Patent ID: 8698327
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
1. A semiconductor substrate handling mechanism comprising: an alignment plate having a first end and a second end; a control mechanism moveable between the first end of the alignment plate and the second end of the alignment plate, the control mechanism being addressed to a semiconductor substrate when positioned at the first end of the alignment plate and being located below an upper surface of the alignment plate when positioned at the second end of the alignment plate, the travel of the control mechanism between its first and second positions being greater than a dimension of the semiconductor substrate; an alignment mechanism extendable through the upper surface of the alignment plate between a first, extended position in which a semiconductor substrate resting on the alignment plate may be biased into contact with the alignment mechanism and a second, retracted position; and, a bias mechanism extendable through the upper surface of the alignment plate between a first, extended position and a second, retracted position, the bias mechanism moveable toward and away from the alignment mechanism when in its first position.