Automated multi-chip module handler, method of module handling, and module magazine
US6356094B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 29, 2000 |
| Grant date | Mar 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 29, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/2887
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An automated method of handling multi-chip modules (MCMs) in conjunction with automated module testing. The method includes providing a plurality of MCMs in a magazine at an input location and positively displacing the magazine through an indexing device. At the indexing device, the MCMs are each positively retreived and guided to a test site, tested, and positively ejected for sorting according to the results of the testing. Depending on the testing results, the MCMs may be placed in a shipping tray or in a discard bin. The emptied magazine is further displaced to an output location where it may be stacked with similar emptied magazines.
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