Patent ID: 7218128
Filing Date: 2007-05-15
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A nest element operable to precisely locate a chip having a plurality of interconnects exposed at a face of the chip to permit conductive connection to the chip through said interconnects, comprising: a pocket having pocket walls dimensioned to locate the chip within a tolerance of less than a width of one of said interconnects; a plurality of tapered walls extending upwardly and outwardly from edges of said pocket walls, said tapered walls adapted to receive a chip placed within said nest element and to guide the chip into said pocket under at least one of a force of gravity or an externally applied force; and one or more vibration inducing devices in communication with said nest element, said one or more vibration inducing devices being activatable separately from a process used to place the chip within said nest element and being operable to impart a vibratory motion to the chip through said walls of said nest element to cause the placed chip to be guided along said tapered walls into said pocket.