Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc. announced a collaboration with LeYu Precision Co. Ltd. to provide highly automated ball bonder production line solutions utilizing rail guided vehicle (RGV) material handling systems supporting the broad semiconductor market. Automated material handling systems utilize computerized devices and robots which ensure efficient transportation of magazines or carriers between storage buffers and production equipment on the manufacturing floor.

The collaboration has successfully implemented over 140 RGV production lines to date across multiple customer locations. Production efficiency enhancements are enabled through reducing operator interaction and eliminating standby time. In addition to the productivity gains, this automated approach accelerates the customer's path to full production.

These integrated solutions support customers building new facilities as well as for retrofits of existing facilities. Customers are positioned to benefit and rapidly implement a highly automated ball bonder production line that is controlled by an efficient material control scheduler (MCS) and that interfaces directly with the customer's existing manufacturing execution system (MES). The automated material handling system along with K&S's wire bonding solution will debut at SEMICON Taiwan trade show in Taipei, from September 14 through 16, 2022, Booth #L0616 (Level 4).