Dec 9 2010
CyberOptics Corporation (Nasdaq: CYBE) today announced that its CWA30 optical alignment systems, developed in conjunction with DEK Solar, will be deployed on DEK’s new Eclipse Metallization Line.
DEK and CyberOptics are strategic partners in the SMT solder paste printing market, and this is an expansion of that relationship into a new market space.
The CWA30 Solar Wafer Alignment Camera performs accurate high-speed wafer alignment measurements within the Eclipse print nests. Improved wafer alignment accuracy improves print precision, which boosts cell efficiency by shadowing less of the solar cell surface. The CWA30 Camera supports the Eclipse advanced printing technologies, including selective emitter, metal wrap-through, and print-on-print. The CWA30 also has the ability to perform traditional wafer edge alignment of both monocrystalline and polycrystalline wafer materials.
An Eclipse Metallization line, equipped with six CWA30 cameras, is capable of producing 3600 wafers per hour. A day’s production of wafers are capable of 300 kilowatts power output.
Kathleen P. Iverson, chief executive officer and chair, commented: “We are pleased to be partnering with DEK on the introduction of their new Eclipse solar metallization platform. As technology leaders, this is a natural extension of the strategic partnership between DEK and CyberOptics.” CyberOptics has supported DEK with fiducial alignment/inspection camera technology for SMT solder paste printers since 2005.
Source: http://www.cyberoptics.com/