IC tray handling apparatus and method
US5588797A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 18, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 18, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/2851
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A microchip tray handling apparatus has microchip loading and receiving units for supplying microchips to a microchip tester and receiving tested microchips. The units have tables to support stacks of trays containing microchips. Each unit has a tray holding assembly for raising a stack of trays to allow a bottom tray to allow a bottom tray to be moved along the table. Pick, invert and place probes remove microchips from the trays and place tested microchips back into the trays.
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