The Art of Dicing Microelectronic Substrates

The book is a detailed review of how microelectronic substrates are diced and what type of dicing machines and dicing blades are used. A brief review of each application end product is also covered. The book covers all the important dicing saws technical specs to be monitored in order to meet the substrates / devices quality specs.

The other side of the review covers the dicing blades technologies of the different dicing blades matrices and geometries. The dicing blades review talks about the bond technology and the manufacturing processes of the different blade types. The major applications in the microelectronic industries are covered in detail. This section includes the dicing saw types, dicing parameters, mounting technics, coolant designs and others. The dicing blade side is also covered per application.

Some unique and difficult applications require different singulation technologies which are also covered in this unique book.
The dicing saws, the blade technology and the application review are covered with detailed sketches and photos.

Gideon Levinson was the dicing blades R&D developer manager for Kulick & Soffa (K&S). The development took place in the U.S. and then the project was transferred to K&S in Israel. Gideon was for many years the product manager for dicing blades, aiming continuously to meet new market demands.

He has vast experience in the marketplace, providing technical seminars worldwide. Gideon has been granted a few patents related to special blade geometries in the dicing blade manufacturing process and wrote technical articles on dicing which were published in leading Micro Electronic Magazines. His experience is based on 40 years in the dicing microelectronic marketplace.

Gideon is a Practical Mechanical Engineer with vast experience in precision grinding which was his basic background prior to getting into the dicing business. On a private level, Gideon main hobby for many years is woodworking in his machine shop where he makes wooden gear clocks, toys for his 7 grand kids and many other woodworking projects.