Are you preparing to ramp up production, but not sure how to achieve maximum throughput? How confident are you that your current production process is as efficient and reliable as possible? Are your customers requesting new design builds or process enhancements? How can you reduce your time-to-market, to bring in more revenue (faster) and to maintain happy customers? With today’s rapid changing technology, time-to-market (TTM) is one of the most important factors for success of a product and can greatly impact a company's market share. But how to define TTM? Commonly, TTM is considered the length of starting an idea or concept until the product is finalized and ready for sales. Depending on the specific market/industry you are in, the definition of the end of your TTM period may vary.
In some microelectronics-focused markets, TTM is when the product concept is approved and when your engineering team can transfer the build process over to a manufacturing team. On the contrary, others may define the absolute conclusion of when shipment of the first new product or when you can fulfill a customer's order. Often in high-volume microelectronics markets, TTM is defined in terms of reaching a certain production volume goal, such as a million units per month.
One way or the other, TTM has the potentional to present a tedious and sometimes risky endeavor—technically and commercially. Not only can products in the middle of a project may change due to meet new customer requirements, the sudden need to transfer a production process from a manual build to a fully automatic can loom as a daunting task. What's needed is process development support. But one better is process development support from engineering experts who truly understand your productions equipment.
There are many instances where something sounds "too good to be true." This is not one of those moments. Palomar Technologies Process Development Services (PDS) brings a wealth of process and equipment consulting expertise into your quality equation. With a foundation of wire bonding and die attach system knowledge, PDS supports a large installed base of customers in 25 countries, providing proven process expertise and a deep understanding of your production needs through one-on-one consultations. Palomar Technologies is the only machine manufacturer to offer both wire-/ die bonders in addition to customized product/process development and assembly services.
How Can Process Development Services Help My Company?
Download the PDS data sheet to see where your company can find the greatest benefit.
Key PDS Customer Advantages
- Advanced training solutions through system and/or process optimization
- Improved yields with enhanced automation/integration/new tooling and system option deployment coupled with proven processes and materials for the specific application
- Increased throughput enabled by customized production support and process development
- Process development, test and prototyping support from Palomar Technologies Process Development Consultants
Palomar Technologies is uniquely positioned as a solution provider rather than "just a machine vendor". This becomes evident in the following manufacturing configurations:
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Fully automated, large work area wire and die bonder concepts provide ultra flexibility and accuracy. This means scalability for customers worldwide to use packaging equipment in both the early stages of process development and later on in volume production. The benefit for the customer is conspicuous—no risk transferring a product from a manual to a fully automated process...simply because there is none! Also, the cost aspect of a project can significantly influence TTM goals. On one hand, it is to stay within budget; on the other hand, if problems arise, companies must invest in unplanned additional resources in order to meet the projected time line goal. Palomar Technologies Assembly Services can also take care of this unknown of the equation.
In summary, TTM is elementary of the success of a product launch and Palomar Technologies can offer a customized recipe for each possible scenario through proven equipment, process and production consulting and support.
Download the "Buyer's Guide to Microelectronics Equipment" eBook to brush up on the top 10 considerations when searching for a reduced-TTM production solution.
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Josef Schmidl
Director, Palomar Technologies EMEA