Abstract: A method of post-processing a plurality of electronic components in a post-processing machine after fabrication of the electronic components including providing a carrier with align fixtures, which align fixtures have a clamping mechanism, actuating the clamping mechanism to enlarge a size of receptacles, each of the receptacles is assigned to one of the align fixtures and the enlarged receptacles are larger than the electronic components to be received, positioning the electronic components in the receptacles of the align fixtures, actuating the clamping mechanism to reduce a size of the receptacles so that the electronic components are aligned within the receptacles of the carrier, placing the carrier in the post processing machine, and subjecting the electronic components to operations of the post-processing machine while the electronic components maintain in aligned positions in the receptacles of the carrier.

Abstract: The invention relates to a handler for testing electronic components, said handler comprising an acceleration device (1) provided with a tappet (3) which is linearly guided by means of at least one flat spring (6) comprising two groups of spring arms (9, 11), one group being fixed to the tappet (3) and the other group to a frame (7) which is stationary in relation to a housing (21) of the movement generation device (2).