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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:
May. 15, 2007
Filed:
Feb. 14, 2005
Eugene Atwood, Housatonic, MA (US);
Eugene Atwood, Housatonic, MA (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A probe apparatus includes a nest element operable to precisely locate a chip having a plurality of exposed interconnects on a face of the chip to permit conductive connection to the chip through the interconnects. The nest element includes a pocket dimensioned to locate the chip within a tolerance of less than a width of one of the interconnects, and tapered walls extending upwardly and outwardly from the pocket, the tapered walls adapted to guide the chip into the pocket. One or more piezoelectric elements can be attached to or provided within to the nest element to impart vibration to the nest element, causing the chip to be 'fluidized' such that the chip is guided into the pocket under the force of gravity or other externally applied force.
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