Abstract: A die bonding apparatus comprising a stage configured to support a first die, a pickup head configured to pick up a second die, regions of magnetic materials arranged on the first die and the second die, an electromagnet arranged on a surface of the pickup head or the stage; and a controller configured to apply a current to the electromagnet to generate a magnetic field when the first die and the second die are disposed at a predetermined distance from each other in a vertical direction. As a result of the magnetic field generated by the electromagnet, the regions of magnetic material arranged on first die and the second die are aligned with one another in the vertical direction.

Abstract: A non-contact type gripper may include a gripping plate, a plurality of blowing holes, a plurality of suction holes and a cavity. The blowing holes may be formed at the gripping plate to inject a gas to an object. The suction holes may be formed at the gripping plate to suck the gas. The cavity may be extended from at least one of the blowing holes to suppress a pressure drop of the gas. The gas flowing through the cavities extended from the corner suction hole and the blowing holes between the adjacent suction holes may receive a low flow resistance. Thus, a pressure drop of the gas injected from the blowing holes may be suppressed by the cavities to maintain a pressure of the gas, thereby preventing a deflection of the corner portion of the object such as the semiconductor chip by a strong suction force. As a result, the non-contact type gripper may grip the object in the non-contact manner to prevent a contamination of the object.

Abstract: A substrate transfer apparatus includes a plurality of holding units adjacent to a front surface of a substrate. The plurality of holding units includes a plurality of holding surfaces for holding the substrate without contact. A plurality of vacuum holes is disposed in the plurality of holding surfaces to provide suction force to the substrate. A plurality of air holes is disposed in the plurality of holding surfaces to provide buoyancy force, opposite to the suction force, to the substrate. An interval adjusting unit adjusts an interval between the plurality of holding members to correspond to a size of a holding region extending from the plurality of holding surfaces to a size of the front surface of the substrate.

Abstract: A substrate transfer apparatus includes a body portion having a holding region on a surface thereof corresponding to a substrate. The body portion moves so that the surface thereof approaches the substrate up to at least a first distance. A plurality of vacuum holes are distributed in the holding region and form negative pressure to provide suction force to the substrate disposed at the first distance. At least some of the plurality of vacuum holes are disposed at equal intervals at an edge of the holding region and have the same width. A plurality of air holes are distributed in the holding region and form positive pressure to provide a buoyancy force to the substrate close to the holding region at a second distance smaller than the first distance.