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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 02, 2012
Fuad E. Doany, Katonah, NY (US);
Andrew D. Perez, Peekskill, NY (US);
Niranjana Ruiz, Somers, NY (US);
Lavanya Turlapati, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
Fuad E. Doany, Katonah, NY (US);
Andrew D. Perez, Peekskill, NY (US);
Niranjana Ruiz, Somers, NY (US);
Lavanya Turlapati, Yorktown Heights, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus and method for aligning one or more components while attaching the component to a substrate. The component is positioned over the substrate. An alignment tool is attachable to the component. The alignment tool includes a tool alignment element, an optical tool, and a substrate alignment element attached to the substrate. The tool alignment element aligns with the substrate alignment element such that the components are positioned at specified locations on the substrate for attachment to the substrate. Further, in the method according to the disclosure, the tool alignment element aligns with the substrate alignment element to position one or more components at a specified location on the substrate.