Patent ID: 8678365

Claim:
A device for aligning and holding a plurality of singulated semiconductor components comprising: an actuation device; and a plate-like clamping carrier, wherein the clamping carrier further comprises: a plurality of receiving pockets arranged side-by-side, into which the semiconductor components are insertable; stop elements for accurate positioning of the semiconductor components within the receiving pockets; and spring elements for pressing the semiconductor components against the stop elements by means of spring force, wherein the spring elements are part of a spring plate, which has, arranged side-by-side, a plurality of recesses for forming a corresponding plurality of receiving pockets for the semiconductor components, wherein the spring elements are formed from the spring plate in one piece, wherein the clamping carrier per receiving pocket has at least two spring elements, arranged at an angle to one another, with spring forces of different strengths, by means of which the semiconductor components are pressable in two different directions against the stop elements; wherein the actuation device is configured to interact with the spring elements such that a spring element with a weaker spring force initially and a spring element with a stronger spring force only subsequently presses the semiconductor component against a respectively assigned, opposing stop element; and wherein the actuation device has a main plate arranged parallel to a clamping carrier plane, and, protruding from the main plate, actuators which in the event of an approach of the actuation device towards the clamping carriers come into engagement with the spring elements so as to press the latter laterally outwards into an open position.