Validation of novel method of tin oxide characterisation in electronic components as part of supply chain quality assurance - R6 Cont

作为供应链质量保证一部分的电子元件氧化锡表征新方法的验证 - R6 续

• 批准号: 10040383
• 金额: $ 0.48万
• 依托单位: ADAPTIX LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Collaborative R&D
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10040383
• 关键词: Validation; novel; method; tin; oxide

Adaptix develops novel 3D X-ray imaging technology for medical applications. A prototype has also been tested in Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) applications to inspect electronics devices and components and far exceeded the imaging capability of current 2D X-ray NDT systems. It also has a smaller footprint, is lower cost and produces less flux (requires less shielding to be safe, so portable for desktop use). The aim is to deliver a novel, commercially attractive quality assurance procedure, which doesn't involve manual handling of each sample and is applicable quickly to an entire batch of samples.This project lays the groundwork to add a new/complementary multi-modal capability to the existing product, within the shielded X-ray cabinet to detect electronic chip pins ('defect pins') as well as physical abnormalities in 'one scan'.Tin oxide has differential absorption of different optical wavelengths, a characteristic we aim to exploit. With an optical scan we want to detect tin oxide on electronic connectors. Oxides form when components aren't maintained in an appropriate environment. Tin oxide may also indicate if counterfeit/refurbished parts have been mixed into supposedly new products, which is often the case in global and unregulated supply chains where parts are bought and sold many times. Of the annual $800bn in semiconductors sales,~ $32bn go through 'channel'. The US Navy estimates 15% of its electronic parts are counterfeit, and this is probably a better controlled environment than the majority of supply chains.The industry requires a low-cost method of increasing test throughput without the use of expensive and scarce trained electronics inspectors. This adds significant value to our 3D X-ray system for NDT applications. It would offer a highly novel and market-leading feature (in a new market) for the second version of the system to drive further revenues and industry-benefit.As a continuation with NPL, we accomplished our main first goal of which method is the best for detecting oxidation. NPL also proved and identified where the tin oxide is located on an electronic component connector. Unfortunately because of the short time span we couldn't complete the second main task to research what the threshold/parameters are for this method to work in a commercial environment where 'good' parts that function acceptably well could fail, or we bad ones could pass. It is essential to complete the project in order to turn this into a viable commercial product for increased Adaptix revenue and industry gains.

Adaptix为医疗应用开发了新型3D X射线成像技术。原型也已经在无损检测（NDT）应用中进行了测试，以检查电子设备和组件，远远超过了当前2D X射线NDT系统的成像能力。它还具有更小的占地面积，更低的成本和产生更少的通量（需要更少的屏蔽来确保安全，因此便携式桌面使用）。其目的是提供一种新颖的、具有商业吸引力的质量保证程序，该程序不涉及手动处理每个样品，并可快速适用于整批样品。该项目为在现有产品中添加新的/补充的多模态功能奠定了基础，用于检测电子芯片引脚氧化锡对不同的光波长有不同的吸收，这是我们的目标。通过光学扫描，我们希望检测电子连接器上的氧化锡。当组件没有在适当的环境中维护时，就会形成氧化物。氧化锡还可能表明假冒/翻新零件是否已混入所谓的新产品中，这在全球和不受监管的供应链中经常发生，零件买卖多次。在每年8000亿美元的半导体销售额中，约有320亿美元通过“渠道”销售。美国海军估计其电子零件中有15%是假冒的，这可能是一个比大多数供应链更好的控制环境。该行业需要一种低成本的方法来增加测试吞吐量，而无需使用昂贵且稀缺的训练有素的电子检查员。这为我们的3D X射线系统在NDT应用中增加了重要价值。它将为第二版系统提供高度新颖和市场领先的功能（在新市场中），以推动进一步的收入和行业利益。作为NPL的延续，我们完成了我们的主要目标，即哪种方法是检测氧化的最佳方法。NPL还证明并确定了氧化锡位于电子元件连接器上的位置。不幸的是，由于时间跨度短，我们无法完成第二个主要任务，即研究这种方法在商业环境中工作的阈值/参数是什么，在这种环境中，功能良好的“好”部件可能会失败，或者我们坏的部件可能会通过。必须完成该项目，以便将其转化为可行的商业产品，以增加Adaptix的收入和行业收益。