Laser marking system for dice carried in trays and method of operation
First Claim
1. A method of marking a plurality of IC packages carried in a tray, comprising:
- providing at least one tray carrying a plurality of discrete IC packages;
lowering the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby from a first position to a second position;
moving the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby horizontally to a third position;
raising the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby to a fourth position;
marking the plurality of discrete IC packages carried by the at least one tray at the fourth position;
lowering the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby to the third position;
moving the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby horizontally to a fifth position; and
raising the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby to a sixth position.
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Abstract
A laser marking system for IC packages including a tray input shuttle assembly, a tray transport borne by a transport actuator for moving a cooperatively configured tray carrier carrying a tray of unmarked packaged ICs received from the tray input shuttle assembly to a tray output shuttle assembly over a transport actuator path extending under an open-bottomed enclosure of a laser marking station. The tray input shuttle assembly, laser marking station and tray output shuttle assembly each has associated therewith a sliding wedge-type lift mechanism for raising and lowering the tray carrier vertically with respect to the transport so as to facilitate tray loading of the tray carrier from a stack of trays on the tray input shuttle assembly, insertion and withdrawal of the tray carrier bearing a tray of packaged ICs for marking into and out of the marking station and unloading of a tray of marked packaged ICs from the tray carrier onto a stack of trays on the output shuttle assembly. The lift mechanisms and tray shuttle assemblies may each be driven by air cylinders. A method of operation of the laser marking system is also disclosed.
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9 Claims
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1. A method of marking a plurality of IC packages carried in a tray, comprising:
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providing at least one tray carrying a plurality of discrete IC packages;
lowering the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby from a first position to a second position;
moving the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby horizontally to a third position;
raising the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby to a fourth position;
marking the plurality of discrete IC packages carried by the at least one tray at the fourth position;
lowering the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby to the third position;
moving the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby horizontally to a fifth position; and
raising the at least one tray and the plurality of discrete IC packages carried thereby to a sixth position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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