Patent ID: 9443819
Filing Date: 2016-09-13
CPC Classification: H01L,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A clamping apparatus for securing a substrate within a substrate carrier during an ultrasonic mounting process, the apparatus comprising: a substrate carrier having a top plate and a bottom plate, the top plate having a first side and a second side, the first side faces a direction opposite to that of the second side, and wherein when the first side of the top plate is positioned on the bottom plate, the top plate and the bottom plate form a cavity dimensioned to hold a substrate within the cavity; and a clamping plate dimensioned to be positioned on the second side of the top plate, the clamping plate having an opening that aligns with the cavity and a pair of clamping members, each of the pair of clamping members dimensioned to extend toward a center of the opening and through the cavity such that when a substrate is positioned within the cavity, the clamping member presses portions of the substrate exposed through the opening against the bottom plate.