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

Claim 25:
26. The method of claim 24, further comprising the sensor device generating one or more signals representative of the at least one of one or more forces or one or more locations of force applied between the surface of the microelectronic device and the bond tip surface;
transmitting the one or more signals to a controller configured to control movement of the pick arm;
the controller determining, from the one or more signals, if at least one of the following conditions is present:
a contact force between the bond tip surface and the microelectronic device surface exceeds a threshold magnitude;
a single point of contact between the bond tip surface and the microelectronic device surface;
multiple points of contact between the bond tip surface and the microelectronic device surface at or below a certain number;
multiple points of contact between the bond tip surface and the microelectronic device surface along a line;
contact of less than about 90% of a surface area of the microelectronic device surface with the bond tip surface;
non-parallel orientation of the microelectronic device surface relative to the bond tip surface above a threshold acute angle; or
rotational misalignment of the microelectronic device relative to the bond tip surface.