Device and method for aligning and holding a plurality of singulated semiconductor components in receiving pockets of a terminal carrier

1. A device for aligning and holding a plurality of singulated semiconductor components comprising:

an actuation device; and

a plate-like clamping carrier, wherein the clamping carrier further comprises:

a plurality of receiving pockets arranged side-by-side, into which the semiconductor components are insertable;

stop elements for accurate positioning of the semiconductor components within the receiving pockets; and

spring elements for pressing the semiconductor components against the stop elements by means of spring force,

wherein the spring elements are part of a spring plate, which has, arranged side-by-side, a plurality of recesses for forming a corresponding plurality of receiving pockets for the semiconductor components, wherein the spring elements are formed from the spring plate in one piece, wherein the clamping carrier per receiving pocket has at least two spring elements, arranged at an angle to one another, with spring forces of different strengths, by means of which the semiconductor components are pressable in two different directions against the stop elements;

wherein the actuation device is configured to interact with the spring elements such that a spring element with a weaker spring force initially and a spring element with a stronger spring force only subsequently presses the semiconductor component against a respectively assigned, opposing stop element; and

wherein the actuation device has a main plate arranged parallel to a clamping carrier plane, and, protruding from the main plate, actuators which in the event of an approach of the actuation device towards the clamping carriers come into engagement with the spring elements so as to press the latter laterally outwards into an open position.

2. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the main plate has, arranged above the receiving pockets of the clamping carrier, centering openings for guiding through and pre-centering the semiconductor components.

3. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the actuators consist of wedge elements with inclined faces that are moveable in and out of engagement with the spring elements.

4. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the actuators of the actuation device are designed and arranged relative to the spring elements such that in a particular position of the actuation device the spring element with the stronger spring force is still in compressive engagement with the assigned actuator, whereas the spring element with the weaker spring force is already out of compressive engagement with the assigned actuator.

5. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the actuation device is configured to displace the spring plate displaceably arranged on a base plate relative to the base plate such that the spring elements are pressed against the semiconductor components inserted into the receiving pockets , wherein the spring elements are pre-loaded.

6. The device according to claim 1 , wherein the actuation device is configured for removing semiconductor components inserted into the receiving pockets.

7. A device for aligning and holding a plurality of singulated semiconductor components further comprising:

an actuation device; and

a clamping carrier, wherein the clamping carrier further comprises:

a plurality of receiving pockets;

at least two spring elements per receiving pocket arranged at an angel to one another with spring forces of different strength; and

stop elements opposing the spring elements,

wherein the actuation device is adapted for executing a method for aligning and holding singulated semiconductor components in the receiving pockets of the clamping carrier, wherein the actuation device is configured for moving the spring elements of the clamping carrier into an open position enabling insertion of the semiconductor components into the receiving pockets, and for bringing the spring elements after the insertion of the semiconductor components into compressive contact with the semiconductor components so as to press the semiconductor components by means of spring force of the spring elements against the opposing stop elements, wherein the actuation device is further configured for actuating the clamping carrier that per receiving pocket has the at least two spring elements arranged at an angle to one another with spring forces of different strengths, so as to press the semiconductor components in two different directions against the stop elements, and in that the actuation device is configured for, after the insertion of the semiconductor components into the receiving pockets, being released from the spring elements such that the spring element with a weaker spring force firstly and a spring element with a stronger spring force only subsequently presses the semiconductor component against the respectively assigned, opposing stop element.

8. A device for aligning and holding a plurality of singulated semiconductor components comprising:

an actuation device; and

a clamping carrier, wherein the clamping carrier comprises:

a plurality of receiving pockets;

per receiving pocket, arranged at an angle to one another, at least two spring elements with spring forces of different strengths; and

stop elements opposing the spring elements,

wherein the actuation device if adapted for executing a method for aligning and holding singulated semiconductor components in the receiving pockets of the clamping carrier, wherein the actuation device is configured for moving the spring elements of the clamping carrier into an open position, enabling the insertion of the semiconductor components into the receiving pockets, and for bringing the spring elements after the insertion of the semiconductor components into compressive contact with the semiconductor components so as to press the semiconductor components by means of the spring force of the spring elements against opposing stop elements, wherein the actuation device is further configured for actuating the clamping carrier that per receiving pocket has, arranged at an angle to one another, the at least two spring elements with spring forces of different strengths so as to press the semiconductor components in two different directions against the stop elements, and in that the actuation device is further configured for displacing the spring elements arranged at an angle to one another, after the insertion of the semiconductor components into the receiving pockets such that the spring element with a weaker spring force firstly and the spring element with a stronger spring force only subsequently presses the semiconductor component against the respectively assigned, opposing stop element.

9. An actuation device comprising:

a main plate having actuators;

a clamping carrier;

the clamping carrier having a plurality of receiving pockets,

wherein the actuation device is formed as a laminar opener, which is configured for simultaneously opening a large number of, or all, the receiving pockets of the clamping carrier, wherein the actuation device is extendable over a part, or the whole, of the clamping carrier, wherein the main plate, which is arrangeable parallel to the clamping carrier and is designed as a perforated plate with centering openings, which are locatable above the receiving pockets and have a diameter that is slightly larger than semiconductor components to be held, such that the semiconductor components on the one hand can be guided through the centering openings and on the other hand, when guided through, can be pre-centered relative to the receiving pockets, wherein the actuators of the actuation device extend from the main plate at right-angles downwards, wherein the actuators are designed with the main plate in one piece, or may subsequently be mounted onto the latter, wherein if the actuation device is brought closer to the clamping carrier such that the actuators are introduced to an increasing extent into the receiving pockets of the clamping carrier, wherein by the approach of the actuation device towards the clamping carrier the spring elements are increasingly pressed outwards, so that the semiconductor components can be inserted into the receiving pockets, and wherein if the actuation device is in turn removed from the clamping carrier, the spring elements are releasable so that they press the semiconductor against stop faces in the receiving pockets.