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CERN produced some early hybrids but is not considered a production
source
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Compunetics (PA) has been building flex for ATLAS Pixels since v1.x
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Seems to be able to meet our technical requirements
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Moderate pricing
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Dyconex (Switzerland) has built flex for other HEP experiments (e.g.,
D0)
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Need to qualify - irradiation and module assembly tests
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Low price
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Neither provide in house testing
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Microcontact (Switzerland) has done testing for all CERN and Dyconex
flex using flying probes
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Testing could be done by bed of nails for production
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Technology accessible in US and Europe
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Lower cost and faster than flying probe testing
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How does it treat thin Au bond pads?
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Any commercial vendor should be able to deliver all of the production
flex within 6 months
universtiy of oklahoma, r. boyd, 18 july, 2002, us atlas, flex hybrids