Elk Grove Village IL, July 5, 2007 -- Sonoscan today unveiled the new D-9500™ update of its popular C-SAM® acoustic microscope system. The contemporary D-9500 replaces the widely used “gold standard” D-9000 system in Sonoscan’s line-up, and like the D-9000 excels in failure analysis, product development, material characterization and low-volume production.
The maximum scan area has been increased to allow the user to image a great number of parts at once - two JEDEC-size trays of parts, for example, or a 300mm wafer. In addition, the loading and handling of samples has become much more user friendly with improved lighting and enhanced access to the scan area.
Like the D-9000, the D-9500 takes advantage of Sonoscan’s proprietary processing algorithms and acoustic transducers to provide the highest levels of accuracy and sensitivity available, along with the highest throughput. Proprietary software tools maintain the accuracy of echo polarity and depth data, a feat of precision that competing systems cannot achieve.
The overall speed-of-imaging advantage is provided by a patented, inertially balanced scanner, which virtually eliminates vibration and, due to recent design improvements, runs quieter than ever. Resolution of the image is selectable up to 64 megapixels, with precision of ±0.5 micron.
Sonoscan quality is also evident in the D-9500’s Q-BAM™ mode, used to make acoustic cross sections that are nondestructive but that are as informative as destructive cross sections. Users have also discovered that a Q-BAM image is the critical first step in performing Acoustically Guided Destructive Physical Analysis™.
Sonoscan, Inc., 2149 E. Pratt Blvd., Elk Grove Village IL USA 60007
Phone: 847 437-6400 Fax: 847 437-1550
E-mail: info@sonoscan.com Website: www.sonoscan.com
Photo caption: Sonoscan’s new D-9500™ “Gold Standard” C-SAM® acoustic microscope system.
About Sonoscan: Sonoscan is the leading developer and manufacturer of acoustic microscopy systems, widely used for non-destructive imaging and analysis of internal features. For over 30 years, Sonoscan’s attention to customer needs and investment in R&D has created systems that set industry standards for speed and accuracy. Key products include C-SAM® systems for off-line and laboratory analysis, and FACTS2™ for automated production inspection. Sonoscan application engineers, with a total of more than two centuries’ experience in acoustic microscopy, conduct frequent workshops and seminars. SonoLab, a division of Sonoscan, operates application testing laboratories in 7 global locations.
