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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 14, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Joseph D Fernandez, Gilbert, AZ (US);
Assignee:
Microchip Technology Incorporated, Chandler, AZ (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156344 ; 156584 ; 438464 ; 438976 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method is disclosed for removing a selected semiconductor chip from a semiconductor wafer. The selected semiconductor chip is elevated by the use of an X--Y--Z assembly by having a rounded tip portion of a round probe member assembly that is part of the X--Y--Z assembly contact a back portion of a flexible, transparent backing layer beneath the selected semiconductor chip so that removal of the semiconductor chip can be completed by using a vacuum type pencil.