Patent ID: 6761526
Filing Date: 2004-07-13
Classification: G01R,H01L

Abstract:
A picking apparatus for transferring semiconductor devices in a test handler, the apparatus being horizontally movably installed on a frame provided on an upper side of a main body of the handler, for picking up the devices from one location of the handler and transferring the devices to another location, the apparatus comprising:a moving block movably mounted on the frame; a first vertical block and a second vertical block mounted on both sides of the moving block in a vertical direction to face each other; at least one pair of first guide members and at least one pair of second guide members installed respectively in the first vertical block and the second vertical block in the vertical direction; a first lifting block and a second lifting block respectively coupled to the first guide members and the second guide members at both ends thereof to move up and down; a first picker block and a second picker block having a plurality of pickers for picking and detaching the semiconductor devices, and detachably coupled with the first lifting block and the second lifting block; and driving means for driving the first picker block and the second picker block to move up and down in opposite directions to each other.