JP2010217199A - Temperature control device for electronic component, and handler device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent condensation on a pipe of an evaporator part constituting a coolant passage in a temperature control device of an electronic component used for characteristic inspection, or the like, of the electronic component, or in a handler device which is equipped with the temperature control device. <P>SOLUTION: The temperature control device of an electronic component includes a cooling-cycle device which has a passage for a coolant circulating through a compressor 1, a condenser 2, an expander 6 and an evaporator 7; a heat conduction block 9, which is connected to the evaporator 7 and which has a face contactable with the electronic component 40; at least one first heater 10 which heats the heat conduction block 9; and a second heater 12, which heats a pipe 18 on the coolant recovery side returning to the compressor 1 from the evaporator 7. When the distance between the evaporator 7 and the second heater 12 is small, in this case, a heat-insulating material 21 is, preferably, arranged on the pipe 18 between them. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic component temperature control device used in an electronic component characteristic inspection and the like, and a handler device including the temperature control device.

  In a characteristic inspection of an electronic component such as an IC, there is a temperature load test in which the electronic component is inspected with a predetermined temperature maintained. In this temperature load test, it is necessary to inspect the electronic component under an accurate temperature load by complementing the temperature change due to self-heating of the electronic component. Recently, as represented by the CPUs of personal computers, electronic components are becoming faster, more integrated, and more miniaturized, and the amount of heat generated tends to increase. Is required. For this reason, various temperature control technologies for electronic components have been developed (for example, Patent Documents 1 to 3).

JP 2001-526837 A Japanese translation of PCT publication No. 2002-520622 JP-T-2004-527764

In the method of circulating the liquid as in Patent Document 1 and Patent Document 2, it is necessary to cool the liquid temperature to zero degrees or less in order to cool the high heat generation amount of the electronic component. In that case, due to the humidity of the atmosphere in which the handler device for handling electronic components is installed, the pipes and flow path components cooled by the liquid are cooled below the dew point, resulting in condensation. For example, in a specific case, if the temperature of the internal integrated circuit chip of the electronic component is Tj and the temperature of the surface of the electronic component exterior member is Tc, the thermal resistance between Tj and Tc is 0.1-0. About 3 ° C / W. If the temperature of the measuring head for pressing the electronic component against the inspection socket for testing is Th, the thermal resistance between Th and Tc is about 0.2 ° C./W when the thermal resistance is large. This is because the thermal resistance is increased by the microscopic air layer due to the close contact of the contact surface. The maximum thermal resistance may be 0.5 ° C./W. In this case, if there is 200 W of heat during the electrical property test of the electronic component, the temperature difference between the temperature Th of the measuring head to be cooled and Tj inside the electronic component is 200 × 0.5 = 100 ° C. It becomes. Therefore, in the case where the temperature of Tj is tested at 80 ° C., Th needs to be minus 20 ° C. If the temperature of the room where the handler device is installed is 20 ° C. and the humidity is 50%, the dew point is 9.3 ° C., and below this temperature, pipes and flow path components are condensed, and frost is further formed at temperatures below the freezing point. For this reason, we usually take measures against dew condensation by wrapping pipes and parts with insulation, etc., but moving parts such as moving parts cannot be thickened in order to avoid durability deterioration due to bending. It is difficult to prevent such condensation. Further, in order to circulate the cooling liquid, a liquid cooling device (chiller) having a large tank is required. In addition, it takes a lot of time to cool the coolant in the tank before the operation for cooling the electronic components is started.
In addition, when a heater for heating is disposed inside a heat sink that contacts and cools an electronic component, the temperature difference between the first surface and the second surface of the heater increases, and the heater expands and contracts. It may be damaged by stress due to. Further, all the pressure applied when inspecting the electronic component is applied to the heater, and there is a problem in that the heater cracks and the bonding material between the heater and the heat sink cracks.
Further, in the cooling system including the compressor and the condenser described in Patent Document 3, the dew point may be lowered on the low temperature side of the fluid flow loop, and dew condensation may occur in the movable part piping.
Furthermore, in the measurement hand of the handler device that integrates the function of transporting the electronic component and the function of cooling the electronic component being measured, the suction pad that adsorbs the electronic component is placed on the upper surface of the electronic component in order to improve thermal conductivity. There was also a problem of sucking the applied heat conductive liquid.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and prevents dew condensation on a temperature control device for an electronic component used in a characteristic inspection of the electronic component or the like, or on a movable part piping of a handler device equipped with the temperature control device. With the goal. Moreover, it aims at shortening the time until the cooling start of those apparatuses. Another object of the present invention is to obtain a structure in which the heater of the temperature control device is not easily damaged by the applied pressure or temperature difference. Another object of the present invention is to solve the problem of sucking the thermally conductive liquid material discharged onto the upper surface of the suction pad electronic component in a device including a suction pad that vacuum-sucks the electronic component that is a temperature control target. In addition, another object of the present invention is to obtain a temperature control device that improves the heat conduction efficiency and has a good response to temperature changes.

An electronic component temperature control device according to the present invention includes a cooling cycle device having a refrigerant flow path that circulates through a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator, and is connected to the evaporator so as to be in contact with the electronic component. A heat conduction block having a surface; at least one first heater for heating the heat conduction block; and a second heater for heating piping returning from the evaporator to the compressor, the evaporator The heat conducting block is fastened with a heat conducting liquid interposed.
According to this, since the electronic component brought into contact with the heat conduction block can be cooled using the latent heat of the refrigeration cycle apparatus, the degree of cooling can be increased without using a large liquid tank. In addition, the time for cooling the coolant can be shortened. Furthermore, when the refrigerant becomes lower than the temperature of the evaporator installation environment due to evaporation in the evaporator, the dew condensation on the pipes connected to the evaporator, which is a movable part, is prevented by operating the second heater. be able to.

  In addition, it is preferable to include at least one first temperature detector that detects the temperature of the heat conduction block, and a controller that controls the operation of the first heater based on a detection value of the first temperature detector. . Thereby, automatic heating control of the heat conduction block becomes possible. In addition, when it is necessary to monitor the temperature of the heat conduction block at multiple points, a plurality of first temperature detectors and a plurality of first heaters may be provided.

Moreover, it is preferable to arrange | position a heat insulating material in the piping part between the said evaporator and the said 2nd heater. When the second heater is arranged on a pipe close to the evaporator, the heat is not conducted to the evaporator by interposing the heat insulating material between the second heater and the evaporator in this way. It is good to do.
Moreover, it is preferable to provide an excessive temperature rise prevention device for preventing the second heater from exceeding a predetermined temperature. Thereby, the excessive temperature rise of a 2nd heater is prevented.
Moreover, it is preferable to include a second temperature detector that detects the temperature of the second heater, and a controller that controls the operation of the second heater based on a detection value of the second temperature detector. As a result, it is possible to automatically control condensation prevention of the refrigerant recovery side piping. Note that this controller may use a controller that controls the operation of the first heater.

Furthermore, the temperature control device for an electronic component according to the present invention includes at least one suction pad that vacuum-sucks the electronic component and press-contacts the heat-conductive block on the outer periphery of the heat-conductive block. Thereby, an electronic component and a heat conductive block are closely_contact | adhered, and the heat conductive efficiency between them improves.
The suction pad is configured to be extendable and contracted. When the suction pad is not sucked, the tip of the suction pad is extended and the tip protrudes from the electronic component contact surface of the heat conduction block. It has a structure that changes to a contracted state. Thus, even when a heat conductive liquid that improves heat conduction is dropped between the electronic component and the heat conductive block, the liquid is not sucked into the adsorption pad. In addition, when the adsorption pad is annularly arranged on the outer periphery of the heat conduction block, it is possible to prevent the heat conductive liquid from leaking to a portion other than the portion surrounded by the adsorption pad.

  Moreover, it is preferable to provide the heat conductive liquid supply apparatus which supplies the heat conductive liquid which has insulation to the upper surface of the said electronic component press-contacted to the said heat conductive block. By interposing the heat conductive liquid between the heat conduction block and the electronic component, the closeness between the electronic component and the heat conduction block is improved, and the heat conduction efficiency between them is improved.

Further, it is preferable that the first heater has a plane area smaller than that of the heat conduction block, is arranged between the evaporator and the heat conduction block, and is arranged via a gap with the evaporator. . According to this structure, when the electronic component is pressed and electrically connected to the test socket of the tester, the contact pressure is not directly applied to the first heater, so that the first heater is cracked or the bonding material is cracked. Is avoided.
Moreover, it is preferable that the said heat conductive block has a part which did not interpose the said 1st heater between the said evaporators. The electronic component can be efficiently cooled by contacting the portion where the heat generation amount of the electronic component is large in correspondence with the portion where the first heater is not interposed.
In addition, it is preferable that the part which did not interpose the said 1st heater of the said heat conduction block is partitioned off with the said 1st heater and the heat insulating material of the vicinity. Thereby, in the part which did not interpose the 1st heater of a heat conductive block, the influence of a 1st heater is reduced and cooling efficiency improves further.

In addition, a bypass flow path that leads from the compressor to the expander without passing through the condenser, and a normal flow path that connects from the compressor to the expander via the condenser, and the bypass flow path; Is provided with a flow path switching device for selectively switching between.
As a result, when the electronic component is heated when the temperature of the electronic component is excessively lowered, the first heater is heated, and the refrigerant flow is switched from the normal flow path to the bypass flow path. By introducing the refrigerant vapor to the vaporizer, the heat conduction block can be efficiently heated. Moreover, the burden on the compressor can be reduced by not stopping the flow of the refrigerant even during heating.

A refrigerant supply source connected to the refrigerant flow path; and a pressure regulator disposed in a connection flow path between the refrigerant flow path and the refrigerant supply source. When the pressure of the refrigerant decreases, the refrigerant is supplied from the refrigerant supply source to the refrigerant flow path, and when the pressure of the refrigerant flow path increases, the refrigerant is recovered from the refrigerant flow path to the refrigerant supply source. It is.
Thereby, the quantity of the refrigerant | coolant of a refrigerating-cycle apparatus can always be kept constant, and stable temperature control is attained.

A handler device according to the present invention is a handler device including a robot hand that holds an electronic component and positions the electronic component at a predetermined position. An electronic component cooling unit including a block is arranged in an electronic component holding unit of the robot hand.
By this handler device, it is possible to prevent dew condensation on the piping connected to the evaporator which is the movable part. Moreover, the time to start cooling can be shortened by cooling using the latent heat of the refrigeration cycle apparatus. Further, by providing a gap between the evaporator constituting the refrigeration cycle apparatus and the first heater for heating the heat conduction block, it is possible to suppress damage to the first heater due to the applied pressure or temperature difference. Can do. In addition, it is possible to obtain a handler device with improved heat conduction efficiency or a handler device that is responsive to temperature changes.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS The whole block diagram of the temperature control apparatus of the electronic component which concerns on Embodiment 1 of this invention. The enlarged view at the time of the electronic component non-adsorption | suction of the electronic component cooling part of FIG. The enlarged view at the time of electronic component adsorption | suction of the electronic component cooling part of FIG. The whole block diagram of the temperature control apparatus of the electronic component which concerns on Embodiment 2 of this invention. The block diagram of the handler apparatus which concerns on Embodiment 3 of this invention.

Embodiment 1
FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a temperature control apparatus for an electronic component according to Embodiment 1 of the present invention. This temperature control device includes a refrigerant circulation circuit in which a compressor 1, a condenser 2, an expander (for example, an expansion valve) 6 and an evaporator 7 are connected by pipes 17 and 18, and the refrigerant circulation circuit uses the refrigerant circulation circuit. A cycle device is configured. Of these, the evaporator 7 is directly involved in the temperature control of the electronic component 40 as a heat sink. A heat conduction block 9 that is in direct contact with the electronic component 40 is fastened to the evaporator 7, and the temperature of the first heater 10 for heating the heat conduction block 9 and the heat conduction block 9 is set in the heat conduction block 9. A first temperature sensor 11 as a temperature detecting device to be detected is incorporated. The first temperature sensor 11 is connected to a controller (for example, a programmable controller) 30, and the controller 30 controls the operation of the first heater 10 according to the detected temperature of the first temperature sensor 11. The electronic component 40 is not brought into direct contact with the evaporator 7 but is brought into contact with the heat conducting block 9 by replacing the heat conducting block 9 corresponding to the control target electronic component having a different shape. This is because the temperature of the electronic component 40 is controlled by always keeping the heat conduction between the evaporator 7 and the electronic component 40 in a good state regardless of the type of the electronic component.
The first temperature sensor 11 is not always essential. The reason is that the electronic component 40 itself may include a temperature sensor equivalent, and in this case, the detected value of the temperature sensor equivalent of the electronic component 40 is fed back to the controller 30 so that the first heater This is because ten operations can be controlled.

The evaporator 7 further includes at least one, preferably a plurality of suction pads (vacuum suction pads) on the outer periphery of the heat conduction block 9 as means for picking up the electronic components 40 from a tray or the like and press-contacting them to the heat conduction block 9. ) 8 is provided. The suction pad 8 is formed of a flexible pad having one end communicating with a vacuum source (not shown) and the other end (tip) opened so that the electronic component 40 can be vacuum-sucked. The adsorbing pad 8 is configured in a bellows-like shape and can be expanded and contracted. When the adsorbing pad 8 is not adsorbed, the adsorbing pad 8 is in an extended state with its tip projecting from the heat conduction block 9 and when adsorbing, the adsorbing pad 8 is contracted. It has a structure that changes to a state. Therefore, the suction pad 8 is preferably made of rubber or silicon, for example.
A portion directly related to the cooling of the electronic component including the evaporator 7, the adsorption pad 8, the heat conduction block 9, the first heater 10, and the like is hereinafter referred to as an “electronic component cooling unit”.

  A filter dryer 4, a solenoid valve 5, and the like may be provided in the refrigerant supply side pipe 17 from the compressor 1 through the condenser 2 and the expander 6 to the evaporator 7. The filter dryer 4 contains a kind of desiccant (silica gel, soba beads, molecular sheep, etc.) that removes moisture from the refrigerant. It is particularly preferable to provide The electromagnetic valve 5 is for opening and closing the refrigerant supply flow path. Further, a strainer (not shown) may be attached after the condenser 2 so as to absorb the fluctuation of the refrigerant amount in the evaporator 7 due to the load fluctuation.

On the other hand, a second heater 12 such as a nichrome wire heater is provided in the refrigerant recovery side pipe 18 from the evaporator 7 to the compressor 1. A second temperature sensor 13 as a temperature detecting device that detects the temperature is incorporated in the second heater 12. The second temperature sensor 13 is connected to the controller 30, and the controller 30 controls the operation of the second heater 12 according to the temperature detected by the second temperature sensor 13. Moreover, it is preferable to provide a thermostat and a temperature hughness as an excessive temperature rise prevention device for preventing the second heater 12 from reaching a predetermined temperature or higher. In this example, a thermostat 14 is disposed in the heating circuit of the second heater 12.
In addition, when the 2nd heater 12 is provided in the distance close | similar to the evaporator 7, between the 2nd heater 12 and the evaporator 7 so that the heat of the 2nd heater 12 may not affect the evaporator 7. FIG. It is preferable to provide the heat insulating material 21 in the piping part. In that case, you may provide the heat insulating material 21 in contact with the evaporator 7 as shown in FIG.

  Further, an accumulator 15 for separating the refrigerant liquid that could not be evaporated by the evaporator 7 may be provided in the refrigerant recovery side pipe 18 in front of the compressor 1. Furthermore, a heat exchanger 16 may be disposed between the refrigerant supply side pipe 17 and the refrigerant recovery side pipe 18 so as to exchange heat between these pipes. In addition, the code | symbol 3 in FIG. 1 represents the condenser fan 3 which cools the condenser 2. FIG.

Next, the operation of the temperature control device shown in FIG. 1 will be described. The electronic component 40 is cooled using the refrigeration cycle apparatus of FIG. That is, the refrigerant that has come out of the compressor 1 and is condensed into a liquid at normal temperature and high pressure by the condenser 2 is transported to the evaporator 7 as a fluid in which low-pressure liquid and gas are mixed by the expander 6. Then, when the fluid evaporates in the evaporator 7, the heat of the electronic component 40 pressed against the heat conduction block 9 is taken and the electronic component 40 is cooled. At this time, the cooling capacity of the evaporator 7 can be adjusted by controlling the compressor 1 with an inverter.
The temperature of the heat conduction block 9 is fed back from the first temperature sensor 11 to the controller 30, and when the temperature of the electronic component 40 is too low, the controller 30 operates the first heater 10 to change the heat conduction block 9. Heating, thereby raising the temperature of the electronic component 40. The temperature control of the electronic component 40 is executed as described above. Even when the electronic component 40 is held at a high temperature, the first temperature sensor 11 is operated to bring the electronic component 40 to a predetermined temperature.
In addition, when the temperature of the electronic component 40 is excessively lowered, when the electronic component 40 is heated, the current is supplied to the first heater 10 and the electromagnetic valve 5 is turned off to block the refrigerant flow path. When the heat conduction block 9 is heated, the time required for the temperature rise of the electronic component 40 can be shortened.

When the refrigerant becomes lower than the temperature of the installation environment of the evaporator 7 due to evaporation in the evaporator 7, the second heater 12 is operated to heat the recovery side pipe 18 extending from the evaporator 7, Prevent condensation. Note that the evaporator 7 takes heat from the electronic component 40 so that the temperature does not drop as much as the pipe 18 on the recovery side, and the evaporator 7 itself can be fitted with a heat insulating material relatively easily. In particular, it is particularly necessary to take measures against condensation on the pipe 18 on the recovery side.
Regarding the heating for preventing the condensation on the recovery side pipe 18, temperature accuracy is not required, so the second heater 12 can be controlled by temperature control with an overheat prevention device such as a thermostat or a thermal fuse. is there. However, the same control as that of the first heater 10, that is, the second temperature sensor 13 is arranged in the vicinity of the second heater 12, the detected value is fed back to the controller 30, and the controller 30 controls the second heater 12. You may control. Furthermore, you may make it provide both the excessive temperature rising prevention device and the 2nd temperature sensor 13. FIG.

Next, the structure of the electronic component cooling unit (measurement hand unit in FIG. 1) including the evaporator 7, the suction pad 8, the heat conduction block 9, the first heater 10 and the like will be described in detail.
The evaporator 7 and the heat conduction block 9 are fastened with screws or the like through a very thin heat conduction material (liquid such as heat conduction grease, thermosetting resin, silicon oil and the like which does not evaporate below 200 ° C.). The Thereby, the evaporator 7 and the heat conducting block 9 are in close contact with each other, and the thermal conductivity between the evaporator 7 and the heat conducting block 9 is improved. The heat conduction block 9 is used by being exchanged according to the shape of the electronic component 40 or the like.
In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, the first heater 10 has a smaller plane area than the heat conduction block 9, is disposed between the evaporator 7 and the heat conduction block 9, and has a gap 20 between the evaporator 7 and the heat conduction block 9. Is arranged through. Accordingly, when the electronic component 40 is pressed and electrically connected to the test socket of the tester, the contact pressure is not directly applied to the first heater 10, and the first heater 10 is cracked or the bonding material is cracked. There is nothing.

Furthermore, holes or grooves are made in the heat conduction block 9, and a temperature sensor (platinum resistor, etc.) is tightly fixed in the holes or grooves with a heat conduction material (such as a thermosetting resin mixed with high heat conduction). To do. Thereby, the instability of the contact thermal resistance between the heat conduction block 9 and the first temperature sensor 11 is eliminated, and the measurement temperature accuracy is greatly improved. Moreover, by doing in this way, even when the force which presses the electronic component 40 to an inspection socket is added, the heat conductive material becomes a buffer material, and a big force is not applied to the 1st temperature sensor 11, but it prevents the destruction Also contribute.
Further, when the temperature controlled electronic component 40 is a multi-core type and there are a plurality of heat generation points, the first temperature sensor 11 and the first heater 10 are connected to monitor the temperature of the electronic component 40 at the plurality of points. It is preferable to install a plurality of each. High-speed and highly-integrated CPUs have a very high heat density, and a temperature gradient is generated on the surface of the electronic component. Therefore, the temperature gradient can be reduced by dividing the heat generating area of the electronic component 40 and controlling the temperature individually. In addition to the reduction, it is possible to take measures against a problem that the electronic component 40 is locally heated to be damaged.

  An alumina heater, an aluminum nitride heater, a silicon nitride heater, a silicon carbide heater, a boron nitride heater, or the like can be used as the first heater 10 used in the electronic component cooling unit. These thermal conductivities are about 20 to 200 W / m · K, which is about 1/20 to 1/2 of the copper-based material (398 W / m · K). Therefore, in order to ensure the required cooling capacity, the first heater 10 is not interposed between the evaporator 7 and the electronic component 40, and a portion that conducts heat only through the copper-based material is provided. It is effective. That is, the heat conduction block 9 is made of a copper-based material, and the heat conduction block 9 is provided with a portion that conducts heat without interposing the first heater 10 that increases the thermal resistance. If a portion of the electronic component 40 that generates more heat than the other portion is brought into contact with the portion of the heat conduction block 9 that is not interposed, the electronic component 40 can be efficiently cooled. In addition to this, if the portion of the heat conduction block 9 where the first heater 10 is not interposed is partitioned by a nearby first heater 10 and a heat insulating material, the cooling efficiency of that portion is further improved.

2 and 3 are enlarged views of the electronic component cooling unit of the temperature control device of FIG. FIG. 2 shows a state where the suction pad 8 is not evacuated and the tip of the suction pad 8 is simply in contact with the electronic component. FIG. 3 shows a state where the suction pad 8 is evacuated. Represents a state where the electronic component is adsorbed.
The suction pad 8 for press-contacting the electronic component 40 to the heat conduction block 9 is in a state in which the tip protrudes from the electronic component contact surface of the heat conduction block 9 while the suction pad 8 is not evacuated. ing. When sucking the electronic component 40, the electronic component cooling unit including the suction pad 8 is lowered to a position where the tip of the suction pad 8 contacts the upper surface of the electronic component 40. When the tip of the suction pad 8 comes into contact with the upper surface of the electronic component 40, evacuation is performed in the suction pad 8 so that the electronic component 40 is sucked by the suction pad 8. Accompanying this evacuation, the elastic suction pad 8 shrinks in a state where the electronic component 40 is sucked. For the purpose of simply transporting the electronic component 40, the suction pad 8 only needs to hold the electronic component 40 by suction, but when considering the temperature control of the electronic component 40, the electronic component by the suction pad 8 can be used. It is preferable that the electronic component 40 is in pressure contact with the heat conducting block 9 when 40 is sucked.

By the way, in order to improve the adhesion between the heat conduction block 9 and the electronic component 40 and improve the heat conduction efficiency between them, a liquid heat conduction material is applied between the heat conduction block 9 and the electronic component 40. It is preferable to do. In that case, first, a droplet of the liquid heat conductive material 50 is dropped on the center of the upper surface of the electronic component 40, and the suction pad 8 is brought into contact with the periphery of the upper surface of the electronic component 40 on which the droplet is placed (FIG. 2). State). Thereafter, vacuuming is performed in the suction pad 8, the electronic component 40 is sucked by the suction pad 8, and the electronic component 40 is pressed against the heat conduction block 9. Due to the pressure contact between the electronic component 40 and the heat conduction block 9, the droplet of the liquid heat conduction material 50 spreads on the surface at the pressure contact portion (state of FIG. 3). However, since the suction pad 8 is in contact with the electronic component 40 before this pressure contact, the liquid heat conductive material 50 is not sucked into the suction pad 8 even if evacuation is performed in the suction pad 8.
The liquid heat conducting material 50 used here is excellent in heat conductivity and electrically insulative (air resistance is 1 × 10 ¹⁰ Ω or more). As such, for example, a fluorine-based inert liquid is commercially available.

  With this configuration, even if the liquid heat conductive material 50 is applied between the heat conductive block 9 and the electronic component 40, the suction pad 8 does not suck the liquid 50. In addition, due to the series of adsorption operations, the droplets of the liquid heat conduction material 50 spread as a thin film on the surface of the electronic component, so there is no need for another mechanism for forming a film, and the heat conduction material is formed on the surface of the electronic component as a thin film. Intervening tact time can be shortened. Moreover, since the liquid heat conducting material 50 has electrical insulation, even if the liquid heat conducting material 50 is used in the handler device, the liquid heat conducting material 50 may be spilled or scattered from the electronic component. The electronic component and the tester side substrate are not short-circuited.

According to the temperature control device configured as described above, even if the heat recovery material is not provided in the refrigerant recovery side pipe extending from the electronic component cooling unit which is a movable part, or even if the heat insulation material is thinned, the dew condensation at that part is performed. Can be prevented. Therefore, the durability of the electronic component cooling unit can be improved by this temperature control device.
Moreover, since the refrigerant | coolant can always be vaporized by always making the piping 18 of the collection | recovery side normal temperature or room temperature or more, in that case, an accumulator is unnecessary and it can also prevent damage to the valve of a compressor.

Embodiment 2
FIG. 4 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic component temperature control apparatus according to Embodiment 2 of the present invention. The temperature control apparatus of Embodiment 2 includes a bypass flow path 22 that connects the compressor 1 to the expander 6 without passing through the condenser 2 in the temperature control apparatus of FIG. The embodiment 1 is provided with electromagnetic valves 23 and 24 which are flow path switching devices that selectively switch between a normal flow path (flow path by the pipe 17) that flows to the expander 6 via and the bypass flow path 22. Is different.
By providing the bypass channel 22 that can be selectively used in this way, when the electronic component is heated when the temperature of the electronic component 40 is too low, the first heater 10 heats the electronic component 40. The heat conduction block 9 is efficiently heated by switching the refrigerant to the bypass flow path 22 that flows from the compressor 1 to the expander 6 without passing through the condenser 2 and guiding the high-pressure and high-temperature refrigerant vapor to the evaporator 7. Is possible. Moreover, the burden on the compressor 1 can be reduced by not stopping the flow of the refrigerant even during heating.

  The temperature control apparatus according to the second embodiment also includes a refrigerant supply source 25 connected to a refrigerant flow path constituting the refrigeration cycle apparatus, and a pressure adjustment arranged in a connection flow path between the refrigerant flow path and the refrigerant supply source 25. The second embodiment is different from the first embodiment in that a pressure regulating valve 26 as a container is provided. In this case, the pressure regulating valve 26 supplies the refrigerant from the refrigerant supply source 25 to the refrigerant channel when the pressure of the refrigerant channel decreases, and from the refrigerant channel when the pressure of the refrigerant channel increases. Is adjusted to return to the refrigerant supply source 25. Thereby, the refrigerant pressure in the refrigerant flow path constituting the refrigeration cycle apparatus is kept constant, and temperature control with high accuracy is possible. The refrigerant supply source 25 and the pressure adjustment valve 26 may be added to the temperature control device shown in FIG.

As described above, the temperature control device according to the present invention has been described according to the embodiment. However, the temperature control device according to the present invention can be modified as follows. That is, in Embodiment 1, 2, although the 1st heater 10 and the 2nd heater 12 were controlled by the same controller 30, they may be controlled by a separate controller. Further, the control of the electromagnetic valves 5, 23, 24 and the pressure regulating valve 26 for opening and closing the flow path and switching the flow path may be controlled by individually provided controllers or controlled by one common controller. May be. Further, the control of the electromagnetic valves 5, 23, 24 and the pressure regulating valve 26 may be performed by the controller 30 that controls the first heater 10 and the second heater 12.
Further, the electromagnetic valves 5, 23, 24 and the pressure regulating valve 26 may be replaced with other devices that perform the same function, such as a flow rate control device.

Embodiment 3
FIG. 5 is a configuration diagram of a handler device according to the third embodiment of the present invention. This handler device is an electronic component handling device capable of holding an electronic component (including a device) at a predetermined temperature and pressing the electronic component against a tester separate from the handler device to inspect the characteristics of the electronic component. is there. This handling device includes the temperature control device described in the first or second embodiment for temperature control of an electronic component to be inspected. Note that reference numerals 1, 2, 17, and 18 shown in FIG. 5 correspond to the same reference numerals in the first or second embodiment. 5 corresponds to the electronic component cooling unit of the first or second embodiment. The measurement hand 60A included in the measurement robot unit 60 shown in FIG. In the following, an IC inspection process using the handler device of Embodiment 3 will be described with the electronic component to be inspected being an IC (not shown).

  First, the supply hand 63 of the supply robot unit 62 sucks and holds the IC by vacuum suction from the untested IC tray 61 and transports it onto the supply shuttle 64. Subsequently, the supply shuttle 64 transports the placed untested IC to the bottom of the dispenser 69 which is a thermally conductive liquid supply device, where the thermally conductive liquid is discharged from the dispenser 69 onto the upper surface of the IC, and further measurement is performed. Transport to the robot unit 60. Next, the measurement robot unit 60 sucks and holds the IC from the transport shuttle 64 that has been transported using the suction pad of the measurement hand 60A, and transports the IC to an inspection socket (not shown) of the tester 70. Therefore, the measurement robot unit 60 presses the IC against the inspection socket and electrically connects it, and then performs an electrical characteristic inspection of the IC by the tester 70. When the IC generates heat during the electrical characteristic inspection, it is controlled by a controller (not shown) so that it is cooled using the evaporator constituting the measuring hand 60A and maintained within the target temperature range. Further, during the high temperature inspection, the heating control is performed so as to maintain the temperature within the target temperature range by using the first heater constituting the measurement hand 60A and / or the bypass flow path 22 shown in FIG. When there is a change in the heat generation of the IC, the measurement hand 60A is controlled by cooling and heating, and controlled by the controller so as to maintain the IC within the target temperature range. After completion of the electrical property inspection, the measurement robot 60 sucks and holds the inspected IC from the inspection socket by the suction pad of the measuring hand 60A and transports it onto the recovery shuttle 65. The recovery shuttle 65 conveys the inspected IC from the measurement robot unit 60 to the recovery robot unit 66. Furthermore, a signal indicating the result of the electrical characteristic inspection is received from the tester 70, and the recovery hand 67 of the recovery robot unit 66 sucks and holds the IC from the recovery shuttle 65 according to the result, and is classified and stored in the inspected IC tray 68 according to the inspection result. To do. Thus, the IC characteristic inspection process is completed.

  According to the handler device of the third embodiment, it is possible to prevent condensation on the refrigerant recovery side pipe extending from the movable measuring hand 60A. Moreover, the time to start cooling can be shortened by cooling using the latent heat of the refrigeration cycle apparatus. Moreover, since the clearance gap is provided between the evaporator which comprises a refrigerating-cycle apparatus, and the 1st heater which heats a heat conductive block, the failure | damage of the 1st heater resulting from an applied pressure or a temperature difference is reduced. Can do. Furthermore, the heat conduction efficiency between the evaporator and the electronic component is improved by this configuration, and a handler device with excellent responsiveness can be obtained.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Compressor, 2 Condenser, 3 Condenser fan, 4 Filter dryer, 5 Solenoid valve, 6 Expander, 7 Evaporator (heat sink), 8 Adsorption pad, 9 Heat conduction block, 10 1st heater, 11 1st Temperature sensor, 12 Second heater, 13 Second temperature sensor, 14 Thermostat, 17 Refrigerant supply side piping, 18 Refrigerant recovery side piping, 20 Clearance, 21 Heat insulating material, 22 Bypass flow path, 23 Solenoid valve, 24 Electromagnetic Valve, 25 Refrigerant supply source, 26 Pressure regulating valve, 30 Controller, 40 Electronic component, 50 Liquid heat conduction material, 60 Measuring robot part, 60A Measuring hand, 69 Dispenser, 70 tester.

Claims (11)

A cooling cycle device having a refrigerant flow path circulating through the compressor, condenser, expander and evaporator;
A heat conduction block coupled to the evaporator and having a surface in contact with the electronic component;
At least one first heater for heating the heat conducting block;
A second heater for heating a pipe returning from the evaporator to the compressor;
With
The temperature control apparatus of the electronic component with which the said evaporator and the said heat conductive block are fastened through the heat conductive liquid.   The first heater has a plane area smaller than that of the heat conduction block, is disposed between the evaporator and the heat conduction block, and is disposed via the gap with the evaporator. The temperature control apparatus of the electronic component of description.   The at least 1 1st temperature detector which detects the temperature of the said heat conduction block, and the controller which controls operation | movement of the said 1st heater based on the detected value of this 1st temperature detector, or 3. A temperature control apparatus for electronic parts as set forth in 2.   The temperature control apparatus of the electronic component of any one of Claims 1-3 with which the heat insulating material was arrange | positioned at the piping part between the said evaporator and the said 2nd heater.   The temperature control apparatus of the electronic component of any one of Claims 1-4 provided with the excessive temperature rise prevention device which prevents that the said 2nd heater becomes more than predetermined temperature.   The first temperature detector that detects the temperature of the second heater, and a controller that controls the operation of the second heater based on a detection value of the second temperature detector. The temperature control apparatus of the electronic component of any one of Claims.   The temperature control device for an electronic component according to any one of claims 1 to 6, wherein the heat conduction block includes a portion where the first heater is not interposed between the heat conduction block and the evaporator.   The temperature control device for an electronic component according to claim 7, wherein a portion of the heat conduction block not including the first heater is partitioned by the first heater and a heat insulating material in the vicinity.   Provided with a bypass flow path leading from the compressor to the expander without going through the condenser, and further selecting a normal flow path and the bypass flow path leading from the compressor to the expander via the condenser The temperature control apparatus of the electronic component of any one of Claims 1-8 provided with the flow-path switching device switched automatically.   A refrigerant supply source connected to the refrigerant flow path; and a pressure regulator disposed in a connection flow path between the refrigerant flow path and the refrigerant supply source, wherein the pressure regulator is a pressure of the refrigerant flow path. Is reduced, the refrigerant is supplied from the refrigerant supply source to the refrigerant flow path, and when the pressure of the refrigerant flow path is increased, the refrigerant is recovered from the refrigerant flow path to the refrigerant supply source. The temperature control apparatus of the electronic component of any one of Claims 1-9.   A handler device comprising a robot hand for holding an electronic component and positioning the electronic component at a predetermined position, comprising the temperature control device according to any one of claims 1 to 10, an evaporator and a heat conduction block thereof A handler device in which an electronic component cooling unit including the electronic component cooling unit is disposed in an electronic component holding unit of the robot hand.

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