Patent ID: 6211960
Filing Date: 2001-04-03
Classification: H01L

Abstract:
An apparatus for aligning and connecting a semiconductor component to a substrate comprising:a platform assembly for holding the component comprising a fixed platform and a moving platform connected to the fixed platform by a plurality of linear actuators configured to move the moving platform in three translational directions and in three rotational directions;a chuck assembly proximate to the platform assembly for holding the substrate;a first camera and a first height gauge proximate to the chuck assembly for determining a first position and a first orientation of a plurality of first contacts on the component;a second camera and second height gauge proximate to the platform assembly for determining a second position and a second orientation of a plurality of second contacts on the substrate; anda controller in signal communication with the linear actuators, in signal communication with the first camera and the second camera, and in signal communication with the first height gauge and the second height gauge, the controller configured to operate the linear actuators to align and connect the first contacts and the second contacts.