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How Motherboards Are Made: A Gigabyte Factory Tour

How Motherboards Are Made: A Gigabyte Factory Tour - PCSTATS

Abstract: PCSTATS takes you on a guided tour of Gigabyte's Motherboard Factory in Taiwan. There's a lot to producing and testing a single motherboard; a mind-boggling host of automated machines, people and processes. Gigabyte has several other factories in Taiwan and mainland China that each manufacture motherboards, videocards, and other products.

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External Mfg. Website: Gigabyte		Aug 28 2008	Mike Dowler

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Flowing Over The Molton Solder

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Control panel for the wave solder machine. Hot!

PCstats Gigabyte Factory Tour
Inside the solder wave reflow machine. Note the 'waves' of liquid solder at 242 degrees Celsius

PCstats Gigabyte Factory Tour
Motherboards going through the solder wave machine

PCstats Gigabyte Factory Tour
Motherboard passing over the 'wave' of liquid solder.

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Contents of Article: Gigabyte

Pg 1. How Motherboards Are Made: A Gigabyte Factory Tour
Pg 2. Entering the Motherboard Factory
Pg 3. First steps in Motherboard Manufacturing
Pg 4. SMT Assembly Line
Pg 5. SMT Process Continues
Pg 6. Pick and Place Chipsets
Pg 7. Convection Ovens for PCB
Pg 8. In-Circuit Testing and Visual Inspection
Pg 9. Gigabyte's Enormous Automated Warehouse
Pg 10. SMT Automated Reel Storage
Pg 11. The Expensive Goods
Pg 12. Manual Assembly (DIP) Line
Pg 13. Installing Sockets and Ports
Pg 14. Wave Soldering
Pg 15. — Flowing Over The Molton Solder
Pg 16. Buffing and Cleaning
Pg 17. Testing Stage 2: Full Hardware Tests
Pg 18. Automated Testing Platforms
Pg 19. Testing Stage 3: Burn In
Pg 20. Final Motherboard Packaging

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