Patents by Inventor Russell S. Bjork

Russell S. Bjork 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: 7458466
    Abstract: A stack processing tray for use with tray-based integrated circuit device handling systems is disclosed. The stack processing tray has a plurality of cells, each cell being configured to receive at least two integrated circuit devices in a vertically superimposed, stacked relationship. Increased efficiency in the handling and processing of integrated circuit devices is realized as the tray-based integrated circuit device handling system performs fewer tray movements, and therefore less work, to handle a given number of integrated circuit devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2008
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell S. Bjork
  • Patent number: 7365558
    Abstract: A burn-in board for burn-in and electrical testing of a plurality of integrated circuit devices that is disposed in one or more processing trays may include a substrate having an interface surface and a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the interface surface for establishing, through engagement with the one or more processing trays, electrical communication between the leads of the integrated circuit devices and a tester. One or more ports may be defined in the substrate so as to extend between the interface surface and another surface of the substrate wherein the port or ports are sized and configured to enable application of a negative pressure between the substrate and the one or more processing trays upon engagement of the substrate therewith and upon application of a vacuum through the one or more ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell S. Bjork
  • Patent number: 7104748
    Abstract: A stack processing tray for use with tray-based integrated circuit device handling systems. The stack processing tray has a plurality of cells, each cell being configured to receive at least two integrated circuit devices in a vertically superimposed, stacked relationship. Increased efficiency in the handling and processing of integrated circuit devices is realized as the tray-based integrated circuit device handling system performs fewer tray movements, and therefore less work, to handle a given number of integrated circuit devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell S. Bjork
  • Patent number: 7095242
    Abstract: A burn-in board for burn-in and electrical testing of a plurality of integrated circuit devices that are disposed in one or more processing trays may include a substrate having an interface surface and a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the interface surface for establishing, through engagement with the one or more processing trays, electrical communication between the leads of the integrated circuit devices and a tester. One or more ports may be defined in the substrate so as to extend between the interface surface and another surface of the substrate wherein the port or ports are sized and configured to enable application of a negative pressure between the substrate and the one or more processing trays upon engagement of the substrate therewith and upon application of a vacuum through the one or more ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell S. Bjork
  • Patent number: 6927596
    Abstract: A burn-in board for burn-in and electrical testing of a plurality of integrated circuit devices that are disposed in one or more processing trays may include a substrate having an interface surface and a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on the interface surface for establishing, through engagement with the one or more processing trays, electrical communication between the leads of the integrated circuit device and a tester. One or more ports may be defined in the substrate so as to extend between the interface surface and another surface of the substrate wherein the port or ports are sized and configured to enable application of a negative pressure between the substrate and the one or more processing trays upon engagement of the substrate therewith and upon application of a vacuum through the one or more ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell S. Bjork
  • Patent number: 6815967
    Abstract: An in-tray burn-in board for burn-in and electrical testing of a plurality of integrated circuit devices disposed in one or more processing trays. The in-tray burn-in board includes a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on an interface surface for establishing, through engagement with one or more processing trays, electrical communication between the leads of the integrated circuit devices and a tester. One or more in-tray burn-in boards may each be coupled with at least one processing tray, such that a plurality of integrated circuit devices may be subjected to burn-in and other electrical testing without removing the integrated circuit devices from the processing trays, thereby reducing the time and cost associated with handling integrated circuit devices during manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2004
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell S. Bjork
  • Patent number: 6474475
    Abstract: A stack processing tray for use with tray-based integrated circuit device handling systems. The stack processing tray has a plurality of cells, each cell being configured to receive at least two integrated circuit devices in a vertically superimposed, stacked relationship. Increased efficiency in the handling and processing of integrated circuit devices is realized as the tray-based integrated circuit device handling system performs fewer tray movements, and therefore less work, to handle a given number of integrated circuit devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell S. Bjork
  • Patent number: 6476629
    Abstract: An in-tray burn-in board for burn-in and electrical testing of a plurality of integrated circuit devices disposed in one or more processing trays. The in-tray burn-in board includes a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on an interface surface for establishing, through engagement with one or more processing trays, electrical communication between the leads of the integrated circuit devices and a tester. One or more in-tray burn-in boards may each be coupled with at least one processing tray, such that a plurality of integrated circuit devices may be subjected to burn-in and other electrical testing without removing the integrated circuit devices from the processing trays, thereby reducing the time and cost associated with handling integrated circuit devices during manufacturing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: Micron Technology, Inc.
    Inventor: Russell S. Bjork
  • Publication number: 20020153277
    Abstract: A stack processing tray for use with tray-based integrated circuit device handling systems. The stack processing tray has a plurality of cells, each cell being configured to receive at least two integrated circuit devices in a vertically superimposed, stacked relationship. Increased efficiency in the handling and processing of integrated circuit devices is realized as the tray-based integrated circuit device handling system performs fewer tray movements, and therefore less work, to handle a given number of integrated circuit devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventor: Russell S. Bjork
  • Publication number: 20020149389
    Abstract: An in-tray burn-in board for burn-in and electrical testing of a plurality of integrated circuit devices disposed in one or more processing trays. The in-tray burn-in board includes a plurality of electrical contacts disposed on an interface surface for establishing, through engagement with one or more processing trays, electrical communication between the leads of the integrated circuit devices and a tester. One or more in-tray burn-in boards may each be coupled with at least one processing tray, such that a plurality of integrated circuit devices may be subjected to burn-in and other electrical testing without removing the integrated circuit devices from the processing trays, thereby reducing the time and cost associated with handling integrated circuit devices during manufacturing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2002
    Publication date: October 17, 2002
    Inventor: Russell S. Bjork