Kingston Factory Tour in Shanghai, China

Memory Module Manufacturing

One difference between memory module and motherboard manufacturing is that the printed circuit boards (the modules without any component attached) are stuck together on a panel. Each panel has eight modules. After the module manufacturing process the panel has to be cut, so the modules can be tested and packed – and used, of course.

Figure 5: Panel with eight modules entering the SMT line.

 Figure 6: Panel exiting the SMT insertion machine and entering the soldering oven.

Figure 7: Employee looking for soldering defects on the modules.

Before being cut apart, the modues are labeled. The same machine does the module labeling and cutting.

Figure 8: Memory modules after being labeled.