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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 28, 1993
Filed:
Dec. 11, 1992
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jerry A Young, Meridian, ID (US);
Steven L Mitchell, Boise, ID (US);
Steven W Heppler, Boise, ID (US);
Assignee:
Micron Technology, Inc., Boise, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23P / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
228-51 ; 228-9 ; 228 565 ; 29705 ; 29827 ; 156378 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to integrated circuits (ICs) fabrication and testing. Particularly, there is an IC pin/lead trimming and forming machine that is adapted to electrically test ICs for electrical defects. Uniquely, the IC testing can occur at any pin forming station after the IC pins or leads have been electrically isolated from each other and from other ICs on a lead frame. This arrangement will allow for testing of the individual ICs much sooner than has hereinbefore existed after undertaking the encapsulation process.