Patent ID: 11888433
Assignee: APPLIED MATERIALS ITALIA S.R.L.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  Y | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. Apparatus for aligning a solar cell element, comprising:
a transfer device configured for moving the solar cell element from a first position on a carrying device to a second position on a support device;
a first detection device configured to detect information about a first position of the solar cell element on the carrying device; and
a second detection device configured to detect information about an intermediate position of the solar cell element in relation to the transfer device; wherein
the transfer device being configured to adjust an orientation of the transfer device based on the information about the first position,
the first detection device comprises a first and a second detection section placed at different sides of the carrying device, the first and second detection sections are configured as optical barriers, and
the first detection device is configured to cause the first detection section to detect presence of the solar cell element for a time range x, cause the second detection section to detect absence of the solar cell element for a time range y and then detect presence of the solar cell element, and compare the time range x and the time range y to determine an indicator for a degree of rotation of an orientation of the solar cell element in a plane parallel to a plane of the solar cell element.