Method and device for optically representing electronic semiconductor components

A method for optically representing an electronic semiconductor component with a display unit, the method comprising:

• positioning a structural unit, which includes the electronic semiconductor component, on a holding surface of a holding device;
• providing an electronically stored graphical representation of at least a region of the structural unit;
• displaying, on the display unit as a live image, an optical image of at least a region of the electronic semiconductor component;
• displaying the electronically stored graphical representation on the display unit such that elements of the electronically stored graphical representation superimpose the live image to define an overlay;
• and
• electronically synchronizing the electronically stored graphical representation with the live image such that the overlay corresponds to superposition of an element of the live image with a corresponding element of the electronically stored graphical representation.

A device for optically representing an electronic semiconductor component with a display unit, the device comprising:

• a holding device having a holding surface configured to receive a structural unit that includes the electronic semiconductor component;
• an imaging unit configured to record a live image of the electronic semiconductor component;
• a movement device configured to move the holding device and the imaging unit relative to one another in at least one plane that is at least substantially parallel to the holding surface;
• a storage unit configured to store the live image and an electronically stored graphical representation of at least a region of the structural unit;
• a display unit configured to display at least one of the live image and the electronically stored graphical representation;
• and
• a computer control unit for controlling the imaging unit, the movement device, the storage unit, and the display unit;
• wherein the computer control unit is programmed to synchronize at least one electronically stored graphical representation with the live image such that an element of the electronically stored graphical representation corresponds to, and is superimposed with, an element of the live image.