Magnetic boats
AssigneeHarris Corporation
InventorsHong Seng Toh, Frederick P. Eickmann, James V. Clark
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Abstract
An assembly is disclosed for supporting and transporting integrated circuits (ICs) or circuit die. The ICs are held to a planar surface of a support plate by a magnet. Support plates can optionally be perforated in order to view and inspect the circuits being processed and allows fluids and gases to pass therethrough. A separator plate is used when a plurality of support plates are stacked on top of each other to separate the support plates. The support plates can be placed in a container to transport the circuits during the manufacturing process. The container and separator plate can also be perforated.
Claims11
An apparatus for transporting an integrated circuit during a manufacturing process, comprising;
- a substantially planar support plate having a first and second planar opposing surfaces;
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- at least one magnet placed on the first planar surfaces of the support plate, the magnet maintaining the integrated circuit against and in a fixed position to the second planar surface of the support plate during the transporting of the integrated circuit;
- a basket for holding the support plate, at least one magnet and integrated circuit therein;
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- wherein the support plate and basket have a plurality of perforations for allowing gases or fluids to flow through the perforations and drain away from the integrated circuits.
An assembly for holding integrated circuits during a manufacturing process comprising:
- at least two pairs of substantially planar support plates, each support plate having a first and second planar opposing surfaces and a plurality of perforations therein;
- at least one magnet placed between each one pair of support plates adjacent to the first planar surfaces of each support plate, the magnet maintaining the pair of support plates parallel each other and maintaining the integrated circuits against and in a fixed position to the second planar surface of each support plate;
- at least one separator plate, having a plurality of perforations therein, positioned between two pairs of support plates adjacent the integrated circuits for separating the pairs of support plates and integrated circuits of each support plate and protecting the integrated circuits fixed to one pair of support plates from contacting the integrated circuits fixed to another pair of support plates;
- a basket, having a plurality of perforations therein, for holding the plurality of support plates, at least one separator plate, the magnets and integrated circuits therein.
An assembly for transporting metallic products for maintaining the products in a fixed position comprising:
- a pair of substantially planar support plates each having a plurality of perforations therein and a first and second planar surface;
- at least one magnet disposed between the pair of support plates against one of said first or second planar surfaces, the magnet maintaining the products against and in a fixed position to the other second or first planar surface of the support plates;
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- a container for containing the support plate and magnets.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.