System for testing and sorting electronic components
AssigneeASM Assembly Automation Ltd.
InventorsPei Wei TSAI, Chak Tong SZE, Sai Kit WONG, Fong Shing YIP
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Abstract
A sorting system is provided for electronic components such as LED devices which includes a testing station for testing and determining a characteristic of each electronic component. A first tray has a plurality of receptacles for receiving tested electronic components and a second tray has more receptacles than the first tray for receiving tested electronic components. Electronic components comprising tested characteristics that occur with greater frequency are loaded into the receptacles of the first tray and electronic components comprising tested characteristics that occur with lower frequency are loaded into the receptacles of the second tray.
Claims20
A sorting apparatus for electronic components, comprising:
- a testing station for testing and determining a characteristic of each electronic component;
- a first tray with a plurality of receptacles for receiving tested electronic components;
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- a second tray with more receptacles than the first tray for receiving tested electronic components;
- wherein electronic components comprising tested characteristics that occur with greater frequency are loaded into the receptacles of the first tray and electronic components comprising tested characteristics that occur with lower frequency are loaded into the receptacles of the second tray.
A method of sorting electronic components, comprising the steps of:
- testing the electronic components for determining a characteristic of each electronic component;
- determining which tested characteristics of the electronic components occur most frequently;
- loading electronic components comprising tested characteristics that occur with greater frequency into receptacles of a first tray having a plurality of receptacles for receiving tested electronic components;
- and
- loading electronic components comprising tested characteristics that occur with lower frequency into receptacles of a second tray which has more receptacles than the first tray.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.