We search for industry news, so you don't need to.   Home  I  News  I  Corporate News  I  Exclusives  I  Calendar  I  White Papers June 29, 2009 PacTech's Ultra-SB2 WLR Volume Solder Ball Placement Wafer level solder ball rework system for 6- to 12-inch wafers and substrates with solder ball sizes down to 60µm for flip-chip WLSCP applications. Integrated 2D-Inspection and reflow. Learn more … PacTech Viscom's new wafer inspection system High accuracy inspection of bare wafers & MEMS Viscom's new desktop system MX100IR inspects bare wafers, MEMS, wafer bonds, SOIs & Flip Chips. Wafers are transparent to the wavelength in the near infrared range generated by patented Si-Thru™ illumination. The MX100IR provides defect detection capabilities of embedded defects… Viscom Inc. 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