Jabil Inc.

Kwok Yu

Jeroen Bosboom

Babak Naderi

George Kovatchev

Payman Rahimi

Michael McKenney

Ward Palmer

Jose Luna

Jeffrey Villegas

The disclosure provides an apparatus, system and method for a moveable bearing stage that allows for highly refined alignment and placement, and particularly planar alignment and placement, of component or devices through the use of robotics. The apparatus, system and method of providing at least a planar alignment of at least one component or device in relation to a secondary reference plane may include at least: a frame and stator assembly, having, at an upper portion thereof, at least a semi-spherical receiving interface; a movable assembly that moves within the frame and stator assembly, and that is connectively associated therewith by at least a plurality of springs; a semi-spherical stage, suitable for reception by the semi-spherical receiving interface and capable of at least rotational movement therewithin; a chuck within the semi-spherical stage and capable of at least co-planar, post-planar, and ante-planar positioning in relation to a plane provided by a topmost portion of the semispherical stage, wherein the chuck is capable of receiving the component or device; and at least two gripper jaws suitable for receiving and holding, at an upper portion thereof, the component or device, wherein the two gripper jaws comprise, at a lower portion thereof, at least ramps capable of physically interacting with ones of the motion stops.

Apparatus, system and method for an air bearing stage for component or devices

An apparatus, system and method for providing a Bernoulli-based wafer pre-aligner. The pre-aligner may be capable of accommodating semiconductor wafers of varying sizes, and may include: a wafer support; a bearing arm capable of interfacing with at least one robotic element, and at least partially bearing the wafer support at one end thereof; and a plurality of Bernoulli pads on the wafer support for providing an interface between the wafer support and a one of the semiconductor wafers, wherein the interface comprises a gap there between.

Apparatus, system and method for providing a bernoulli-based semiconductor wafer pre-aligner

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St. Petersburg, FL, United States of America

Kwok Yu