Abstract: Apparatuses and methods are disclosed for handling integrated circuits in automated testing. The handler apparatus includes an upper assembly that is selectively translatable above a testing surface and a lower bracket extending from and positioned below the upper assembly. The lower bracket forms a first opening, is selectively moveable upward and downward, and includes a rotatable finger extending downward to pick up and place an integrated circuit in a socket. The handier may further include an image sensor to detect potential error conditions, and a tool extending from the lower bracket to open and close a lid on the socket. The methods include sensing an image of an integrated circuit during certain phases of testing, analyzing the image to determine if the integrated circuit is positioned correctly, and correcting any detected error conditions before continuing with the automated testing.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a system and method for enabling electronic messaging with recipient-specific content, wherein multiple recipients may view non-private information and less than all recipients may view non-private information. In one embodiment, an author may select between two messaging processing algorithms to send messages to recipients, wherein one algorithm uses encryption and the other does not. In one embodiment, once private information is received by a recipient, its dissemination is automatically restricted. In one embodiment, the method of enabling messaging with recipient-specific content is transparent to email server machines. In one embodiment, HTML tags, comments and/or headers are used to mark information as private and to prevent such information from being viewed by unintended recipients. In one embodiment, non-private information is viewed by all recipients, but privately-highlighted non-private information is viewable by less than all recipients.