Scanning Acoustic Microscopy (SAM), a consolidated and recognized tool for quality control, inspection and failure analysis of microelectronic components and materials. This inspection technique is routinely used for the non-destructive detection of internal anomalies (cracks, voids and delamination, porosity, hermeticity issues…).
Capabilities: 
    • Scanning Acoustic Microscopy. Confocal inspection.
    • Multi-focal imaging.
    • Thought transmission ultrasound inspection.
    • A-scan, peak amplitude and phase inversion analyses. 
    • Detection of micrometric features of submicrometric 
        thickness.
    • Depth mapping.
    • Non-destructive visual crossectioning.
    • Fourier transform data treatment.
    • Post-inspection moisture removal.
Used Standards and Test methods:
    • Plastic encapsulated systems
         PC/JEDEC J-STD-020E (Moisture Sensitivity level)
         IPC/JEDEC J-STD-035
         ESCC25200 (Space level)
         NASA PEM-INST-001 (Space level)
         MIL-STD-1580 (Military level)
    • Chips on board and post-soldering verification
         GEIA-STD-0006
    • Ceramic capacitors
         MIL-PRF-123 ,  MIL-PRF-31033,   MIL-PRF-49470
     •    Hermetic packages
         Die attach and lid-seal inspection
     •    ...., etc. 
