It is mentioned that most people think of the burner is the CD-RW. Only electronic engineers understand that the IC-specific burner used in factories and R&D units is another kind of development that is earlier, more professional and has been very good. Taiwan's priority products. For many years, Greater China has been a major supplier of economic IC writers in the world. Its main suppliers are China: Sirte, Taiwan: Chongmao, Heluo, Lipu and Yanyi. Early burnable ICs refer to EPROMs that can be used to clear data with ultraviolet light, and the amount is not large. In recent years, various programmable ICs such as EEPROM, Flash, single-chip controllers, PLD, SPROM, and NANDFlashIC have come out in succession. Various information, communications, home appliances, and handheld electronic products have been able to achieve volume, function, power saving, and reliability. The degree of improvement in all aspects has been greatly improved, partly thanks to the advancement of burnable ICs. In order to keep the information of new products out of the way, or to keep the stock parts with maximum flexibility, the above-mentioned burnable ICs manufactured by semiconductor manufacturers have blank data areas, and the latest version of the control program and data will not be used until the last moment before assembly. IC writer writing, which is a necessary process that is more advanced than the latter IC test, is generally performed by the final manufacturer, so it is also a niche area that has been rarely discussed.
　　 IC burner is divided into two levels: manual type and fully automatic type
The manual type is divided into single and multiple types. The single manual type mainly provides the changing burning needs that engineers need when developing new products, so the type of IC applicable, covering different IC packaging, the range of options is more Guangyue is better. The focus of selection is the supplier’s word of mouth and long-term commitment. For example, Heluo’s ALL-100 universal recorder (as shown on the left) can also be expanded to multiple manual models for mass production. Product support has reached 8,600 kinds of burning, the main targets are R&D units and small production lines, and the main demands are price and easy operation.
The fully automatic type must be able to take into account the customer's IC feeding method (there are three types of tube and disk IC or tape). Take the new AT3-300 automatic burning device introduced by Heluo on the left as an example. It operates in the form of pick-up and place disk loading and unloading, and also provides options for tubular or ribbon in and out, which can be used in one machine. Because it belongs to production equipment, the choice should focus on whether the manufacturer has sufficient hardware and software technology and capabilities. Quickly find and solve problems to avoid the dilemma of shutting down the production line. Important manufacturers include Heluo.
　　 The popularity of burnable ICs is getting higher and higher, and the ecology of IC burners is changing rapidly. In addition, China will become the world's manufacturing plant is inevitably a super war zone, and the massive burning of the two main ICs of MCU and Flash is the key point of the decisive battle.
　　Where should IC burners go?
　　 vs. low-priced goods, counterfeit goods
It is not surprising that counterfeit products of the Heluo brand ALL-11P3 appear in the Chinese market, which is full of low-priced products. However, how to prevent the continued plundering of pirates is a headache. We believe that we should strengthen anti-theft copy technology and try to raise the threshold and increase it. Gap, or produce low-cost models locally to differentiate the market.
　　 Towards Design-In
　　 There are more and more ICdesignhouses, and their products also have a regional trend. If the writer manufacturers and IC design units can be combined upstream, it will help promote the dual effect of new ICs and morning market and new product confidentiality control. In addition, the frequently-occurring single and multiple burning results with different results can be solved together at the design stage, and new IC sales will not be caught by surprise in the future.
　　 Moving towards automation is an inevitable trend
The new generation of IC packaging is gradually being miniaturized and high-density, especially SMT packaging is no longer suitable for manual operation, human error is difficult to avoid, electrostatic damage is another danger, and manufacturing is an industry that is determined by quantity, traditional The method of manually burning eight pieces at a time is not enough for the actual needs. Furthermore, due to various reasons for inventory management or new product software version update, the production process of the OEM is usually to burn the data at the last moment before assembly. Therefore, only by fully automating the programming process can it be possible to complete an accurate and huge amount of IC programming in a short time.
American BP's automation products are such outstanding, but each asking price is often several million yuan, which is not affordable by ordinary production units. Taiwan has already launched related products, in addition to the relatively cheap price, but also according to customer needs Tailor-made, independent technology and service planning are the key points that must be considered. Due to the promising future, this is a virgin land that is very worthy of entry by the Chinese.
　　 Going to Daisaki
　　Because of the wide variety of ICs that can be burned, the burning methods and equipments vary greatly and are not easy to master. In addition, the burning needs are generally short single urgent orders, and the professional burning OEM industry was born in Yan. There are Puluo in China, and Heluo and Pliming in Taiwan to start valet burning. The first-generation service is the most important for safety and accuracy, and it is the most popular if it can cooperate with customers for a long time. Although the domestic labor is cheap, the times are changing, and the human sea tactics are ultimately lost to the efficiency and reliability of high technology. Shenzhen and Suzhou, where the electronics manufacturing industry in this industry is concentrated, are worthy of observation.