Patent ID: 7395933

Claim:
A carrier for a semiconductor device, comprising: a body having an opening formed therein to receive the semiconductor device; a pair of grip elements to hold the semiconductor device therebetween in the opening; a first mounting mechanism to movably support a first one of the grip elements at a first side of the opening; and a second mounting mechanism to movably support a second one of the grip elements at a second side of the opening that is opposite the first side of the opening; wherein: the grip elements are elliptical rollers; each roller has a longitudinal axis, and is mounted to its respective one of said mounting mechanisms by a respective pivot pin at a proximal end of the longitudinal axis, said pivot pin to allow said each roller to pivot relative to a shaft that is part of said respective one of said mounting mechanisms; and each of said mounting mechanisms includes a respective bias component to bias said shaft toward said opening.