PROTOTYPING & SMALL SERIES MANUFACTURING

1 to 3 weeks are usually enough to get, from DT Microcircuits, high quality prototype runs, including several versions of circuits.

Quick Prototyping service

  • The unique quick prototyping process, whose quality has been appreciated by numerous customers, has been transferred from Thales to DT Microcircuits.
  • From the acceptance by DT Microcircuits of the customer design, prototype runs are usually manufactured within 1 to 2 weeks assuming standard technologies are used.
  • A prototype run usually includes 3 to 5 panels.
  • For better efficiency, prototypes lines are available both in France and in Taiwan.

Several circuits per prototype run

Due to the utilisation of high-speed specific equipment, prototype panels may include several versions of one or several circuits. This facility, strongly appreciated by designers allows:

  • Insulation into specific test circuits sub-functions to test their characteristics independently from the other functions of the circuit.
  • The design of circuits at the nominal values given by the simulation and other 10% above or below the nominal to prevent unexpected drifts of filters for example.
  • The test in one run several possible design and, as a consequence, the reduction of the quantity of. runs to get a product with expected characteristics.

Every technology available

  • Every technology described in DT Microcircuits Design Guides is available for prototypes even if the use of some of them may increase the lead time.
  • Materials, equipment and processes utilised for prototype manufacturing are as close as possible to those used at mass-production to make easier the industrialisation step.
  • Technologies in development, not described in Design Guides can, most of the time, be utilised for prototyping and small series. Whatever your request, don't hesitate to ask DT Microcircuits.
  • Prototypes are usually manufactured under 3"x3" panels. 6"x6" panels are also available.

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Small & medium series

  • DT Microcircuits have several semi-automatic lines particularly convenient for small and medium series.
  • According to customer quantity and cost targets (circuits costs and NRE costs) these lines have more or less automated tooling.
  • Taiwanese or French lines can be used as a function of customer convenience.
  • For small or medium series or for pre-production step, by using prototypes or half-automatic lines equipped with simple or complex tooling, DT Microcircuits commonly satisfies orders equivalent to:
    ĦE From few 3"x3" panels per year,
    ĦE Or several 10,000 cm2 of fired tape per month,
    ĦE Up to 150,000 cm2 of fired tape