Exatron

PET2

Test & ProbeIntroduced 1997Exatron PET2 family

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PET2 — web.archive.org — Fig. 01PET2web.archive.org^[1]

What is it?

Exatron describes the PET2 as its Prototype Engineering Test (PET) Fixture, a semi-automated solution bridging fully automated handling systems and lower-volume handlers. It provides device placement, alignment, and test head clamping for characterization and high-speed testing, and is described as the company's only handler solution for strictly tray-borne devices such as QFPs, PQFPs, and TSOPs.

What can it run?

Process applications and technology nodes documented for this tool.

device characterization
high speed testing
development of a test programme for a new device

What do the numbers mean?

Power & electrical1

electrical alignment: face plate is placed onto a corresponding docking plate mounted on a printed circuit board^[1]

Vacuum & pumping2

device holding: vacuum holds the DUT in a precisely machined Face Plate^[1]
power and air requirements: 110/220 VAC; clean, dry air at 80 PSI/5 CFM^[1]

Performance1

alignment method: device is mechanically aligned by its body, not by its leads^[1]

Configuration & options4

device loading: loaded and unloaded by hand or with an air wand^[1]
output handling: returns the device to the operator after pass/fail, or drops devices into one of two small reject bins^[1]
output tube support: can accommodate a two-tube mount for output tubes^[1]
mounting options: table-top mounted, mounted directly to the test head, or mounted on a FRED (Free Rolling Exatron Dolly)^[1]

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device holdingvacuum holds the DUT in a precisely machined Face Plate^[1]
electrical alignmentface plate is placed onto a corresponding docking plate mounted on a printed circuit board^[1]
power and air requirements110/220 VAC; clean, dry air at 80 PSI/5 CFM^[1]

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No publicly documented production dates or lifecycle milestones (introduction, end of production, EOL) for the PET2 are on record.
Answerable by: OEM historical records or a trade-press announcement
No publicly documented variants, configuration options, or revision breakpoints of the PET2 are on record.
Answerable by: an OEM product catalog or an engineer who ordered or specified the tool
The control-system platform and OS era of the PET2 are not on record.
Answerable by: an engineer who operated it or OEM installation records
No publicly documented failure modes or field errata for the PET2 are on record.
Answerable by: a field service engineer, process engineer, or maintenance technician
The process node or technology generation of the PET2 is not on record.
Answerable by: an OEM datasheet or a fab qualification report

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