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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 08, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2001
Mindaugas F. Dautartas, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Dan A. Steinberg, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Jasean Rasnake, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Mindaugas F. Dautartas, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Dan A. Steinberg, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Jasean Rasnake, Blacksburg, VA (US);
Shipley Company, L.L.C., Marlborough, MA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for passively aligning first and second substrates having micro-components disposed thereon when the substrates do not include patterned surfaces which face each other. The apparatus includes a first depression which cooperates with an alignment sphere to mechanically engage a corresponding depression disposed on the front surface of the first substrate and a second depression which cooperates with a second alignment sphere to mechanically engage a corresponding depression disposed on the front surface of the second substrate. The first and second depression of the alignment apparatus and the alignment spheres cooperate to passively align micro-components disposed on each of the substrates.