CANTON, Mass., Mar. 9 -- Robotic Vision Systems Inc.'s (RVSI) Vanguard Automation division has received an order valued at $1.3 million from a European subcontract chip manufacturer for chip assembly equipment systems. The order is for RVSI's complete ball attach line for use in ball grid array integrated circuit fabrication lines.Michael Epsztein, president of RVSI Vanguard, commented, We are delighted with the reaction of the market to RVSI Vanguard's total solutions approach to package assembly. It is evidence that our PowerPlace automated line consistently delivers the unique combination of high throughput and high flexibility required by existing and emerging IC package formats.