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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2001
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1999
Takashi Kanatake, Dallas, TX (US);
Bell Semiconductor, Inc., Allen, TX (US);
Abstract
A method and system for transporting objects without causing harmful physical contact is disclosed. The method and system can be used in a manufacturing process for fabricating spherical shaped semiconductor devices. The method cools the spherical shaped device and applies moisture such as de-ionized water. The moisture forms a coat of ice on an outer surface of the cooled spherical shaped device. The spherical shaped device with the coat of ice can then be easily transported, the ice preventing any harmful physical contact to the device. Once the spherical shaped device with the coat of ice has been transported, the device is heated to remove the coat of ice therefrom