Patent ID: 11961220
Assignee: TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. An apparatus for handling integrated circuits in automated testing, the apparatus comprising:
an upper assembly selectively translatable above a testing surface;
a lower bracket extending from and positioned below the upper assembly, wherein the lower bracket
extends in a plane of the testing surface,
forms a first opening, and
is selectively moveable perpendicular to the plane of the testing surface; and

a finger having a longitudinal axis extending downward from the upper assembly, wherein
a lower portion of the finger is selectively rotatable about the longitudinal axis,
a distal end of the finger extends downward toward the first opening in the lower bracket, and
the finger is selectively moveable upward and downward with respect to the lower bracket to pick up and place an integrated circuit in a socket.