Raytheon Systems Company microwave automated factory

Author

Stegemoller, M.

Author_Institution

Raytheon Syst. Co., Dallas, TX, USA

fYear

1999

fDate

21-24 Feb. 1999

Firstpage

87

Lastpage

92

Abstract

Critical elements for successful microwave manufacturing include manufacturing process capabilities, manufacturing systems, organizational structure and concurrent design and manufacturing tools. The article discusses the requirements and capabilities that have been put in place in the Raytheon Systems Company microwave automated factory (MAF) to support the cost effective manufacturing of 150,000 highly integrated microwave and millimeter wave modules.

Keywords

factory automation; integrated circuit manufacture; microwave integrated circuits; millimetre wave integrated circuits; modules; Raytheon Systems Company; concurrent design; integrated microwave modules; integrated millimeter wave modules; manufacturing process capabilities; manufacturing systems; manufacturing tools; microwave automated factory; microwave manufacturing; organizational structure; Assembly; Automatic testing; Costs; MMICs; Manufacturing automation; Manufacturing processes; Process control; Production facilities; Substrates; Wire;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Technologies for Wireless Applications, 1999. Digest. 1999 IEEE MTT-S Symposium on

Conference_Location

Vancouver, BC, Canada

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5152-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/MTTTWA.1999.755134

Filename

755134