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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:
Nov. 25, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Paul Harris Hasten, Garland, TX (US);
Lew Wai Hong, Singapore, SG;
Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 4/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21F 4/500 ;
Abstract
A system for conditioning a plurality of semiconductor leads of a semiconductor device is provided. The system includes an array of comb blades, where each comb blade terminates at a notch that allows the semiconductor leads to be moved laterally through the notch. A controller connected to the comb blades, such as through an intervening motor and comb blade support, causes the comb blades to move relative to the semiconductor device, such as by holding the semiconductor device stationary, so as to perform lateral and vertical conditioning of the semiconductor leads.