Patents by Inventor Eric Lap Kei CHOW

Eric Lap Kei CHOW has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 9508570
    Abstract: A singulation apparatus and method including: at least one chuck station to which a workpiece is securable, the at least one chuck station being configured to move along a feed direction; a bridge extending above the at least one chuck station, the bridge having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first cutting device with members mounted to the bridge and being independently movable along the first side, transversely to the feed direction; and a second cutting device with members mounted to the bridge and being independently movable along the second side, transversely to the feed direction, the first and second cutting devices being configured and arranged for cutting the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: ASM TECHNOLOGY SINGAPORE PTE LTD
    Inventors: Chi Wah Cheng, Eric Lap Kei Chow, Joseph Hoi Shuen Tang, Chun Kit Liu
  • Publication number: 20150111366
    Abstract: Disclosed is a singulation apparatus, comprising: at least one chuck station to which a workpiece is securable, the at least one chuck station being configured to move along a feed direction; a bridge extending above the at least one chuck station, the bridge having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; a first cutting device members mounted to the bridge and being independently movable along the first side, transversely to the feed direction; and a second cutting device members mounted to the bridge and being independently movable along the second side, transversely to the feed direction, the first and second cutting devices being for cutting the workpiece. A singulation method is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2013
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventors: Chi Wah CHENG, Eric Lap Kei CHOW, Joseph Hoi Shuen TANG, Chun Kit LIU