Patent ID: 8628069

Claim:
An apparatus for guiding and aligning a semiconductor chip package, comprising: an insert configured to house various sizes of semiconductor chip packages; a plate configured to move vertically with respect to the insert; and an adapter coupled to the plate, the adapter configured to guide at least one semiconductor chip package into the insert and to perform alignment of the at least one semiconductor chip package with the insert, the at least one semiconductor chip package having a size corresponding to at least one of the various sizes, wherein the insert includes at least one pocket having one size capable of housing the various sizes of semiconductor chip packages, and the adapter is configured to insert into the pocket so that when the adapter is in the pocket, the at least one semiconductor chip package is housed in an empty space of the pocket not occupied by the adapter, the adapter including a frame coupled to the plate, the frame having at least one window on a horizontal plane configured to accommodate the at least one semiconductor chip package, and at least one block having a guide line provided on a vertical plane, the at least one block configured to insert into the at least one pocket to directly guide the at least one semiconductor chip package into the insert.