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US 2018/0005863 A1Published application
Minimal contact end-effectors for handling microelectronic devices
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorsDANIEL CHAVEZ-CLEMENTE, ADAM J. BAWDEN, BASSAM M. ZIADEH
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Abstract
A minimal contact end-effector is described that may be used for handling microelectronic and similar types of devices. In one example the end-effector has a vacuum pad to generate a lifting force and a standoff fastened to the vacuum pad. The standoff has a plurality of legs with chamfered edges to contact the edges of a microelectronic device to hold the device against the lifting force.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a vacuum pad to generate a lifting force;
- and
- a standoff fastened to the vacuum pad, the standoff having a plurality of legs with chamfered edges to contact the edges of a microelectronic device to hold the device against the lifting force.
A standoff for a pick and place tool comprising:
- a main body to connect to a vacuum pad;
- a plurality of legs connected to the main body, the legs each having a chamfered surface each to contact a respective edge of the device;
- and
- an opening in the main body between the legs configured to allow a lifting force from the vacuum pad to lift a device.
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A method comprising:
- generating a lifting force on a microelectronic device from a vacuum pad;
- and
- contacting the edges of the microelectronic device with a plurality of chamfered edges each of a leg of a standoff fastened to the vacuum pad to hold the device against the lifting force.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.