From Hours to Minutes: AI-Powered PCB X-Ray Inspection for Vinyas
An AI inspection pipeline is replacing manual BGA void detection with target full-board inspection in under 10 minutes.
For Vinyas Innovative Technologies, ITChamps is building an AI pipeline on top of Nordson Quada 3 infrastructure to automate BGA localization, solder-ball detection, void measurement, and traceable report generation.
The Challenge
Manual BGA X-ray inspection was too slow and structurally incomplete
The existing workflow depended on operators to navigate BGAs, mark shadow-zone balls, estimate voids, and manually log outcomes, creating throughput, consistency, and traceability problems.
- A single PCB inspection consumed hours of skilled operator time.
- The Quada 3 semi-auto workflow missed shadow-zone solder balls entirely.
- Void estimation was subjective and varied between operators.
- Inspection data lacked automated traceability and searchable reporting.
- Throughput scaled with headcount rather than capability.
The Solution
An AI pipeline layered onto existing Nordson Quada 3 hardware
The system detects BGA locations, identifies all solder balls including occluded ones, segments voids, classifies pass/fail against IPC-7095D thresholds, and automatically generates traceable reports.
YOLOv8 and Grounding DINO detect and map all BGA locations from X-ray images.
SAM 2 and a Vision Transformer identify all balls, including shadow-zone cases the native system misses.
U-Net and PatchCore segment void regions and calculate precise void percentages against IPC-7095D thresholds.
The pipeline generates PDF and Excel reports linked to serial numbers, dates, and operators in a searchable quality database.
Results
Measured business impact
Full PCB inspection target from a current baseline of several hours.
Coverage target includes shadow-zone balls missed by the current workflow.
Planned accuracy target comparable to dedicated AXI systems.
The design aims to eliminate manual marking, detection, and report generation.
Highlights
- Implementation is currently in progress for April to September 2026.
- No new X-ray hardware replacement is required.
- The design supports IPC-7095D-compliant traceable reporting.
- The system is intended to create a searchable quality intelligence database.
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