摘要 |
A method for packaging electronic chips into the compartments of a carrier tape includes feeding a chip into a preselected position with respect to a movable vacuum head, taking custody of the chip by way of a vacuum in the vacuum head, moving the vacuum head in a single motion toward the carrier tape without substantially altering the direction of movement of the vacuum head, and interrupting the vacuum in the vacuum head to release the chip into a compartment of the tape. The chips may be feed by gravity feed. The preselected position may be within a slot in a body, and the body may be bifurcated to provide access for the vacuum head to the slot. The body may be moved aside after the vacuum head has taken custody of the chip to remove a support surface or floor from under the chip. The chip may then be moved downwardly, either directly on along an arcuate path, in a single motion to position the chip in the tape compartment.
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