Texmac, the exclusive authorized distributor of Takaya flying probers in North America, launched a new double-sided flying-probe system at the APEX trade show (booth # 473).
The Takaya APT-9600 has a total of six flying probes (four on top, two on the bottom), which move simultaneously over and under the board-under-test, providing flexible test access to PCBs when test points are available only on the bottom and improving test throughput.
"The APT-9600 addresses test coverage issues for boards with unique designs that have many components requiring simultaneous probe contact on both the top and bottom of the board," said Roy McKenzie, West Region General Manager for Texmac's Takaya Group. "It also eliminates the need for a second test for boards that have many test points that are accessible from only one side of the board."
"The new APT-9600 uses the same XY moving mechanisms proven in the leading-edge Takaya APT-9411 on top, and this ensures high precision and stable probing contact at high speed," McKenzie continued. "By adding two flying probes and a CCD camera to the bottom side, Takaya has created a tester that can contact boards simultaneously from both sides. Building on its 20-year history as a leader in flying-probe technology, Takaya has given electronics manufacturers the most reliable and accurate advanced flying-probe tester on the market."
"This double-sided capability is also available to new and existing APT-9411 users as a retrofit," said McKenzie. "That means that people who have already invested in an APT-9411 or plan to invest in a high-performance flying-probe system now, but don't currently need double-sided probing, can purchase an APT-9411 with the confidence that they will be able to add this capability in the future if ever needed without spending the money today."
The four top side probes of the APT-9600 can be spaced as close as 0.18mm (7.2mil) to 0.2mm (8mil), enabling the tester to make contact on very small test lands of 0.5mm (20mil) with repeatable accuracy. This allows fault detection of smaller components such as 0201s. Minimum bottom-side contact pitch is 0.40 to 0.50mm.
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