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[July 2005]
Advanced Dicing Capability Achieves Fine Cuts and Control
Morgan Electro Ceramics (MEC) has developed several new piezoelectric materials including single crystal PMN-PT which, when processed with recently introduced advanced dicing capabilities, allow the company to offer finely toleranced, small, complex parts.
Used in medical, computer, aerospace, industrial and consumer markets, MEC's dicing capability is suited for various applications. These include: implantable sensors for wound healing; catheters for imaging and blood clot ablation; accelerometers for the medical, aerospace and automation industries; secondary actuation for disk drive suspensions; miniature actuators; and air line sensors.
Using highly accurate saws with fully programmable x, y and z controls and a supporting vision system, MEC achieves fine cuts and control. MEC supplies piezoelectric materials that are 0.076mm thick and higher, in sizes as small as 0.5mm square for small, intricate components. MEC's miniature, multi-layered piezoelectrics are diced and used in atomic microscopes, ink jet printing, laser path length control and the nano-positioning of fibre optic applications.
Dicing is conducted in a conventional factory setting or in a clean room environment when required. Parts can be supplied in conventional packaging or on a tape frame, allowing customers to select and place small parts using automated equipment.
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