Patent ID: 6517666
Filing Date: 2003-02-11
Classification: G01N,G01R,H01L

Abstract:
An automatic decapsulation system for a device having a front side and a backside, wherein the front side is decapsulated, the system comprising:an etch plate; an etch head for providing an etchant; a sheet coupled to the etch plate via a rubber gasket, the sheet for providing a gasket plate for the device and a seal between the device and the etch head; and a plate containing a plurality of movable bars for securing the device without damaging the backside of the device; wherein the plurality of bars slide toward and away from one another in a longitudinal direction along a notched slot in the plate; and wherein a step is provided on an end of each bar, the stepped end being closest to a middle line of the plate, such that the stepped end of each bar face each other.