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Process for handling semiconductor devices and transport media in automated sorting equipment

US7700891B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Delta Design, Inc. · US

Inventors

Kenneth B. Uekert · Ramona, US
Samer Kabbani · San Marcos, US
Larry Stuckey · San Diego, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 30, 2006
Grant date	Apr 20, 2010
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 5, 2028

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH01L21/673
WIPO fieldSemiconductors
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A method for sorting devices in automated handling equipment, including placing a plurality of input trays containing a plurality of devices and a plurality of empty trays into a handler; sorting the plurality of devices in the plurality of input trays into the plurality of empty trays according to a category of each of the plurality of devices, dynamically assigning categories to each of the plurality of empty trays for each category of the plurality of devices, dynamically assigning categories to the plurality of input trays and placing the sorted plurality of devices into the plurality of input trays, removing the empty trays housing the plurality of sorted devices from the handler and determining whether the sorting is completed.

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