Relationship of machine designers and production technology is explained with surface mounting technology as an example.

(1) What is Surface Mounting Technology?

It can be said that miniaturization technology for the functional components including LSIs is the key technology to realize performance/functionality improvements and miniaturization for portability (high density) of electronic information devices and systems. The interface technology to interconnect these devices reliably and compactly is called [Surface Mounting Technology (High Density Surface Mounting Technology)]. ([Fig.1])

(2) Example ･･･ Changes in surface mounting technology

Since the surface mounting technology is the representative of the production technologies that has supported the miniaturization and improved packaging density, electronic device and component product trends have driven the developmental needs of the surface mounting technology.

■Surface mounting technology developmental needs example

(3)Items required for the mechanical designers in surface mounting production technology

From the examples above, the engineers who design the surface mounting equipment are required to have the ability to understand a wide variety of related production technologies as follows.