Project: High Speed Multi Camera Automated Optical Inspection

Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) deals with the Process and Product quality control of Surface Mounted Technology (SMT) Printed Circuit Boards Assembly (PCBA) lines. This is a 400 MUSD market growing at about a 10% compounded annual growth rate (CAGR). 50% of the market is in Asia. The AOI technology is mandatory today to achieve increasingly agressive Product quality and productivity objectives. _x000D__x000D_Any Automated Optical Inspection equipment provider will strive to obtain reliably the best possible defect detection rate at the manufacturing line throughput. Therefore one always encounters a trade off between inspection optical resolution (the smallest possible defect captured) and the speed at which the inspection is performed. _x000D__x000D_The purpose of this project proposed by ViT and ISD is to resolve this trade off at a lower equipment cost by bringing a disruptive innovation to the AOI market. Classically a high speed and high resolution camera is moving on a X/Y high precision gantry to acquire object images. In the Matrix concept, an array of camera modules will acquire the image of an inspection area and process simultaneously the individual field of views after image reconstruction and calibration. _x000D__x000D_The consortium is composed of ViTechnology® and ISD . _x000D_ _x000D_ViTechnology® (VIT) is a leading provider of advanced solutions that enhance the yield of electronics assembly. Its inspection system covers applications such as inspection of solder paste, pre-reflow and post-reflow component and joint inspection in SMT assembly lines. It is composed of a board handling system and a mobile inspection head. The inspection head is composed of a high resolution high quality camera, a telecentric lens and controlled illumination. The software processes acquired images and detects 100% of defects with a low false call rate. CO VIT customers include the leaders of automotive, mobile phone, military/space and contract manufacturing industries. _x000D_For more information visit http://www.vitechnology.com_x000D__x000D_Integrated System Developement (ISD) is a company established in Greece and active in the Integrated Systems of guaranteed quality and performance. ISD has developped multi camera, real time pixel synchronized video acquisition systems. The key competences of ISD include: system and multi-tier SW development, filter and DSP SW development, digital, analog and RF VLSI design, computer and systems architecture, modeling and simulation. ISD’s key customers include ST Microelectronics, Hewlett Packard Laboratories, Gemalto, Alenia Aeronautica and ESA. _x000D_For more visit http://www.isd.gr under "products"._x000D__x000D_Both companies will benefit from this project not only from the revenue stream stand point and consolidated market position but also on intellectual property and sustainable know-how produced_x000D__x000D_Key points of this project are:_x000D_• The hardware choice of cameras and optics (cost vs. performance) (VIT & ISD)_x000D_• The design of an innovative illumination module (VIT)_x000D_• The design of the parallel architecture (ISD)_x000D_• The design of new image processing algorithms for reliable defect detection (VIT & ISD)_x000D_• The integration and the industrialisation of the product to be able to compete in low cost area of SMT AOI market, especially in Asia both on entry level and high-end market segments (VIT & ISD)

Acronym	MATRIX (Reference Number: 4243)
Duration	01/04/2009 - 01/01/2012
Project Topic	The aim is to build a high speed inspection solution for the Automated Optical Inspection (AOI) market (400 M$ market segment). It is based on a pixel synchronized multi camera array, boosting dramatically the performance of the AOI process at a reduced cost of ownership for the customers.
Project Results (after finalisation)	As a result of an excellent collaborative work between Ps, both_x000D_- an high end solution tragetting "niche markets" with outstanding performances is going to be offered by ISD_x000D_- an extremely market competitive 3D images acquisition system has been developped by ViT, as a major value added building block of a new Vision Inspection system generation to be launched by end 2012, early 2013. _x000D_The assets coming from such a technology gap are expected to bring a major advantage to both ViT and ISD on their respective markets, creating an important entry barrier to other competitors.
Network	Eurostars
Call	Eurostars Cut-Off 1

Project partner

Number	Name	Role	Country
2	Integrated Systems Development SA	Partner	Greece
2	Vi Technology	Coordinator	France