Engineering

Valor™ Is A Key Tool

Valor is an end-to-end DFM/DFT solution for PCBA manufacturing, encompassing all phases from NPI [New Product Introduction] to assembly and test.

• Validates manufacturer’s part numbers
• Compares component dimensions and footprints to the component patterns on the board; flags any mismatches
• Identifies potential placement or soldering defects
• Single platform for which all machine programming can be generated and maintained
• “Builds” a virtual prototype PCA [Principal Component Analysis] on a computer, before we commit the product to the line
• Provides valuable feedback which prevents unnecessary re-spins
• Creates dedicated custom test stations

NPI

• Automated BOM [Bill of Materials] validation and integration, beginning at the Quote phase
• AVL [Approved Vendor List] validation and maintenance
• Participate in customer’s design review process
• DFM [Design for Manufacture] and DFT [Design for Test] analysis
• Bare PCB [Printed Circuit Board] Manufacturability Analysis
• Unique NPI Processes

Test Development and Services

• Built-in self tests
• Flying probe
• In-circuit (Genrad, HP)
• Functional
• ESS [Environmental Stress Screening]
• AOI [Automated Optical Inspection]
• X-ray Laminography (5DX available)
• Dedicated custom test stations
• Boundary Scan
• RF System Tests

Engineering Production Services

• Part substitution (component engineering)
• Internal test development and refinement
• Dedicated Engineering interface
• Full X-Ray and board rework capabilities
• Supplier interface for component failures
• Full process development and executions
• Burn-in and temperature cycling
• Design Engineering