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US 6,279,758 B1Granted
Apparatus and method for facilitating circuit board processing
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorsJames M. Wark, Michael J. Bettinger
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Abstract
A circuit board carrier and method of using the same. The carrier allows circuit boards to be processed on lead frame-based semiconductor processing equipment. The circuit board carrier contains a structure to secure a circuit board thereto and the carrier is sized and shaped and provided with standardized indexing holes to allow processing of circuit boards on processing equipment configured for lead frame-based processing.
Claims17
An apparatus for supporting a circuit board to facilitate processing thereof, comprising:
- an elongate, substantially planar member defining a circuit board attachment surface, said circuit board attachment surface including at least one inner lateral surface therein;
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- at least one circuit board attachment structure for holding said circuit board proximate said circuit board attachment surface and to abut said at least one inner lateral surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.