by Scott Bronstad | Sep 14, 2017 | Announcements
HOUSTON, TX–May 10, 2017– BPM Microsystems announces a new representation agreement with InterLatin of Guadalajara, Mexico.
The agreement puts in place an extensive network of highly qualified sales and service engineers throughout Mexico. With offices in more than ten cities, InterLatin has a strategic footprint to provide local support to electronics manufacturing facilities across the region. InterLatin has a well-established reputation for providing first in class support to the electronics manufacturing industry in Mexico. The agreement also establishes a local spare parts warehouse with the logistics support to provide customers with fast shipment of the spare parts they need to maintain their production operations.
“The InterLatin partnership is a key part of our strategy to provide customers with unparalleled support,” remarked Armando Garcia, International Sales Manager of BPM Microsystems. “Our current customers will see immediate benefits as a result of this new partnership with InterLatin. With local support and regional spare parts, our service response time will be the measure of our success. We are excited to have a partner like InterLatin that truly understands great service is the key to future sales. We are mutually focused on the goal of providing the best service in the industry.”
As part of the new partnership, plans are in place for a new demo facility in Mexico where customers can see the latest BPM Microsystems products. The new demo facility will provide customers the opportunity to see real world demonstrations of both manual and automated programming systems. Local training classes will also be planned to provide customers with the opportunity to train their operators and technicians outside of the production environment.
by Scott Bronstad | Mar 26, 2017 | Announcements, News
Award-winning WhisperTeach™ and 9th Generation site technology reduce changeover time and protect future investments
HOUSTON, TX-Mar. 26, 2017-Technology is advancing, and BPM Microsystems continues to provide new technology to help automotive and electronics manufacturers succeed. James Holava, Global Sales Director at BPM Microsystems, speaks with Global SMT & Packaging about new technology from BPM Microsystems.
BPM Microsystems 9th Generation site technology, which is backward compatible with most 6th, 7th and 8th generation sockets, provides true universal support. 9th Gen supports over 34,000 devices, bringing forward support from previous generations. This helps clients leverage many existing sockets and gives clients ease regarding the lifespan of future investments.
With the trend in the industry of higher density and smaller package devices, 9th Gen technology also supports the EMMC devices and the HS400 programming mode at 200 MB per second. This provides the throughput manufacturers need today in modern production. BPM was recently awarded the 2018 NPI Award for a new program called WhisperTeach™. WhisperTeach™ automatically teaches the Z-height of components and removes the opportunity for manual defects. Customers using WhisperTeach™ report a time savings of 25-30 minutes per job.
BPM 9th gen site technology is available on the 4900 and 3900 automated programming systems, as well as the 2900L systems. To learn more about BPM ninth generation site technology and programmers, please contact BPM.
by Scott Bronstad | Jan 12, 2015 | Announcements, New Product, News, Technology
BPM Microsystems announces double data rate (DDR) support for eMMC flash memories on 8th Generation programmers. The 8th Generation programmers already featured the fastest programming and verification times of any universal programmers. This new feature doubles the rate at which data is transferred into and out of the device during programming and verification by transferring a word of data to or from the device on both the rising and falling clock edges.
“Our automotive customers’ programming enormous data files will get an immediate increase in productivity by using DDR,” said William White, CEO of BPM Microsystems. “The programmers we are shipping today are now more than 1,000,000 times faster than the original EP-1 programmer we shipped 30 years ago.”
“The Vector Engine BitBlast DDR Mode Support is just the latest example of how the advanced Vector Engine design sets us apart from the competition. The Vector Engine continues to evolve and adapt to new requirements keeping our users up to date even as their requirements change.”
As an example of the performance that can be achieved with this new feature, 2800 and 3800MK2 programmers are now a staggering 105% faster than the closest competitor on the SanDisk SDIN8DE4-32G. The BPM programmer will perform a Program and Verify operation in 1403 seconds when programming 29GB of random data compared to 2880 seconds for the Flash Core III according to Data I/O’s website. The 3800MK2 will program and verify this device at a rate of 1190 GB/hour, enabling economic programming of enormous data patterns used in today’s automotive electronics.
By decreasing programming times, BPM has enabled customers with the 3800MK2 to achieve the devices per hour similar to competitive machines that are more than twice the footprint. In addition to the improved cost per device, the faster programming times mean that when using High Insertion Count Sockets (HIC Sockets), which can have lifetimes of up to 1 million insertions, customers only have to buy half as many sockets to get the same throughput in devices per hour. Such reductions can potentially save hundreds of thousands of dollars over the life of a machine.
All users of the 8th generation programmers that are under software contracts are eligible for a free automatic firmware update that will enable this new feature automatically when the BPWin software is updated.
Established in 1985, BPM Microsystems is known for its long history of disruptive innovation including the first universal programmer with socket modules, the first concurrent programmer, the first automated programming system with vision centering, the first flash programmer with Vector Engine and DDR and the first high-yield CSP programming system. BPM presently leads the programming industry with automated programming of CSP devices, fast programming times, rapid support for complex integrated circuits and productivity.
by Scott Bronstad | Apr 1, 2014 | Announcements, End Of Life
Summary
BPM Microsystems announces the End of Life for the Helix product line.
Details
Effective April, 1, 2014, BPM Microsystems will no longer offer support for the Helix product line. This includes the discontinuation of sales, technical support, software support and extended warranties. The following Helix programmer models are included in the discontinuation:
- HLX-TR-10
- HLX-TU-10
- HLXFS-TR-10
- HLXFS-TU-10
Customers currently using a Helix programmer and require handler replacement parts should contact Sun-S at 81-84-960-6366. Helix programmers will continue to function with existing BPWin software up to version 5.33.0, but will not be eligible for algorithm additions or algorithm updates after this release. Existing socket modules and socket cards for the Helix programmer models will also be available for sale, but there will not be new socket module or socket card development.
Customers with these models who require support will be encouraged to upgrade to newer generation models. Please contact your local BPM Microsystems sales representative for trade-in or upgrade options.
by Scott Bronstad | Jul 16, 2013 | Announcements, End Of Life
Summary
BPM Microsystems announces the planned End of Life for all parallel port programmers in BPWin.
Details
BPM Microsystems will no longer support programmers that communicate via the parallel port due to the incompatibility of the programmer’s parallel port driver in Windows Vista and beyond. BPWin 5.33.0 is the last version that will support parallel port programmers which is scheduled for release on July 16, 2013.
The following parallel port programmer models are included in this discontinuation:
Engineering – 1600, 1700, Silicon Sculptor II
Concurrent – 2600, 2700, 2700M
Automated – 3600, 3700, 4600, 4700
These programmer models will continue to function with existing BPWin software up to version 5.33.0, but will not be eligible for algorithm additions or algorithm updates after this release. Hardware contracts will also not be available for sale.
Customers should also note that BPWin versions 5.28.0 – 5.33.0 will automatically perform a configuration check that will warn if the programming system requires an upgrade to continue to function in BPWin versions higher than 5.33.0.
As a reminder, BPM Microsystems discontinued site repairs, service and calibration on these parallel port programmers effective February 14, 2012.
Customers with these models who require support will be encourage to upgrade to newer generation models. Please contact your local BPM Microsystems sales representatives for trade-in or upgrade incentives.
by Scott Bronstad | Feb 12, 2012 | Announcements, End Of Life
Summary
Notice of Discontinuation of Repair and Calibration for x600 and x700 Programming Site Technology
Details
Effective February 14, 2012, BPM Microsystems will no longer repair or calibrate the following programmer models due to the obsolescence of essential parts and subassemblies – 1600, 2600, Silicon Sculptor II, 3600*, 4600*, 1700, 2700, 3700*, and 4700*.
Until this time, BPM Microsystems will accept non-warranty RMA’s for evaluation and best effort repairs with a limited warranty. Non-warranty repairs will be at the customer’s discretion.
Customers who require repair or calibration for these models will be encouraged to upgrade to newer generation models.
These models will still be supported in BPWin software with algorithm additions and updates available to current software support customers.
*Applies to programming sites only. Handler repairs will still be available on automated programming systems operating with BPWin Software.
