Patent ID: 6507186
Filing Date: 2003-01-14
Classification: H01L,Y02P

Abstract:
A test and repair system comprising a member test apparatus for testing a plurality of members to be processed each mounted at a respective mounting position on manufacturing carrier serving as a member transfer jig, to determine whether each of said members is acceptable or defective, and a member repair apparatus for repairing said member to be processed which is determined as defective by said member test apparatus, a carrier transfer mechanism for transferring the member transfer jig from the member test apparatus to the member repair apparatus, and further comprising a data processing apparatus for integrating and controlling said member test apparatus and said member repair apparatus,wherein said member test apparatus comprises: test supporting means for removably supporting said member transfer jig; quality determining means for testing said plurality of members to be processed mounted on said member transfer jig supported by said test supporting means to determine whether each of said members is acceptable or defective; storage means for storing processing state data in which each of position identification data provided for each of said member mounting positions corresponds to one of a plurality of member current state data for representing a current state of said member to be processed for each said member transfer jig tested by said quality determining means; data update means for updating said member current state data in said processing state data stored in said processing storage means in accordance with a result of a determination by said quality determining means; and transmitting means for transmitting said processing state data updated by said data update means to said data processing apparatus, said data processing apparatus comprises: receiving means for receiving said processing state data from said member test apparatus; data managing means for managing said processing state data received by said state receiving means; and transmitting means for transmitting repair instructions to said member repair apparatus in accordance with said processing state data managed by said data managing means, said member repair apparatus comprises: receiving means for receiving said repair instructions from said data processing apparatus; repair supporting means for removably supporting said member transfer jig; repair performing means for repairing said member to be processed mounted on said member transfer jig supported by said repair supporting means; and repair control means for selectively controlling a repair operation of said repair performing means for each of said member mounting positions of said member transfer jig in accordance with said repair instruction data received by said repair receiving means.