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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2012
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2008
Kexiang Ken Ding, San Diego, CA (US);
Michel Mabene, San Diego, CA (US);
James Frandsen, Romona, CA (US);
Yun Tang, San Diego, CA (US);
Luis Muller, San Diego, CA (US);
Kexiang Ken Ding, San Diego, CA (US);
Michel Mabene, San Diego, CA (US);
James Frandsen, Romona, CA (US);
Yun Tang, San Diego, CA (US);
Luis Muller, San Diego, CA (US);
Delta Design, Inc., Poway, CA (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for aligning a device with a contactor is provided. The apparatus includes a pick and place device, for transporting the device. A first camera acquires an image of the device relative to device holder fiducials of the pick and place device. A second camera detects the location of the contactor relative to fiducials positioned on an alignment frame plate. A third camera to image frame and device holder fiducials to correlate the first and second camera coordinates. Given a processor determines the alignment difference between the device and the contactor. A plurality of actuators align the device with the contactor.