Patent ID: 8106349

Claim:
An apparatus for aligning a plurality of devices individually, comprising: a device holder with device holder fiducials, said device holder fiducials providing reference points for determining position of the device within the device holder; a first camera for acquiring a first image of each device relative to device holder fiducials; a pick and place device, for transporting each device from a first location to a contactor on an alignment frame plate, said alignment frame plate including alignment frame fiducials; a second camera for acquiring a second image of one side of the device and said alignment frame fiducials; a third camera for acquiring a third image of another side of the device and said alignment frame fiducials; a processor configured to determine alignment difference between each device and the contactor and location of the device holder fiducials relative to the fiducials positioned on the alignment frame plate, based on said first, second and third images from the first, second and third cameras; and a plurality of actuators controlled by said processor, said actuators aligning each device individually with the contactor.