Patent ID: 7392582

Claim:
A system for loading a semi-conductor component into a socket, the system comprising: a socket comprising a moveable cover; a semi-conductor component disposed on a tray and directly underneath a loading machine, the loading machine comprising a device for aligning the loading machine in relation to the socket, wherein the loading machine comprises a mechanism for opening the moveable cover while loading the semi-conductor component onto the socket; and a precision alignment device comprising a recess and aligning features, wherein the recess positions the semi-conductor component on the loading machine when a bottom surface of the loading machine contacts a top surface of the precision alignment device, wherein the semi-conductor component is positioned on the loading machine by lowering the bottom surface of the loading machine to contact the top surface of the precision alignment device and releasing the vacuum on the bottom surface of the loading machine, and wherein the precision alignment device, the socket and the tray are separate and distinct units.