Patent ID: 9686895
Date: 2017-06-20
CPC Classifications: G01R,H01L,Y10T

Claim:
1. An apparatus for aligning pins of an integrated circuit chip with pads on a surface of a chip carrier, comprising: a frame block having a socket opening defining two alignment edges forming a reference corner, the socket opening being larger than the integrated circuit chip and located such that the pads are accessible through the socket opening when said frame block is placed on the chip carrier, said frame block being movable in at least a first direction along the surface of the chip carrier and a second direction along the surface of the chip carrier wherein the first direction and the second direction are non-parallel; and means for adjusting a position of said frame block relative to the chip carrier along both the first direction and the second direction, wherein said adjusting means includes first means for biasing said frame block against movement in the first direction, second means for biasing said frame block against movement in the second direction, first screw means which pushes against a first side of said frame block in the first direction, and second screw means which pushes against a second side of said frame block in the second direction.