Manufacturing system and apparatus for balanced product flow with application to low-stress underfilling of flip-chip electronic devices

Abstract

A system () for manufacturing product, in which a first work station () is operable to perform a first manufacturing action on the product parts; this first station has a first entrance () and a first exit). A second work station () is operable to perform a second manufacturing action on the product parts; this second station has a second entrance () and a second exit (). A transport line () between the first exit and the second entrance is operable to move the product parts under computer control. A chamber () encloses a portion of the line and is constructed so that the transport achieves a balanced throughput from the first station to the second station, while the product parts are exposed to computer-controlled environmental conditions () during transport through the chamber. The balanced throughput in the chamber is achieved by waiting lines for the product with computer-controlled monitors () for product parts' positions and times in the chamber.