Vertical magazine apparatus for integrated circuit device dispensing, receiving or storing
First Claim
1. An apparatus adapted for receiving or dispensing semiconductor devices, comprising:
- a drive having an associated movable element; and
an elongated tubular magazine defining at least one interior cavity having a mouth, said magazine securable in a substantially vertical orientation above said drive with said movable element positionable to regulate a longitudinal volume below said mouth within said at least one interior cavity.
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing, receiving or storing packaged integrated circuit devices using at least one vertically-oriented, removable, tubular magazine disposed above a controllably-driven, rod-like indexing element extending from a drive below the magazine. A magazine, with an associated indexing element and drive, is configurable as an individual magazine module. The indexing element, under power of the drive, raises or lowers a vertical stack of devices to a desired level adjacent the top of the magazine to dispense or receive an individual device from a feed mechanism, such as a pick-and-place mechanism. A number of magazine modules may be assembled in a multi-module array, which is particularly suitable for binning tested devices, with a sort category being directed to each magazine.
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28 Claims
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1. An apparatus adapted for receiving or dispensing semiconductor devices, comprising:
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a drive having an associated movable element; and an elongated tubular magazine defining at least one interior cavity having a mouth, said magazine securable in a substantially vertical orientation above said drive with said movable element positionable to regulate a longitudinal volume below said mouth within said at least one interior cavity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus adapted for receiving or dispensing semiconductor devices at a plurality of laterally adjacent locations, comprising:
an array of laterally adjacent magazine units, each including; a drive having an associated movable element; and an elongated tubular magazine defining at least one interior cavity having a mouth, said magazine securable in a vertical orientation above said drive with said movable element positionable to regulate a longitudinal volume below said mouth within said at least one interior cavity. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An apparatus for binning semiconductor devices sorted into at least two categories according to characteristics exhibited under test, comprising:
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a mechanism for retrieving semiconductor devices subsequent to said test and dispensing said retrieved semiconductor devices within a target field; and at least one array of mutually laterally adjacent, upright elongated magazines locatable within said target field for receiving said dispensed semiconductor devices according to sort category. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28)
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