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Pressing member and electronic device handling apparatus

Patent 7309981 Issued on December 18, 2007. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject June 2, 2025. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventor

Assignee

Application

No. 11142663 filed on 06/02/2005

US Classes:

324/158.1, MISCELLANEOUS324/765, Test of semiconductor device324/760, With temperature control324/755Internal of or on support for device under test (DUT)

Examiners

Primary: Nguyen, Ha Tran
Assistant: Nguiyen, Tuan H.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • A-11-329646 JP 11/01/1999
  • A-2002-131379 JP 05/01/2002

International Class

G01R 31/28

Abstract

A first spring 54 is provided between a support member 51 driven in the Z-axis direction and a heat block 53, and biases the support member 51 and the heat block 53 in the direction of separating them from each other. A second spring 57 is provided between a first pusher 55 for pressing a die 81 of an IC device 8 and a second pusher 56 for pressing a substrate 82 of the IC device 8, and biases the first pusher 55 and the second pusher 56 in the direction of separating them from each other.

Other References

  • Search Report from European Patent Office issued on Jan. 3, 2006 for the corresponding European patent application No. 02783760.8-2216 (a copy thereof).
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