Apparatus for assembling integrated circuit packages
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1. An apparatus for the manufacture of an integrated circuit component, including:
- a plurality of processing stations forming a production line for the manufacture of said component;
conveying means including a first conveying path adapted to transport materials from one processing station to another in the production line and a second conveying path, said materials being transferable from the first conveying path to the second conveying path; and
storage means of the production line for storing said materials during transport along the production line;
wherein the storage means includes least one distal magazine positioned adjacent the second conveying path to receive said materials conveyed towards the distal magazine.
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Abstract
Apparatus for the manufacture of a component such as an integrated circuit chip, including: a plurality of processing stations forming a production line for the manufacture of the component, a conveyor adapted to transport component forming materials from one processing station to another in the production line, and a storage on the production line for storing the materials during transport along the production line. The storage acts as buffers effectively to collect materials and store them for efficient transport along the production line.
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1. An apparatus for the manufacture of an integrated circuit component, including:
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a plurality of processing stations forming a production line for the manufacture of said component;
conveying means including a first conveying path adapted to transport materials from one processing station to another in the production line and a second conveying path, said materials being transferable from the first conveying path to the second conveying path; and
storage means of the production line for storing said materials during transport along the production line;
wherein the storage means includes least one distal magazine positioned adjacent the second conveying path to receive said materials conveyed towards the distal magazine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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