Patent ID: 6036023
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: G01R,H01L

Abstract:
A tray used for carrying and thermally conditioning a plurality of semiconductor devices, comprising:(a) a frame defining a space;(b) a network of ribs formed in the space, for defining a plurality of substantially rectangular pockets, each pocket having a central portion; and(c) a planar base formed in the central portion of each pocket, for supporting one of the plurality of semiconductor devices,wherein the network of ribs includes a first plurality of ribs and a second plurality of ribs, each rib in the first plurality being substantially orthogonal to the ribs in the second plurality, andwherein each rib in the first plurality extends a specified height above the ribs in the second plurality, thereby enhancing convective heat transfer to or from the tray and the semiconductor devices when a fluid flows over the tray and perpendicularly to the first plurality of ribs.