Abstract: The invention provides methods and apparatus for automated contamination removal in association with integrated circuit manufacturing and testing. Disclosed embodiments include methods for cleaning electrical contacts of integrated circuit packages with steps for transporting the package from a first position to a second position and, during the transit, bringing the electrical contacts into engagement with one or more cleaning station. Aspects of the disclosed apparatus include a package transit chute for moving packages from a first position to a second position and one or more cleaning stations between the first and second positions. The cleaning stations further include one or more cleaning mats positioned for cleaning electrical contacts of packages transported in the chute.

Abstract: A addressable CATV end-user payment collection management system, which includes a cable TV broadcasting system, the cable TV broadcasting system having a plurality of demodulators, which demodulate signals from different channels, a video signal main cable for signal output, a mixer, which mixes the signals received from the demodulators into an end-user receivable video signal, and then sends the mixed video signal to the end users through the video signal main cable, a payment collection computer data bank for storing and processing data of the end-users, and producing a control signal to a cable modem subject to the payment data of the end-users, a cable modem connected between the cable TV broadcasting system and the payment collection computer data bank for sending the control signal from the payment collection computer data bank to the mixer of the cable TV broadcasting system for mixing with the video signal for synchronous output; and a plurality of signal distributors respectively connected to the v