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18 D SurfaceversusDicing

Blanchard 18 D Surface, Disco Dicing, side by side. Every value shown is drawn from the cited encyclopedia entries.

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Attribute
18 D SurfaceBlanchard
DicingDisco
OEMBlanchardDisco
CategoryDicing & GrindingDicing & Grinding
Wafer size——
Process node——
Introduced——
Production run——
Lifecycle——
Lifecycle milestones——
Control system——
Generation——
FamilyBlanchard 18 D SurfaceDisco Dicing
Cited variants—
Specifications
Voltage416 V[2]—
Phase3 Phase[2]—
Cycles50[2]—
Control Voltage110[2]—
MakeBlanchard[3]—
Model18 D[3]-[5]
Asset #153970[2]—
Power416 V, 3 phase[3]—
Configuration—Parts Tool[5]
Substrate size—up to 8 inches[6]
Substrate thickness—up to 1.25 mm[6]
Spindle—2” front-mount, air driven DC brushless, closed-loop control[6]
Y-axis—closed-loop linear encoder[6]
Height sensing—non-contact optical[6]
Pattern recognition—auto-focusing and programmable illumination[6]
Equipment type—Dicing saw[5]
Maximum substrate thickness—up to 1.25 mm[6]
Applications—dicing of silicon, bonded Si wafers, and all types of glasses[6]
Tool type—Dicing saw[6]
Cutting range—160 mm x 162 mm[1]
Max substrate size—6” wafers or 6″ x 6″ substrates[1]
Cutting blade thickness—100 – 400 micron[1]
Positioning accuracy—< 0.005/160[1]
Spindle power/speed—1.5 kW spindle at 30,000 per minute[1]

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Sources (6)Every fact above is drawn from these public sources
  1. [1]ece.utoronto.caece.utoronto.ca
  2. [2]waferpedia.comwaferpedia.com
  3. [3]Equipment inventory listing
  4. [4]Equipment inventory listing
  5. [5]inventory listing
  6. [6]cnfusers.cornell.educnfusers.cornell.edu