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Microtronic GmbH Installs New Sonix ECHO at Demo Lab in Munich
March 21, 2016 | Microtronic GmbHEstimated reading time: 1 minute

Microtronic GmbH, a leading sales specialist of microelectronics, is pleased to announce that it has installed the latest version of the Sonix ECHO at its demo lab in Munich.
Ernst J. M. Eggelaar, President of Microtronic, commented, “We are thrilled to present the latest developments and features of the Sonix ECHO to our customers. The system includes many cutting-edge features.”
The Sonix ECHO™ is an industry-leading scanning acoustic microscope that provides a universal inspection tool for packaged semiconductor development, production and failure analysis. With the ability to detect air defects as thin 0.05 micron and spatially resolve defects down to 5 microns, the ECHO is perfect for MEMS, bonded wafers, bump detection, stacked die (3D packaging) inspection, complex flip chip inspection and more traditional plastic packages.
With 35 years’ experience, Microtronic is the microelectronics leader in Europe and offers a wide range of products and services to the microelectronics industries. The company offers regular training courses on various topics through in-house training or can arrange for specific employee training courses on request to suit specific needs.
About Microtronic
Microtronic was founded in 1981 and is based near Munich, Germany. With 30 years’ experience, we are the microelectronics leaders in Europe and offer a wide range of products and services to the microelectronics industries. We run regular training courses on various topics through in-house training or can arrange for specific employee training courses on request to suit your needs.
Our customers include companies who require added solderability test, ultrasonic microscopes, circuit board repair systems, welding systems, solders and solder pastes. We offer centralised pricing to our customers with the added benefit of unparalleled delivery times from our centralized European warehouses.
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