Concord, CA - March Plasma Systems announces enhancements to the XTRAK in-line plasma treatment system that result in overall performance and throughput improvements.

Increased Throughput: The XTRAK transport software has been modified to allow plasma processing of single or multiple parts simultaneously. Throughput increases two-fold for many applications. The symmetrical plasma chamber ensures parts or carriers are treated uniformly.

The XTRAK gas plasma treatment system provides a fast, efficient method for surface treatment and cleaning prior to wire bonding, die attach, encapsulation, conformal coating and other processes. Plasma processing enhances lamination bond strength, improves wire bond strength and uniformity, promotes underfill adhesion and enhances die attach.

March Plasma Systems is the leader in gas plasma technology for PCB, micro- and opto-electronic packaging, and webbed material industries. Batch systems are available in several chamber sizes with multiple-shelf configurations to accommodate magazines, strips, circuit boards, wafer and process carriers. In-line systems can support multiple substrates or carriers per run, and are SMEMA-compatible. A complete review of March's plasma treatment systems may be found on the Web site at www.marchplasma.com.