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Current Assignee
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Patent Number
Patent Inventor Names
Robert K. Lowry0
Date of Patent
January 23, 2007
Patent Application Number
09949736
Date Filed
September 10, 2001
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
A decapsulation apparatus 100 has a laser 8 that removes plastic encapsulant from a device 24. Chamber 20 is sealed. Exhaust port 9 removes debris and fumes. The device 24 is positioned and scanned using an X,Y table 2. A hinged end 4 rotates the device to an acute angle of incidence with respect to a laser 8. Endpoint detector 10 senses the exposed integrated circuit and moves or shuts down the laser 8.
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