Patent ID: 6236902
Filing Date: 2001-05-22
Classification: H01L,H05K,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for holding a device that is to be transferred to or from the apparatus at a transfer location and processed at a processing location that is spaced from the transfer location, the apparatus comprising:a mounting structure;a first chuck attached to the mounting structure and being adapted to releasably hold the device, the first chuck facing in a first direction extending along a first axis;a second chuck attached to the mounting structure and being adapted to releasably hold the device, the second chuck facing in a second direction extending along a second axis that lies in a common plane with the first axis;a support mechanism attached to the mounting structure to allow the mounting structure to rotate about a support axis lying in a common plane with the first axis and the second axis between first and second positions, the mounting structure positioning the first chuck near the transfer location and the second chuck near the processing location when the mounting structure is in the first position, and positioning the first chuck near the processing location and the second chuck near the transfer location when the mounting structure is in the second position.