06-30

    Abstract: In a first approach, a vacuum cell comprises a porous plate and a vacuum force generated by gas being drawn thorough the porous plate is used to pick electronic components from a donor substrate. After transport of the vacuum cell to a placing area, dots of liquid material may be deposited on a top surface of the porous plate adjacent to one or more picked components in order to disrupt the vacuum force and release the picked components onto a receiving substrate. In a refinement of the first approach, the porous plate contains a plurality of picking holes for selectively picking components. Certain picking holes can be fluidly coupled to the vacuum, allowing components to be attached within those picking holes, while other picking holes can be closed or rendered inactive with dots of liquid material deposited on a top surface of the porous plate.

    PCB PRODUCTION BY LASER SYSTEMS
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    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240064897A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-22

    申请号:US18499009

    申请日:2023-10-31

    CPC classification number: H05K1/111 H05K13/046 H05K3/341 H05K2201/10666

    Abstract: Systems and methods for printing a printed circuit board (PCB) from substrate to full integration utilize a laser-assisted deposition (LAD) system to print a flowable material on top of a substrate by laser jetting to create a PCB structure to be used as an electronic device. One such system for PCB printing includes a jet printing unit, an imaging unit, curing units, and a drilling unit to print metals and other materials (epoxies, solder masks, etc.) directly on a PCB substrate such as a glass-reinforced epoxy laminate material (e.g., FR4) or others. The jet printing unit can also be used for sintering and/or ablation of materials. Printed materials are cured by heating or by infrared (IR) or ultraviolet (UV) radiation. PCB s produced according to the present systems and methods may be single-sided or double-sided.

    SYSTEMS FOR PRINTING CONFORMAL MATERIALS ON COMPONENT EDGES AT HIGH RESOLUTION

    公开(公告)号:US20230007786A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17931331

    申请日:2022-09-12

    Inventor: Michael Zenou

    Abstract: Systems and methods that enable printing of conformal materials and other waterproof coating materials at high resolution. An initial printing of a material on edges of a component is performed at high resolution in a first printing step, and a subsequent printing of the material on remaining surfaces of the component is applied in a second printing step, with or without curing of the material printed on the edges between the two printing steps. The printing of the material may be performed by a laser-assisted deposition or using another dispensing system to achieve a high resolution printing of the material and a high printing speed.

    Kit and system for laser-induced material dispensing

    公开(公告)号:US11465173B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-11

    申请号:US16838245

    申请日:2020-04-02

    Inventor: Michael Zenou

    Abstract: The laser-induced dispensing system includes a cartridge assembly having a supply reel for supplying a foil having a light transmissive layer wound around the supply reel, and a take-up reel for taking up the foil. There is provided a coating device for coating the foil by a donor material during a motion of the foil. The laser-induced dispensing system also includes an irradiation head having optics configured for focusing a laser beam. Additionally, a controller, for controlling the cartridge assembly to establish motion of the foil, and the optics to focus the laser beam onto the foil at a location downstream of the outlet of the coating device so as to release droplets of the donor material from the foil is provided.

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