Rasco Gmbh

Rainer Hittmann

Max Schaule

Andreas Wiesböck

Serge Künzli

Alexander Waldauf

Peter Roider

Christian Wammetsberger

Dieter Schmid

Michael Kupniewski

Josef Mayer

Michel Charpie

Thomas Schottl

According to the invention, there is provided a boat which comprises, a surface on which a plurality of electronic components can be supported, the surface having a plurality holes defined therein through which a vacuum can be passed to hold components on the surface; and a first vacuum inlet which is in fluid communication with the plurality of holes, wherein the first vacuum inlet can be fluidly connected to a first vacuum generating means so that the first vacuum generating means can provide a vacuum at the plurality of holes; a second vacuum inlet which is in fluid communication with the same plurality of holes with which the first vacuum inlet is in fluid communication with, wherein the second vacuum inlet can be fluidly connected to a second vacuum generating means so that the second vacuum generating means can provide a vacuum at the plurality of holes. There is further provided a corresponding method of handling electrical components using the boat and a corresponding component handling assembly which comprises one or more boats.

Boat, assembly and method for handling electronic components

Contactor arrangement of an IC test handler, comprising: a contactor unit which has test contacts for contacting an IC in test and for temporarily pressing the IC against the test contacts, a plunger head, which has a recessed central region corresponding to the geometrical configuration of the IC, such that those surface of the IC which is adjacent to the upper surface of the plunger head does not touch the plunger head surface, and a contactor unit interface, which includes a vacuum suction system for actively attracting the IC to an IC contact surface of the contactor unit interface, that corresponds with an adjacent surface of the IC having IC device contacts and, thus, towards the test contacts of the contactor unit.

Contactor arrangement, IC test handler and IC test arrangement

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Grosskarolinenfeld, Germany

Rainer Hittmann