Stack processing tray for integrated circuit devices
AssigneeMicron Technology, Inc.
InventorRussell S. Bjork
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Abstract
A stack processing tray for use with tray-based integrated circuit device handling systems is disclosed. The stack processing tray has a plurality of cells, each cell being configured to receive at least two integrated circuit devices in a vertically superimposed, stacked relationship. Increased efficiency in the handling and processing of integrated circuit devices is realized as the tray-based integrated circuit device handling system performs fewer tray movements, and therefore less work, to handle a given number of integrated circuit devices.
Claims12
A stack processing tray carrying a plurality of at least substantially identical integrated circuit devices, comprising:
- a generally planar latticework forming a plurality of rectangular cells, each of the rectangular cells being dimensioned in length to at least substantially conform to a length of an integrated circuit device of the plurality of at least substantially identical integrated circuit devices and dimensioned in width to at least substantially conform to a width of the integrated circuit device of the plurality of at least substantially identical integrated circuit devices;
- a cell base;
- at least one stack of at least two vertically superimposed integrated circuit devices of the plurality of at least substantially identical integrated circuit devices positioned on the cell base in a rectangular cell of the plurality of rectangular cells;
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- a lead protection element interposed between the at least two vertically superimposed integrated circuit devices.
A stack processing tray carrying a plurality of at least substantially identical integrated circuit devices, comprising:
- a generally planar latticework forming a plurality of cells, each of the cells being dimensioned to at least substantially conform to a periphery of an integrated circuit device of the plurality of at least substantially identical integrated circuit devices;
- a cell base;
- at least two vertically stacked integrated circuit devices of the plurality of at least substantially identical integrated circuit devices positioned on the cell base in a cell of the plurality of cells;
- and
- a lead protection element interposed between the at least two vertically stacked integrated circuit devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.