Patent ID: 6089107
Filing Date: 2000-07-18
Classification: B07C,G01R

Abstract:
A process for transporting and testing an unpackaged semiconductor device comprising the following steps:staging a semiconductor wafer having a plurality of semiconductor devices thereupon;moving one of said semiconductor devices onto a chamfered pedestal of a carousel table, said carousel table having a chamfered portion, said chamfered pedestal resting against said chamfered portion of said carousel table;positioning said semiconductor device at a test head;lifting said pedestal from said carousel table toward a probe;responsive to a signal from a camera, moving said pedestal in at least one of an X-, Y-, and theta direction to align said semiconductor device with said probe;contacting said probe and said semiconductor device thereby making electrical contact between said semiconductor device and said probe; andtesting said semiconductor device by passing an electrical signal through said probe to said semiconductor device.