CHIP STACK CUTTER DEVICES FOR DISPLACING CHIPS IN A CHIP STACK AND CHIP-STACKING APPARATUSES INCLUDING SUCH CUTTER DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS

摘要

a base member configured to slide along a channel of a chip stack carrier; a displacement member moveably coupled to the base member and configured to extend under a number of chips in a stack of chips carried by a chip stack carrier; a sensor configured to initiate a signal when the sensor detects a presence of a selected maximum number of chips to be displaced upon movement of the displacement member relative to the base member; and an energy-responsive device for displacing a number of chips in a stack of chips carried in a channel of a chip stack carrier, the energy-responsive device configured to selectively move the displacement member relative to the base member in response to the signal initiated by the sensor.