March Plasma Systems Dramatically Improves Throughput of Industry Leading PCB Plasma Treatment System

March Plasma Systems Dramatically Improves Throughput of Industry Leading PCB Plasma Treatment System

March 01, 2007

    CONCORD, Calif., March 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- March
Plasma Systems announced today the release of improved PCB
panel pre-etch conditioning technology.  With this new
technology the company's industry proven PCB series
products can dramatically increase the throughput in
applications such as desmear and etchback.   Productivity
improvements of more than 30% can be achieved with this new
system enhancement.  The new product feature will be
implemented on all new PCB series shipments, and is also
available for retrofit on existing systems.

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    The typical three plasma process steps required for
high uniformity treatment in desmear and etchback
applications include a pre-etch segment, a desmear or
etchback segment, and a residual reactant removal segment. 
The PCB panel pre-etch segment is required to ensure
controlled etch across each panel within an individual
processing cell as well as from processing cell to
processing cell. This PCB panel conditioning directly
results in a more uniform plasma treatment.  Minimizing the
time required for each segment results in improved
throughput of the PCB system.  The new pre-etch
conditioning technology reduces this segment's time by more
than 65%, directly resulting in improved PCB system
throughput.  

    "March has always been a technology-driven company
and this latest innovation adds to our list of continuous
improvement to our PCB product platform," said James
Getty, Director of Applications Engineering at March Plasma
Systems. "Our technology gives us a competitive edge in
the marketplace with our advanced plasma processing
equipment. We are confident that this new technology
addition will find rapid acceptance with our
customers." 

    About March Plasma Systems:

    March Plasma Systems is the global leader in plasma
processing technology for the life science, semiconductor,
and PCB industries.  March has offices and applications
laboratories worldwide, including California, Florida,
Europe, Singapore, China, Japan, Korea and Taiwan. With
over 20 years of continuous innovation, March designs and
manufactures a complete line of award-winning and patented
plasma processing systems. An expert staff of scientists
and engineers is available to assist in the development of
plasma processes that improve both product reliability and
increase production yields. http://www.marchplasma.com

    March Plasma Systems, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary
of Nordson Corporation, (Nasdaq: NDSN) the world's leading
producer of precision dispensing equipment.


    For more information, please contact:

    March Plasma Systems, Inc. (International
Headquarters)
     James D. Getty
     Tel:   [phone]

     Stephen Sowinski
     Communications
     Tel:   [phone] 




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