Kulicke & Soffa Industries, Inc. yesterday launched its new ConnX-VLEDPSTM automatic ball bonder. Before this official announcement, ConnX-VLED had made its first appearance during March 17-19 at SEMICON China 2009 in Shanghai.

As an extension of the company’s leading ConnXPSTM ball bonder, ConnX-VLED also comes with high brightness and high-power LED lamps generally featured by devices specifically designed for vertical LED applications, offering a best solution for diverse LED applications.

Driven by the most powerful X-Y-Z motion control system available on the market, Power Series products deliver the highest levels of speed, accuracy with a comparatively low price. It joins iStackPSTM, ICONNPSTM and ConnX in Kulicke & Soffa’s Power Series platform, the next generation of semiconductor assembly equipment for today’s most challenging applications. So many advantages including accuracy to +/- 3.0 μm, automatic recovery paths for common production stoppages, programmable back-up power and many others have made ConnX the technology leader in its class.

“Recently, the LED market has been one of the bright spots in the semiconductor industry, as interest in energy-saving lighting solutions remains strong even amid the current economic weakness”, commented Scott Kulicke, Chairman and CEO of Kulicke & Soffa on the announcement. “With the launch of ConnX-VLED, we are extending the technology leadership of ConnX to cover the full range of LED applications, and are positioned to grow with this market as energy efficient LED solutions become commonplace.”

About Kulicke & Soffa
Kulicke & Soffa is a global leader in the design and manufacture of semiconductor assembly equipment. As a pioneer in this industry, K&S has provided customers with market leading packaging solutions for decades. In recent years, K&S has expanded its product offerings through strategic acquisitions, adding die and wedge bonders and a broader range of expendable tools to its core ball bonding products. Combined with its extensive expertise in process technology, K&S is well positioned to help customers meet the challenges of assembling the next-generation semiconductor devices.