Software hones x-ray image inspection
Staff -- Test & Measurement World, 5/1/2006
A Windows XP-based x-ray image processor, VIPx from FocalSpot, offers an extended feature set of SMT/BGA inspection capabilities and image-enhancement tools for upgrading almost any PC-based x-ray inspection system (manual or semi-automated). VIPx makes use of algorithm-based inspection modules that automatically find solder connections and perform measurement and defect detection by operator-defined pass/fail analysis criteria. VIPx assists the operator by automatically finding failures at the solder joint level or selected regions of interest (voids, opens, shorts, ball size, ball shape, etc.) by color-coded indicators. In addition, the program's data-collection and measurement-reporting functions document faults for corrective action. FocalSpot, www.focalspot.com.
