The particle swarm optimization (PSO) is a population-based algorithm belonging into metaheuristic algorithms and it has been used since many decades for handling and solving various optimization problems. However, it suffers from premature convergence and it can easily be trappe...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i917372
The continuing advances of die technology of integrated circuits (IC) miniaturization bringing more complexity in the product. At unusual conditions one may encounter new challenges intrinsic to the structure of the package. The study aims to qualify a product such as multi-stack...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i917370
Modification and improvement of an existing tooling design in semiconductor packaging industry has been a usual practice, to enhance the current setup and to provide a solution to a specific assembly problem. This paper discusses the solution in eliminating the smashed ball defec...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i917369
Semiconductor packaging technologies are getting more challenging with regards to assembly manufacturing due to several factors such as complex package layout, process and machine capability, and materials compatibility. This paper discusses the wirebonding process difficulty and...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i917367
Self-service vehicles can combine data to boost the understanding of that of other cars, and thus improve safety drive and identification performance. However, it is burdensome to share in between autonomous vehicles, because due to the quantity of data generated by different veh...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i917368
Aim: The aim of this research was to investigate the level of air pollutants generated from a gas flaring plant in Ogbogu and Ebocha communities of Rivers State, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Study design: Seven monitoring stations were selected for Air quality monitoring, which invol...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i817366
Glass material used on a semiconductor device for isolating currents are one of the new breakthroughs of the modern world. Challenges are inevitable due to its complex characteristics and unique appearance. The study focuses on the phenomenon of reject glass die unrecognized, pic...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i817365
Beating is one of the most important and complicated processes that influences paper production and paper quality from both a process and a paper property standpoint. With increasing costs, environmental regulations and competitiveness in the today’s global market, paper and boar...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i817362
The integrity of the assembly wirebond process’ 2nd bond poses a big challenge for semiconductor manufacturing of quad-flat no-leads (QFN) devices, particularly on multiple wires on a lead. These devices are vulnerable to induce or obtain broken wire at heel defect. This type of...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i817363
After singulation process where the strips are being cut into single units, unit tray loading comes next. Unit tray loading is the process where the singulated units will be picked up from the table and then place it in a tray pocket. Z-picker assembly executes the pick and placi...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i817364
A comparative study of three drying methods of baobab leaves have been conducted and reported. Mixed mode solar drying, indirect mode solar drying and open sun drying of baobab leaves were conducted based on three drying models viz a viz Lewis,. Page and Henderson and Pabis model...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i817361
The need for a simpler, effective and less expensive predictive tool for the estimation of natural gas compressibility factor cannot be exaggerated. An accurate prediction of gas compressibility factor is essential because it plays a definitive role in evaluating gas reservoir pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i817360
Weeds are unwanted and undesirable plant that interfere with the utilization of land and water resources and adversely affect crop production. After preliminary study, it was found out that power tiller could be adopted for weeding. Therefore, the study aimed at improving its per...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i817359
Breakthroughs and innovations are constantly being developed in electronic packaging industry to address the manufacturing challenges and overcome existing assembly limitations. An augmented design of thin Silicon die is introduced to establish a robust and improved interface adh...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i817358
Theta rotation on die during diebond process is one of the critical machine responses especially for land grid array (LGA) device with tight tolerances requirement. The paper focuses on the die theta rotation tolerance capability with critical design for LGA device evaluated on t...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2021/v20i817357