Storage unit and disposition system for storing interface units
AssigneeTurbodynamics GmbH
InventorStefan Thurmaier
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Abstract
A storage unit is used for storing a plurality of interface units. A disposition system then automatically manages interface units. A carrier is provided for accommodating an interface unit. The interface unit is configured for testing semiconductor elements in corresponding test devices. The storage unit is designed for storing a plurality of interface units, the storage unit having a plurality of compartments, each for accommodating one carrier, and each such carrier being designed to accommodate one interface unit. The storage unit comprises at least one alignment element for positionally accurate coupling of a handling device.
Claims20
A storage unit for storing a plurality of interface units which are used for testing semiconductor elements in corresponding test devices, wherein the storage unit comprises:
- a plurality of compartments, each for accommodating one interface unit,
- a loading module that is configured to be movable along the plurality of compartments of the storage unit by a traversing mechanism, so that interface units can be supplied to and withdrawn from the individual compartments by the loading module,
- a transfer area is provided at the side range of the storage unit, so that an interface unit can be transferred between the outer area and the inner area of the storage unit, and
- at least one alignment element for positionally accurate coupling of a handling device for handling an interface unit is provided nearby to the transfer area, so that a handling device coupled thereto can exchange an interface unit with the storage unit.
A disposition system for automatic handling of interface units, comprising
- at least one storage unit with a plurality of carriers,
- an independently movable handling device, and
- a central control device which is designed in such a way that interface units can be automatically transported back and forth between a test device and the storage unit by means of the handling device and are automatically exchanged between the handling device and the storage unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.