Patent ID: 11911904
Assignee: MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H  G | IPC B  H

Claim 28:
29. Apparatus for handling microelectronic devices, comprising:
a bond head comprising a bond tip having a bond tip surface for receiving a microelectronic device thereon;
a sensor device comprising multiple sensors carried by the bond head and configured to detect at least one of at least one magnitude of force or at least one location of force applied between the bond head and a microelectronic device contacting the bond tip surface, a microelectronic device carried by the bond tip surface and another microelectronic device, or the bond tip and a stack of microelectronic devices; and
a controller configured to direct movement of the bond head, the controller programmed to cause intended movement of the bond head toward a structure to cease responsive to a signal generated by the sensor device and to cause the bond head to divert the microelectronic device from a first, intended destination to a second destination.