History
1986
Winslow Automation incorporated
1986
Designed and sold titanium solder pallets for PLCC packages
1987
Patent awarded for ”Fixture for Wavesoldering Packaged Integrated Circuits”
1989
Introduced the “Flexline” Robotic Solder Dip System
1990
Opened Six Sigma division (Santa Clara, CA)
1994
Purchased Mechanization Associates
1995
Introduced Six Sigma component lead scanning and conditioning services
1996
Purchased SolderQuik product line from Raychem
1997
Moved to Concourse Drive (San Jose, CA)
1997
Introduced Ball Attach and Reballing service
1998
Introduced Column Attach service
1998
Won SMT Magazine’s “Vision Rework and Repair Product of the Year Award” for BGA Preforms
2001
Won Advanced Packaging Magazine’s Award for “Excellence in Interconnection” for Column Attach Services
2001
Purchased and rebuilt current facility (Milpitas, CA)
2002
Won City of Milpitas “Neighborhood Beautification Recognition Award”
2004
Achieved Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) Lab Suitability
2005
Six Sigma’s 15th Anniversary
2007
Cibola Flight Experiment Satellite launched with Six Sigma solder columns
2007
Re-registered SolderQuik Trademark
2008
Achieved AS9100C and ISO 9001:2008 Certification
2008
Received Boeing award for exceptional supplier performance
2009
Re-registered the “Flexline” trademark
2010
SPWG technical presentation, “CGA Pad Solderability”
2011
Winslow Automation, Inc. 25th Anniversary
2012
SPWG technical presentation, “Nickel Hydroxide Corrosion Residues on HTCC Packages”
2014
Obtained DLA QML Q, V, and Y certifications for Column Attach and Hot Solder Dip
2014
Received NASA’s Supplier Outreach Award for being one of NASA’s most valuable suppliers
2015
SMTA International technical presentation, “Nickel Hydroxide Corrosion Residues on Metallized Ni/Au Ceramic Packages”
2017
Received Accreditation of Trust: DMEA Microelectronics Trusted Source
2018
Acquired additional warehouse space
2020
Expanded ESD-protected areas and improved facilities for COVID-19 preventive measures
2021
Registered Trademark “Six Sigma Solder Columns”
2021
Six Sigma shipped 200K CGA components to-date
2023
Received a Defense Production Act (DPA) Title III contract to increase both column attach and solder column mfg capacity
2023
Acquired 3D X-Ray Microscopy System
2024
Six Sigma changed its name to Six Sigma Microelectronics