Orbotech : Brings Artificial Intelligence to Display Industry to Boost Yields and Enhance FPD Production Lines

Taipei, Taiwan, August 29, 2018 | Orbotech Ltd., a leading global supplier of yield-enhancing and process-enabling solutions for the manufacture of electronics products, will present its advanced, artificial intelligence-driven (AI) solutions for microLED, automotive, mobile, wearable and high-end TV displays at Touch Taiwan 2018 in Taipei, Taiwan. Orbotech's end-to-end AOI, electrical testing and repair solutions for high volume, flat panel and flexible display manufacturing, are designed to meet the developing needs of display manufacturers as new, disruptive technologies and manufacturing processes emerge.

Orbotech will be exhibiting at Touch Taiwan 2018 in Hall 4F, Booth #N1113 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center from 29-31 August.

During Touch Taiwan, Orbotech will hold a seminar on 'Yield Enhancement for MicroLED' in Hall 4F, room 401 on 30 August at 16:30.

During Touch Taiwan, Orbotech will highlight its AI-driven, field-proven solutions for the display industry that are designed to identify production failures and necessary process adjustments. These self-learning, self-improving AI solutions leverage the synergy that exists between all of Orbotech's FPD systems, and analyze the systems' information using big data and deep learning-based analytics to boost yields and enhance the manufacturing process. Among the solutions to be presented are Orbotech Quantum™ AOI (automated optical inspection), Orbotech Quantum™ AOI Flex series, Array Checker™ electrical testing systems, Prism™ repair system, and Orbotech's new deposition technology.

'Taiwanese display manufacturers are at the cutting edge of the display market, spearheading emerging manufacturing processes for niche and developing applications. Orbotech works closely with our Taiwanese customers and is committed to providing them with advanced, self-learning, self-improving solutions that can enable them to improve their yields, optimize their production and reduce their operating costs,' said Ray Tsao, General Manager of Orbotech Display Taiwan.

About Orbotech's Artificial Intelligence (AI) Vision

Orbotech's AI vision is built on three unique elements: control of the data, operational excellence and expert application knowledge. Based on its decades of experience and expertise in its industries and its wide range of solutions that touch multiple points in the electronics' manufacturing process, Orbotech has direct access to a vast amount of accurate and reliable production data and is well-positioned to 'educate' the customer's system. Orbotech simplifies the usually lengthy and complex phase of data tagging and training by embedding application specific knowledge in the system, thereby making it more effective. By focusing its experience and expertise on this phase, which is the foundation of artificial intelligence and machine learning, Orbotech is able to create smart, more robust, AI-based solutions that will meet each individual customer's requirements. The resultant advanced level of machine learning and smarter, more accurate artificial intelligence will lead to an optimized manufacturing process which will help boost yields and reduce operational costs.

About Orbotech Ltd.
Orbotech Ltd. is a leading global supplier of yield-enhancing and process-enabling solutions for the manufacture of electronics products. Orbotech provides cutting-edge solutions for use in the manufacture of printed circuit boards (PCBs), flat panel displays (FPDs), and semiconductor devices (SDs), designed to enable the production of innovative, next-generation electronic products and improve the cost effectiveness of existing and future electronics production processes. Orbotech's core business lies in enabling electronic device manufacturers to inspect and understand PCBs and FPDs and to verify their quality ('reading'); pattern the desired electronic circuitry on the relevant substrate and perform three-dimensional shaping of metalized circuits on multiple surfaces ('writing'); and utilize advanced vacuum deposition and etching processes in SD and semiconductor manufacturing ('connecting'). Orbotech refers to this 'reading', 'writing' and 'connecting' as enabling the 'Language of Electronics'. For more information, visit www.orbotech.com

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