Machine-vision innovations offer top-down, inside-out views

摘要

Think "machine vision" in the context of electronics design and manufacturing, and you might think of automated optical inspection for printed-circuit boards. Indeed, there have been advances on that front. As this issue goes to press in early November, Orbotech Ltd. is introducing the Ultra Dimension automated optical inspection (AOI) series for PCB production. The company reports that the Ultra Dimension is the first AOI solution to integrate four leading solutions-pattern inspection, laser via inspection, remote multi-image verification, and 2D metrology-into a single system.