US20070013393A1 - Test probe and tester, method for manufacturing the test probe - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a test probe and a tester and a method for manufacturing the test probe.
- the test probe includes a conductive part having a plurality of connection terminals connected to scanning line terminals or data line terminals of the liquid-crystal panel display which is the device to be tested (the object device).
- a distance between the connection terminals (hereinafter referred to as a “pitch of the probe-side terminals” when appropriate) corresponds to a distance between the scanning line terminals or between the data line terminals (hereinafter referred to as a “pitch of the object-side terminals” when appropriate) of the liquid-crystal display panel.
- the patent publication referenced below discloses an example of a technique pertaining to a tester having a test probe.
- the test probe disclosed in this patent publication includes a conductive part having the connection terminals on a flexible substrate made of polyimide or the like.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-56285 is the example of related art.
- An advantage of the invention is to provide a test probe that can cope with narrowing of the pitch of the probe-side terminals and can test the object device well, a tester having the test probe, and a method for manufacturing the test probe.
- a test probe having a conductive part electrically connected to terminals of a test-object device includes: a silicon substrate; a protrusion made of resin provided on the silicon substrate; a first conductive part which is provided on the protrusion and comes in contact with the terminals; and a second conductive part which is provided in a region other than a region having the protrusion on the silicon substrate and is electrically connected to the first conductive part.
- the conductive part is formed on the silicon substrate, it is possible to obtain a minute conductive part. Accordingly, the test probe can cope with the narrowing of the pitch of the object-side terminals. Further, because the first conductive part that directly contacts the terminals of the object device is provided on the protrusion made of resin, the first conductive part can well contact the terminals of the object device when brought into contact due to the elasticity of the resin protrusion that is a base of the first conductive part.
- the first conductive part may include a plurality of first wiring patterns arranged in a first direction corresponding to the terminals
- the second conductive part may include a plurality of second wiring patterns corresponding to the first wiring patterns
- the test probe can well test the object device by bringing the first wiring patterns into contact with the terminals.
- the second conductive part may include the second wiring patterns formed on the silicon substrate corresponding to the first wiring patterns, the test probe can have the second wiring patterns that are minute.
- the protrusion may extend in the first direction so as to hold each of the plurality of first wiring patterns.
- the protrusion may be formed so as to extend in the first direction along the arrangement direction of the first wiring patterns, the plurality of first wiring patterns can be provided on the same protrusion. Therefore, variation in the arrangement of the first wiring patterns in the height direction can be minimized.
- a region on the protrusion surface other than a region having the first wiring patterns may be dented.
- the region on the surface of the protrusion other than the region having the first wiring patterns, or, more specifically, the region between the first wiring patterns may be dented, the protrusion as the base of the first wiring patterns may deform when coming in contact with the terminals of the object device. Accordingly, due to the deformation, the first wiring patterns can well contact the terminals of the object device.
- the protrusion surface may be formed in a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, bulging in a direction opposite from the silicon substrate.
- the first conductive part may be formed on the surface of the protrusion having a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, the conductive part can well contact the terminals. Further, because the protrusion surface may be arched when seen cross-sectionally, the first conductive part can well adhere to the protrusion surface when setting the first conductive part on the protrusion surface.
- a first insulating layer may be provided between the silicon substrate and the second conductive part.
- the silicon substrate may be electrically insulated from the second conductive part by the first insulating layer, the object device can be well tested.
- the first insulating layer may include organic matter.
- the second conductive part provided on the layer thereon can well contact outer devices.
- a second insulating layer may be provided so as to cover the first insulating layer.
- the second conductive part can be protected by the second insulating layer.
- a third insulating layer made of resin may be provided on a second surface of the silicon substrate opposite from a first surface having the protrusion and the conductive part.
- the third insulating layer made of resin can protect the second surface of the silicon substrate and prevent breakage of the silicon substrate.
- the third insulating layer may include a sheet form.
- the third insulating layer may be provided on the second surface of the silicon substrate by simply adhering the sheet form to the second surface of the silicon substrate.
- an electronic unit that supplies an electric signal to the terminals may be mounted on the silicon substrate.
- the object device is, for example, a display device.
- a tester of the invention may include the above-described test probe.
- the object device can be well tested by use of the test probe that can cope with the narrowing of the pitch of the object device.
- a part of the second conductive part may be electrically connected to a second substrate mounted with the electronic unit that supplies an electric signal to the terminals.
- the electronic unit is mounted on the second substrate that is different from the test probe directly connected to the object device, and, by connecting the second substrate with the part of the second conductive part of the test probe, a highly precise display test is possible if the test-object is the display device. Further, even when the test probe directly connected to the object device deteriorates, only the test probe needs be replaced instead of replacing the electronic unit with a new one.
- the second substrate may include a silicon substrate.
- the conductive part corresponding to the conductive part of the test probe that is already minutely made can be formed on the second substrate.
- the second substrate may include a glass substrate.
- the second substrate may be a glass substrate
- a method for manufacturing a test probe includes: having a conductive part electrically connected to terminals of a test-object device; providing a protrusion made of resin on a silicon substrate; providing a first conductive part that comes in contact with the terminals on the protrusion; and providing a second conductive part that is electrically connected to the first conductive part in a region other than a region having the protrusion on the silicon substrate.
- the conductive part may be formed on the silicon substrate, it is possible to obtain the minute conductive part. Accordingly, the test probe can cope with the narrowing of the pitch of the object-side terminals.
- the first conductive part that comes directly in contact with the terminals of object device may be provided on the protrusion made of resin, and, therefore, when the first conductive part contacts the terminals of the test-object, the first conductive part can well contact the terminals of the object device due to the elasticity of the resin protrusion being the base of the first conductive part.
- the method of the invention may further include: forming the protrusion so as to extend in a first direction; and providing a plurality of first wiring patterns in the first direction on the protrusion as the first conductive part.
- the protrusion may be formed so as to extend in the first direction along the direction in which the first wiring patterns are arranged, the plurality of first wiring patterns can be provided on the same protrusion. Therefore, variation in the arrangement of the first wiring patterns in the height direction can be minimized.
- the method of the invention may further include denting a region on the protrusion surface other than a region having the first wiring patterns by half-etching.
- the region on the surface of the protrusion other than the region having the first wiring patterns, or, more specifically, the region between the first wiring patterns may be dented, the protrusion as the base of the first wiring patterns may deform when coming in contact with the terminals of the object device. Accordingly, due to the deformation, the first wiring patterns can well contact the terminals of the object device.
- the method of the invention may further include forming the protrusion in a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, the surface thereof bulging in a direction opposite from the silicon substrate.
- the first conductive part may be provided on the surface of the protrusion in a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, the conductive part can well contact the terminals. Further, because the protrusion surface may be arched in a cross-sectional view, the first conductive part can well adhere to the protrusion surface when setting the first conductive part on the protrusion surface.
- the method of the invention may further include forming the protrusion by dispensing a function liquid containing the protrusion-forming resin from a liquid dispensing head onto the silicon substrate.
- the protrusion can be smoothly formed without wasefully using the material.
- the method of the invention may further include forming a second insulating layer so as to cover the second conductive part.
- the second conductive part may be protected by the second insulating layer.
- the method of the invention may further include thinning the silicon substrate.
- the test probe can well contact the object device; and, further, the second conductive part can well contact other devices such as the second substrate.
- the method of the invention may further include providing a third insulating layer made of resin on a second surface of the silicon substrate opposite from a first surface having the protrusion and the conductive part.
- the third insulating layer made of resin can protect the second surface of the silicon substrate and can prevent breakage of the thinned silicon substrate.
- the method of the invention may further include adhering a sheet form to the second surface of the silicon substrate as the third insulating layer.
- the third insulating layer may be provided on the second surface of the silicon substrate by simply adhering the sheet form to the second surface of the silicon substrate.
- the method of the invention may further include thinning the silicon substrate by treating the second surface before providing the third insulating layer.
- the silicon substrate may obtain elasticity when thinned, and, furthermore, the breakage or the like of the thinned silicon substrate may be prevented.
- the method of the invention may further include dicing the silicon substrate per every test probe after forming the plurality of test probes on the same silicon substrate almost simultaneously.
- test probe by forming the plurality of test probes almost simultaneously, followed by dicing of the silicon substrate per every test probe, the test probe can be manufactured effectively and at low cost.
- the method of the invention may further include: adhering a sheet form to the second surface of the silicon substrate opposite from the first surface having the protrusion and the conductive part; and dicing the silicon substrate together with the sheet form.
- dicing can be smoothly conducted by adhering the sheet form to the silicon substrate before dicing. Then, by simply using the sheet form used for the dicing as the third resin layer, the number of the manufacturing steps can be reduced, and the test probes can be manufactured at low cost.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the test probe.
- FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the test probe.
- FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the test probe.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment.
- FIG. 5 shows an example of a process for manufacturing the test probe.
- FIG. 6 shows an example of a process for manufacturing the test probe.
- FIG. 7 shows an example of a process for manufacturing the test probe.
- FIG. 8 is a flat pattern view of a working example of a tester.
- a predetermined direction on a level surface is an X-axis direction; a direction perpendicular to the X-axis direction on the level surface is a Y-axis direction; and a direction perpendicular to both X- and Y-axis directions (in other words, a vertical direction) is a Z-axis direction.
- rotational directions around the X-, Y-, and Z-axes are ⁇ X, ⁇ Y, and ⁇ Z, respectively.
- FIG. 1 shows perspective views of a test probe 1 of the present embodiment and a part of a liquid-crystal panel display that is the device to be tested.
- FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of the test probe 1 ( 1 A)
- FIG. 3 is a diagram of the test probe 1 A seen from a +X side.
- the test probe 1 ( 1 A, 1 B) includes: a silicon substrate 2 , a protrusion 3 made of resin and provided on the silicon substrate 2 , and a conductive part 9 provided on the silicon substrate 2 and electrically connected to scanning line terminals 206 or data line terminals 306 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 which is the test object device.
- the conductive part 9 is composed of a first conductive part 4 provided on the protrusion 3 on the silicon substrate 2 and a second conductive part 5 provided in a region on the silicon substrate 2 other than the region having the protrusion 3 and electrically connected to the first conductive part 4 .
- first insulating layer 6 between the silicon substrate 2 and the second conductive part 5 , and the second conductive part 5 is provided on an upper surface of the first insulating layer 6 . Further, the protrusion 3 is also provided on the upper surface of the first insulating layer 6 . Also, on the silicon substrate 2 , a third insulating layer 7 made of resin is provided on an upper surface 2 A having thereon the first insulating layer 6 , the protrusion 3 , and the first and second conductive parts 4 and 5 and on a lower surface 2 B opposite the upper surface 2 A.
- the test probe 1 is used for testing short circuit or wire breakage in the liquid-crystal panel display 100 , which is the device to be tested, or for testing the display characteristics and the like.
- the liquid-crystal panel display 100 has two substrates 200 and 300 made of glass or the like, which are put together so as to oppose one another. Further, liquid crystal is encapsulated into a gap between the substrates 200 and 300 .
- a plurality of scanning lines 202 are formed along the X-axis direction in parallel to each other on a lower surface 200 A of the substrate 200 (a surface opposite from the substrate 300 ), and a plurality of data lines 302 are formed along the Y-axis direction in parallel to each other on a upper surface 300 A of the substrate 300 (a surface opposite from the substrate 200 ). Furthermore, on the lower surface 200 A of the substrate 200 , the plurality of scanning line terminals 206 that draw out the scanning lines 202 to the outside are arranged in the Y-axis direction in a predetermined region of a ⁇ X-side end portion 204 .
- the plurality of data line terminals 306 that draw out the data lines 302 to the outside are arranged in the X-axis direction in a predetermined region of a ⁇ Y-side end portion 304 .
- the liquid-crystal panel display 100 having such a composition is generally applied to an active matrix liquid-crystal panel in which pixel electrodes are driven by use of a two-terminal type nonlinear element such as a thin film diode (TFD), or to a passive matrix liquid-crystal panel in which a nonlinear element is not used.
- a two-terminal type nonlinear element such as a thin film diode (TFD)
- TFT thin film transistor
- the scanning line terminals 206 are tip portions of the plurality of scanning lines 202 formed on the substrate 200 .
- a bear chip for driving each of the scanning lines is coupled to the scanning line terminals 206 and to outer terminals (not shown) which are provided so as to oppose the scanning line terminals 206 at a position away from the scanning line terminals 206 in the predetermined region 204 .
- the bear chip is mounted on the substrate 200 by a technique such as a chip-on-glass (COG) technique, and the outer terminals are coupled to flexible printed circuits (FPCs) that supply control signals from the outside to the bear chip.
- COG chip-on-glass
- the bear chip and the FPCs are coupled.
- the present embodiment is targeted at the liquid-crystal panel display 100 before being tested, neither the bear chip nor the FPCs are mounted or coupled at this point.
- test probe 1 ( 1 A) that conducts the test upon being coupled to the scanning line terminals 206 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 will be described.
- a description of the test probe 1 ( 1 B) that conducts the test upon being coupled to the data line terminals 306 will be omitted, since the test probes 1 A and 1 B have an identical composition.
- the first conductive part 4 of the test probe 1 ( 1 A) is composed of a plurality of first wiring patterns 4 L arranged in the Y-axis direction corresponding to the scanning line terminals 206 .
- the first wiring patterns 4 L are provided so as to be coupled to each of the scanning line terminals 206 .
- a distance between the first wiring patterns 4 L (the pitch of the probe-side terminals) corresponds to a distance between the scanning line terminals 206 (the pitch of the object-side terminals) of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 .
- the second conductive part 5 is composed of a plurality of second wiring patterns 5 L provided corresponding to the first wiring patterns 4 L.
- the second wiring patterns 5 L are each coupled to the first wiring patterns 4 L, arranged and extending in the X-axis direction, in the region other than the region having the protrusion 3 on the silicon substrate 2 (the first insulating layer 6 ).
- a material used to form the first conductive part 4 or the second conductive part 5 is, for example, gold (Au), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), titanium tungsten (TiW), nickel (Ni), nickel vanadium (NiV), chromium (Cr), or aluminum (Al).
- the test probe 1 can well test the liquid-crystal panel display 100 by contacting the first wiring patterns 4 L with the scanning line terminals 206 . Further, by using a flexible material such as silver (Ag) as the material for forming the first conductive part 4 (the first wiring patterns 4 L), the first wiring patterns 4 L can adhere well to the scanning line terminals 206 .
- a flexible material such as silver (Ag) as the material for forming the first conductive part 4 (the first wiring patterns 4 L)
- the first wiring patterns 4 L can adhere well to the scanning line terminals 206 .
- the protrusion 3 is provided at a +X-side end portion on the silicon substrate 2 , extending in the Y-axis direction so as to be able to support each of the plurality of first wiring patterns 4 L, that is, to be able to hold each of the plurality of first wiring patterns 4 L.
- the surface of the protrusion 3 is formed in a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, bulging in an opposite direction, that is, in an upper (+Z) direction, from the silicon substrate 2 , and the protrusion 3 as a whole is in a half-cylindrical shape. Further, as shown in FIG. 3 , the region on the surface of the protrusion 3 other than the region having the first wiring patterns 4 L is dented, forming dented parts 3 Ds between the first wiring patterns 4 L.
- the protrusion 3 is formed so as to extend in the Y-axis direction along the direction in which the first wiring patterns 4 L are arranged, the plurality of first wiring patterns 4 L can be provided on the same protrusion 3 . Therefore, variation in the arrangement of the first wiring patterns in the height direction can be minimized. Also, because the first wiring patterns 4 L of the first conductive part 4 are held on the surface of the half-cylindrically shaped protrusion 3 , they can well contact the scanning line terminals 206 . Further, because the surface of the protrusion 3 is arched when seen cross-sectionally, the first wiring patterns 4 L can be adhered well to the surface of the protrusion 3 when forming the first wiring patterns 4 L thereon.
- the protrusion 3 which is the base of the first wiring patterns 4 L deforms when the first wiring patterns 4 L come in contact with the scanning line terminals 206 . Accordingly, due to the deformation, the first wiring patterns 4 L can well contact the scanning line terminals 206 .
- the dented part 3 D of the resin part 3 of has a depth of 5 ⁇ m or more. The protrusion 3 can thereby sufficiently deform.
- the protrusion 3 is composed of resin (synthetic resin).
- a material for forming the protrusion 3 is, for example, polyimide resin, silicone-modified polyimide resin, epoxy resin, silicone-modified epoxy resin, acrylic resin, phenol resin, benzocyclobutene (BCB), or polybenzoxazole (PBO).
- the first insulating layer 6 is used to electrically insulate the silicon substrate 2 from the second conductive part 5 and is provided on the surface of the silicon substrate 2 .
- the first insulating layer 6 may be inorganic matter such as SiO 2 or organic matter (resin).
- the first insulating layer 6 is composed of organic matter (organic resin)
- the second conductive part 5 provided on the upper layer of the first insulating layer 6 can well contact outer devices (a bear chip 10 and a second substrate 20 as will be described later).
- a flexible material such as silver (Ag) as the material for forming the second conductive part 5 (the second wiring patterns 5 L)
- the second conductive part 5 can have good adhesiveness to the outer devices.
- the bear chip (the electronic unit) 10 which drives each of the scanning lines 202 by supplying electric signals to the scanning line terminals, is mounted on the second conductive part 5 (the second wiring patterns 5 L) by use of an anisotropic adhesive or the like. Further, one end portion (+X-side end portion) of the second wiring patterns 5 L is coupled to the first wiring patterns 4 L as the connection terminals as described, and the other end portion ( ⁇ X-side end portion) functions as the connection terminals connected to the outer devices.
- the connection terminals 5 T which are the other end portion of the second conductive part 5 , are connected to a circuit substrate (not shown) that supplies the control signals to the bear chip 10 .
- the bear chip 10 here is identical, for example, to one that gets mounted on the predetermined region 204 of the substrate 200 after the test. Accordingly, when testing the liquid-crystal panel display 100 , the high-precision display test adjusted to actual driving conditions of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 is possible.
- a second insulating layer 8 is to cover the second conductive part 5 in the region other than the region for mounting the outer terminals 5 T and the bear chip 10 , thereby protecting the second conductive part 5 .
- a synthetic resin such as polyimide resin may be used as a material for forming the second insulating layer 8 .
- the silicon substrate 2 is formed to have a thickness of 200 ⁇ m or less. Consequently, it is easy to conduct paralleling of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 and the substrate 200 . Further, because a third insulating layer 7 made of resin is provided on the lower surface 2 B of the silicon substrate 2 , the lower surface 2 B of the silicon substrate 2 is protected by the third insulating layer 7 , and breakage (crack) of the second silicon substrate 2 can be prevented.
- the third insulating layer 7 As a material for forming the third insulating layer 7 , a material well known in the art such as polyimide resin may be used. Further, it is possible to form the third insulating layer 7 by coating the lower surface 2 B of the silicon substrate 2 with a solution (dispersing solution) including the mentioned material by, for example, spin-coating or, alternatively, by applying the sheet form including the mentioned material on the lower surface 2 B of the silicon substrate 2 . By using the sheet form in order to form the third insulating layer 7 , the third insulating layer 7 can be provided on the lower surface 2 B of the silicon substrate 2 by simply applying the sheet form to the lower surface 2 B of the silicon substrate 2 .
- a solution dispersing solution
- the third insulating layer 7 can be provided on the lower surface 2 B of the silicon substrate 2 by simply applying the sheet form to the lower surface 2 B of the silicon substrate 2 .
- the first conductive part 4 (the first wiring patterns 4 L) of the test probe 1 A is brought into contact with the scanning line terminals 206 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 . Then, while keeping the scanning line terminals 206 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 and the first wiring patterns 4 L of the test probe 1 A in position, the silicon substrate 2 of the test probe 1 A is pressed against the substrate 200 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 using a presser (not shown) made of elastic matter. As a consequence, the scanning line terminals 206 are adhered and electrically connected to the first wiring patterns 4 L.
- the silicon substrate 2 of the test probe 1 B is pressed against the substrate 300 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 using a presser (not shown) made of elastic matter. As a consequence, the data line terminals 306 are adhered and electrically connected to the first wiring patterns 4 L.
- the control signals (electric signals) to the bear chip 10 are supplied to the connection terminals 5 T of each of the test probes 1 A and 1 B. Consequently, a condition is set for the plurality of scanning lines 202 on the substrate 200 and the plurality of data lines 302 on the substrate 300 to receive from the bear chip 10 the same driving signals as those when the bear chip 10 is mounted on the terminal portions of the substrates 200 and 300 by the COG technique. Accordingly, by examining the liquid display in this condition by use of an image analysis such as a CCD or visually, the display test such as the pixel defect test can be conducted.
- the test probe 1 having the composition as described above can have the minute conductive part 9 . Accordingly, even if the liquid-crystal panel display 100 becomes more highly precise, and, thereby, the pitch of the scanning line terminals or of the data line terminals narrows, the test probe 1 can cope with the narrowing of the pitch.
- the first conductive part 4 that directly comes in contact with the scanning line terminals 206 or the data line terminals 306 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 is provided on the protrusion 3 made of resin, and because of the elasticity of the resin protrusion 3 being the base of the first conductive part 4 , the first conductive part 4 can well contact the scanning line terminals 206 or the data line terminals 306 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 when brought into contact.
- the bear chip 10 is provided on the silicon substrate 2 .
- the bear chip 10 is provided on a second substrate 20 , which defers from the silicon substrate 2 .
- the bear chip 10 is not provided on the silicon substrate 2 , and the second insulating layer 8 covers the second conductive part 5 almost entirely excluding the connection terminals 5 T. Further, on a lower surface 20 B of the second substrate 20 , third wiring patterns are formed corresponding to the connection terminals 5 T composed of the ⁇ X-side end portion of the second wiring patterns 5 L of the second conductive part 5 . The bear chip 10 is mounted on the third wiring patterns provided on the lower surface 20 B of the second substrate 20 .
- the electric signals are supplied from the bear chip 10 to the scanning line terminals 206 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 through the third wiring patterns, the connection terminals 5 T, the second wiring patterns 5 L, and the first wiring patterns 4 L.
- the second substrate 20 is composed of a glass substrate. Consequently, when connecting the third wiring patterns on the lower surface 20 B of the second substrate 20 with the connection terminals 5 T of the second conductive part 5 on the silicon substrate 2 while positioning them visually (or by use of the optical position-detection device), for example, it is possible to check the connection condition of the third wiring patterns on the second substrate 20 connected to the connection terminals 5 T on the silicon substrate 2 through the second substrate 20 made of glass (seeing through the second substrate 20 ). Hence, the positioning at the time of connection can be smoothly carried out.
- the second substrate 20 can be composed of silicon.
- the third wiring patterns corresponding to the connection terminals 5 T (the second wiring patterns 5 L) of the minutely-made test probe 1 can be formed on the second substrate 20 .
- test probe 1 Next, the method for manufacturing the test probe 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. 5-7 . It is to be noted here that a plurality of (in the drawings, two) test probes 1 are formed simultaneously.
- the first insulating layer 6 is formed on the upper surface 2 A of the silicon substrate 2 .
- the resin for forming the protrusion 3 is disposed on the predetermined region on the first insulating layer 6 .
- the protrusion 3 is formed into the half-cylindrical shape, extending in the predetermined direction (the Y-axis direction) on the silicon substrate 2 .
- the protrusion 3 is formed based on a liquid dispensing method (an ink-jet method). According to the liquid dispensing method, as shown in FIG.
- a liquid dispensing head (an ink-jet head) 50 dispenses a liquid drop D that is a functional liquid containing the resin for forming the protrusion 3 onto the silicon substrate 2 (the first insulating layer 6 ).
- the protrusion 3 having the shape of an arch in a cross-sectional view whose surface bulges in the direction opposite (that is, in the upper direction) from the silicon substrate 2 is formed.
- the protrusion 3 may be formed by a photolithography method. In this case, the protrusion 3 contains a photosensitive resin.
- the protrusion 3 having the shape of an arch in a cross-sectional view can be formed easily and with high precision.
- the conductive part 9 including the first and second conductive parts 4 and 5 is formed on each of the protrusion 3 and the first insulating layer 6 .
- the conductive part (wiring pattern) 9 can be formed by sputtering, plating, and liquid dispensing (ink-jet) methods.
- the plurality of first wiring patterns 4 L arranged in a longitudinal direction of the protrusion 3 are formed as the first conductive part 4 that come in contact with the scanning line terminals 206 .
- the second wiring patterns 5 L electrically connected to the first wiring patterns 4 L are formed.
- an O 2 plasma treatment is conducted.
- the region on the surface of the protrusion 3 other than the region having the first wiring patterns 4 L is selectively half-etched, while the first wiring patterns 4 L are a mask.
- the dented parts 3 Ds are formed between the first wiring patterns 4 L.
- the second insulating layer 8 that covers the second conductive part 5 is provided.
- a given process such as a polishing process is carried out to the lower surface 2 B of the silicon substrate 2 , and, because of this treatment, the silicon substrate 2 is thinned to have the desired thickness (of 200 ⁇ m or less).
- the sheet form that acts as the third insulating layer 7 is applied to the lower surface 2 B of the silicon substrate 2 opposite from the upper surface 2 A on which the protrusion 3 and the conductive part 9 are provided.
- the plurality of test probes 1 are formed on the same silicon substrate 2 .
- the silicon substrate 2 is diced (cut) per every test probe 1 together with the sheet form as shown in FIG. 7 (B).
- the test probes 1 By thus forming the plurality of test probes 1 almost simultaneously on the silicon substrate 2 , and then by dicing the silicon substrate 2 per every test probe 1 , the test probes 1 can be efficiently produced while enabling reduction of the cost of the test probes 1 . Then, by simply using the sheet form used for the dicing as the third resin layer 7 , the number of steps required for the manufacture can be reduced, and the manufacture of the test probes 1 can be realized at low cost. After the dicing, the bear chips 10 are mounted as shown in FIG. 7 (C), and the test probes 1 can be obtained.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram outlining an example of a tester 70 having the test probe 1 .
- the tester 70 includes a holder 72 for holding the substrate 200 , which is the device to be tested, and an adjustment unit 71 that can adjust the positions and postures of the holder 72 holding the substrate 200 .
- the holder 72 holds the region other than the predetermined region 204 on the substrate 200 .
- the first conductive part 4 provided on the protrusion 3 of the test probe 1 is arranged.
- the substrate 200 is pressed against the test probe 1 by the presser 73 made of elastic matter. As a consequence, the scanning line terminals 206 are adhered and electrically connected to the first wiring patterns 4 L.
- a condition is thereby set for the plurality of scanning lines 202 on the substrate 200 to receive from the bear chip 10 the same driving signals as those when the bear chip 10 is mounted on the portion of the scanning line terminals 206 of the substrate 200 by the COG technique. Therefore, by examining the liquid display in this condition by use of the image analysis such as the CCD or visually, the display test such as the pixel defect test can be conducted.
- the composition of the tester 70 may include the second substrate 20 as described with reference to FIG. 4 .
- the device to be tested by the test probe and the tester of the invention is not limited to the liquid-crystal panel display. Any device having terminals can be tested by the test probe and the tester of the invention.
Abstract
A test probe having a conductive part electrically connected to terminals of a test-object device, including: a silicon substrate; a protrusion made of resin provided on the silicon substrate; a first conductive part which is provided on the protrusion and comes in contact with the terminals; and a second conductive part which is provided in a region other than a region having the protrusion on the silicon substrate and is electrically connected to the first conductive part.
Description
- This application is a divisional patent application of U.S. Ser. No. 11/184,763 filed Jul. 19, 2005, claiming priority to Japanese Patent Application No. 2004-262273 filed Sep. 9, 2004, all of which are incorporated by reference.
- 1. Technical Field
- The present invention relates to a test probe and a tester and a method for manufacturing the test probe.
- 2. Related Art
- In a general procedure of manufacturing a liquid-crystal panel display, there is a process in which short circuit, wire breakage, display characteristics, and the like are tested. In such a test process, a tester having a test probe is used. The test probe includes a conductive part having a plurality of connection terminals connected to scanning line terminals or data line terminals of the liquid-crystal panel display which is the device to be tested (the object device). A distance between the connection terminals (hereinafter referred to as a “pitch of the probe-side terminals” when appropriate) corresponds to a distance between the scanning line terminals or between the data line terminals (hereinafter referred to as a “pitch of the object-side terminals” when appropriate) of the liquid-crystal display panel. The patent publication referenced below discloses an example of a technique pertaining to a tester having a test probe. The test probe disclosed in this patent publication includes a conductive part having the connection terminals on a flexible substrate made of polyimide or the like.
- Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2000-56285 is the example of related art.
- However, there is a problem in the described conventional technology. Along with the liquid-crystal panel display that is becoming more highly precise in recent years, the pitch of the object-side terminals is becoming smaller (narrower). Accordingly, the pitch of the probe-side terminals of the test probe is also required to be smaller (narrower). However, with a composition of the conventional technology containing the conductive part having the connection terminals on the flexible substrate, it is difficult to narrow the pitch of the probe-side terminals.
- An advantage of the invention is to provide a test probe that can cope with narrowing of the pitch of the probe-side terminals and can test the object device well, a tester having the test probe, and a method for manufacturing the test probe.
- According to an aspect of the invention, a test probe having a conductive part electrically connected to terminals of a test-object device includes: a silicon substrate; a protrusion made of resin provided on the silicon substrate; a first conductive part which is provided on the protrusion and comes in contact with the terminals; and a second conductive part which is provided in a region other than a region having the protrusion on the silicon substrate and is electrically connected to the first conductive part.
- In this case, because the conductive part is formed on the silicon substrate, it is possible to obtain a minute conductive part. Accordingly, the test probe can cope with the narrowing of the pitch of the object-side terminals. Further, because the first conductive part that directly contacts the terminals of the object device is provided on the protrusion made of resin, the first conductive part can well contact the terminals of the object device when brought into contact due to the elasticity of the resin protrusion that is a base of the first conductive part.
- With the test probe of the invention, the first conductive part may include a plurality of first wiring patterns arranged in a first direction corresponding to the terminals, and the second conductive part may include a plurality of second wiring patterns corresponding to the first wiring patterns.
- In this case, because the first conductive part may include the plurality of first wiring patterns arranged in the first direction so as to correspond with the plurality of terminals of the object device arranged in the first direction, the test probe can well test the object device by bringing the first wiring patterns into contact with the terminals. Also, because the second conductive part may include the second wiring patterns formed on the silicon substrate corresponding to the first wiring patterns, the test probe can have the second wiring patterns that are minute.
- With the test probe of the invention, the protrusion may extend in the first direction so as to hold each of the plurality of first wiring patterns.
- In this case, because the protrusion may be formed so as to extend in the first direction along the arrangement direction of the first wiring patterns, the plurality of first wiring patterns can be provided on the same protrusion. Therefore, variation in the arrangement of the first wiring patterns in the height direction can be minimized.
- With the test probe of the invention, a region on the protrusion surface other than a region having the first wiring patterns may be dented.
- In this case, because the region on the surface of the protrusion other than the region having the first wiring patterns, or, more specifically, the region between the first wiring patterns, may be dented, the protrusion as the base of the first wiring patterns may deform when coming in contact with the terminals of the object device. Accordingly, due to the deformation, the first wiring patterns can well contact the terminals of the object device.
- With the test probe of the invention, the protrusion surface may be formed in a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, bulging in a direction opposite from the silicon substrate.
- In this case, because the first conductive part may be formed on the surface of the protrusion having a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, the conductive part can well contact the terminals. Further, because the protrusion surface may be arched when seen cross-sectionally, the first conductive part can well adhere to the protrusion surface when setting the first conductive part on the protrusion surface.
- With the test probe of the invention, a first insulating layer may be provided between the silicon substrate and the second conductive part.
- In this case, because the silicon substrate may be electrically insulated from the second conductive part by the first insulating layer, the object device can be well tested.
- With the test probe of the invention, the first insulating layer may include organic matter.
- In this case, by composing the first insulating layer with organic matter, namely, an organic resin, the second conductive part provided on the layer thereon can well contact outer devices.
- With the test probe of the invention, a second insulating layer may be provided so as to cover the first insulating layer.
- In this case, the second conductive part can be protected by the second insulating layer.
- With the test probe of the invention, a third insulating layer made of resin may be provided on a second surface of the silicon substrate opposite from a first surface having the protrusion and the conductive part.
- In this case, the third insulating layer made of resin can protect the second surface of the silicon substrate and prevent breakage of the silicon substrate.
- With the test probe of the invention, the third insulating layer may include a sheet form.
- In this case, the third insulating layer may be provided on the second surface of the silicon substrate by simply adhering the sheet form to the second surface of the silicon substrate.
- With the test probe of the invention, an electronic unit that supplies an electric signal to the terminals may be mounted on the silicon substrate.
- In this case, a highly precise display test is possible when the object device is, for example, a display device.
- According to another aspect of the invention, a tester of the invention may include the above-described test probe.
- In this case, the object device can be well tested by use of the test probe that can cope with the narrowing of the pitch of the object device.
- With the tester of the invention, a part of the second conductive part may be electrically connected to a second substrate mounted with the electronic unit that supplies an electric signal to the terminals.
- In this case, the electronic unit is mounted on the second substrate that is different from the test probe directly connected to the object device, and, by connecting the second substrate with the part of the second conductive part of the test probe, a highly precise display test is possible if the test-object is the display device. Further, even when the test probe directly connected to the object device deteriorates, only the test probe needs be replaced instead of replacing the electronic unit with a new one.
- With the tester of the invention, the second substrate may include a silicon substrate.
- In this case, by also forming the second substrate with silicon, the conductive part corresponding to the conductive part of the test probe that is already minutely made can be formed on the second substrate.
- With the tester of the invention, the second substrate may include a glass substrate.
- In this case, because the second substrate may be a glass substrate, it is possible to grasp visually (or by use of an optical position-detection device) the connection of the conductive part of the second substrate connected to the second conductive part of the test probe while positioning them through the second glass substrate during the connection. Therefore, the positioning during the connection can be carried out smoothly.
- According to yet another aspect of the invention, a method for manufacturing a test probe includes: having a conductive part electrically connected to terminals of a test-object device; providing a protrusion made of resin on a silicon substrate; providing a first conductive part that comes in contact with the terminals on the protrusion; and providing a second conductive part that is electrically connected to the first conductive part in a region other than a region having the protrusion on the silicon substrate.
- In this case, because the conductive part may be formed on the silicon substrate, it is possible to obtain the minute conductive part. Accordingly, the test probe can cope with the narrowing of the pitch of the object-side terminals. The first conductive part that comes directly in contact with the terminals of object device may be provided on the protrusion made of resin, and, therefore, when the first conductive part contacts the terminals of the test-object, the first conductive part can well contact the terminals of the object device due to the elasticity of the resin protrusion being the base of the first conductive part.
- The method of the invention may further include: forming the protrusion so as to extend in a first direction; and providing a plurality of first wiring patterns in the first direction on the protrusion as the first conductive part.
- In this case, because the protrusion may be formed so as to extend in the first direction along the direction in which the first wiring patterns are arranged, the plurality of first wiring patterns can be provided on the same protrusion. Therefore, variation in the arrangement of the first wiring patterns in the height direction can be minimized.
- The method of the invention may further include denting a region on the protrusion surface other than a region having the first wiring patterns by half-etching.
- In this case, because the region on the surface of the protrusion other than the region having the first wiring patterns, or, more specifically, the region between the first wiring patterns, may be dented, the protrusion as the base of the first wiring patterns may deform when coming in contact with the terminals of the object device. Accordingly, due to the deformation, the first wiring patterns can well contact the terminals of the object device.
- The method of the invention may further include forming the protrusion in a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, the surface thereof bulging in a direction opposite from the silicon substrate.
- In this case, because the first conductive part may be provided on the surface of the protrusion in a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, the conductive part can well contact the terminals. Further, because the protrusion surface may be arched in a cross-sectional view, the first conductive part can well adhere to the protrusion surface when setting the first conductive part on the protrusion surface.
- The method of the invention may further include forming the protrusion by dispensing a function liquid containing the protrusion-forming resin from a liquid dispensing head onto the silicon substrate.
- In this case, the protrusion can be smoothly formed without wasefully using the material.
- The method of the invention may further include forming a second insulating layer so as to cover the second conductive part.
- In this case, the second conductive part may be protected by the second insulating layer.
- The method of the invention may further include thinning the silicon substrate.
- In this case, by thinning the silicon substrate and giving elasticity thereto, handling of the test probe my be easy; the test probe can well contact the object device; and, further, the second conductive part can well contact other devices such as the second substrate.
- The method of the invention may further include providing a third insulating layer made of resin on a second surface of the silicon substrate opposite from a first surface having the protrusion and the conductive part.
- In this case, the third insulating layer made of resin can protect the second surface of the silicon substrate and can prevent breakage of the thinned silicon substrate.
- The method of the invention may further include adhering a sheet form to the second surface of the silicon substrate as the third insulating layer.
- In this case, the third insulating layer may be provided on the second surface of the silicon substrate by simply adhering the sheet form to the second surface of the silicon substrate.
- The method of the invention may further include thinning the silicon substrate by treating the second surface before providing the third insulating layer.
- In this case, the silicon substrate may obtain elasticity when thinned, and, furthermore, the breakage or the like of the thinned silicon substrate may be prevented.
- The method of the invention may further include dicing the silicon substrate per every test probe after forming the plurality of test probes on the same silicon substrate almost simultaneously.
- In this case, by forming the plurality of test probes almost simultaneously, followed by dicing of the silicon substrate per every test probe, the test probe can be manufactured effectively and at low cost.
- The method of the invention may further include: adhering a sheet form to the second surface of the silicon substrate opposite from the first surface having the protrusion and the conductive part; and dicing the silicon substrate together with the sheet form.
- In this case, dicing can be smoothly conducted by adhering the sheet form to the silicon substrate before dicing. Then, by simply using the sheet form used for the dicing as the third resin layer, the number of the manufacturing steps can be reduced, and the test probes can be manufactured at low cost.
- The invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein like numbers refer to like elements and wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a first embodiment of the test probe. -
FIG. 2 is a cross-sectional view of the test probe. -
FIG. 3 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the test probe. -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of a second embodiment. -
FIG. 5 shows an example of a process for manufacturing the test probe. -
FIG. 6 shows an example of a process for manufacturing the test probe. -
FIG. 7 shows an example of a process for manufacturing the test probe. -
FIG. 8 is a flat pattern view of a working example of a tester. - Embodiments of the invention will now be described. In the following descriptions, an XYZ rectangular coordinate system is established, and a positional relation of the elements will be described with reference to this system. Further, a predetermined direction on a level surface is an X-axis direction; a direction perpendicular to the X-axis direction on the level surface is a Y-axis direction; and a direction perpendicular to both X- and Y-axis directions (in other words, a vertical direction) is a Z-axis direction. Furthermore, rotational directions around the X-, Y-, and Z-axes are θX, θY, and θZ, respectively.
- <Test Probe>
- The first embodiment of the test probe will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
FIG. 1 shows perspective views of atest probe 1 of the present embodiment and a part of a liquid-crystal panel display that is the device to be tested.FIG. 2 is a sectional side view of the test probe 1 (1A), andFIG. 3 is a diagram of thetest probe 1A seen from a +X side. - In these drawings, the test probe 1 (1A, 1B) includes: a
silicon substrate 2, aprotrusion 3 made of resin and provided on thesilicon substrate 2, and aconductive part 9 provided on thesilicon substrate 2 and electrically connected to scanningline terminals 206 or data line terminals 306 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 which is the test object device. Theconductive part 9 is composed of a firstconductive part 4 provided on theprotrusion 3 on thesilicon substrate 2 and a secondconductive part 5 provided in a region on thesilicon substrate 2 other than the region having theprotrusion 3 and electrically connected to the firstconductive part 4. There is a first insulatinglayer 6 between thesilicon substrate 2 and the secondconductive part 5, and the secondconductive part 5 is provided on an upper surface of the first insulatinglayer 6. Further, theprotrusion 3 is also provided on the upper surface of the first insulatinglayer 6. Also, on thesilicon substrate 2, a thirdinsulating layer 7 made of resin is provided on anupper surface 2A having thereon the first insulatinglayer 6, theprotrusion 3, and the first and secondconductive parts lower surface 2B opposite theupper surface 2A. - The
test probe 1 is used for testing short circuit or wire breakage in the liquid-crystal panel display 100, which is the device to be tested, or for testing the display characteristics and the like. As shown inFIG. 1 , the liquid-crystal panel display 100 has twosubstrates substrates substrates scanning lines 202 are formed along the X-axis direction in parallel to each other on alower surface 200A of the substrate 200 (a surface opposite from the substrate 300), and a plurality ofdata lines 302 are formed along the Y-axis direction in parallel to each other on aupper surface 300A of the substrate 300 (a surface opposite from the substrate 200). Furthermore, on thelower surface 200A of thesubstrate 200, the plurality ofscanning line terminals 206 that draw out thescanning lines 202 to the outside are arranged in the Y-axis direction in a predetermined region of a −X-side end portion 204. Likewise, on thelower surface 300A of thesubstrate 300, the plurality of data line terminals 306 that draw out thedata lines 302 to the outside are arranged in the X-axis direction in a predetermined region of a −Y-side end portion 304. - Additionally, the liquid-
crystal panel display 100 having such a composition is generally applied to an active matrix liquid-crystal panel in which pixel electrodes are driven by use of a two-terminal type nonlinear element such as a thin film diode (TFD), or to a passive matrix liquid-crystal panel in which a nonlinear element is not used. However, the invention can also be applied to other liquid-crystal panels such as one having terminals that draw out the scanning lines and data lines to the outside on one of the substrates, such as, for example, an active matrix liquid-crystal panel using a three-terminal type nonlinear element such as a thin film transistor (TFT) element which is used as an element to switch the pixel electrodes. - The
scanning line terminals 206 are tip portions of the plurality ofscanning lines 202 formed on thesubstrate 200. Now, with a liquid-crystal panel display 100 determined as normal by the tester of the embodiment, a bear chip for driving each of the scanning lines is coupled to thescanning line terminals 206 and to outer terminals (not shown) which are provided so as to oppose thescanning line terminals 206 at a position away from thescanning line terminals 206 in thepredetermined region 204. The bear chip is mounted on thesubstrate 200 by a technique such as a chip-on-glass (COG) technique, and the outer terminals are coupled to flexible printed circuits (FPCs) that supply control signals from the outside to the bear chip. Similarly, also on a portion of the data line terminals 306 on thesubstrate 300, the bear chip and the FPCs are coupled. However, since the present embodiment is targeted at the liquid-crystal panel display 100 before being tested, neither the bear chip nor the FPCs are mounted or coupled at this point. - In the following, the test probe 1 (1A) that conducts the test upon being coupled to the
scanning line terminals 206 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 will be described. However, a description of the test probe 1 (1B) that conducts the test upon being coupled to the data line terminals 306 will be omitted, since the test probes 1A and 1B have an identical composition. - The first
conductive part 4 of the test probe 1(1A) is composed of a plurality offirst wiring patterns 4L arranged in the Y-axis direction corresponding to thescanning line terminals 206. Thefirst wiring patterns 4L are provided so as to be coupled to each of thescanning line terminals 206. A distance between thefirst wiring patterns 4L (the pitch of the probe-side terminals) corresponds to a distance between the scanning line terminals 206 (the pitch of the object-side terminals) of the liquid-crystal panel display 100. Further, the secondconductive part 5 is composed of a plurality ofsecond wiring patterns 5L provided corresponding to thefirst wiring patterns 4L. Thesecond wiring patterns 5L are each coupled to thefirst wiring patterns 4L, arranged and extending in the X-axis direction, in the region other than the region having theprotrusion 3 on the silicon substrate 2 (the first insulating layer 6). - A material used to form the first
conductive part 4 or the secondconductive part 5 is, for example, gold (Au), copper (Cu), silver (Ag), titanium (Ti), tungsten (W), titanium tungsten (TiW), nickel (Ni), nickel vanadium (NiV), chromium (Cr), or aluminum (Al). - Since the plurality of
first wiring patterns 4L are arranged in the Y-axis direction so as to correspond with thescanning line terminals 206 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100, thetest probe 1 can well test the liquid-crystal panel display 100 by contacting thefirst wiring patterns 4L with thescanning line terminals 206. Further, by using a flexible material such as silver (Ag) as the material for forming the first conductive part 4 (thefirst wiring patterns 4L), thefirst wiring patterns 4L can adhere well to thescanning line terminals 206. - The
protrusion 3 is provided at a +X-side end portion on thesilicon substrate 2, extending in the Y-axis direction so as to be able to support each of the plurality offirst wiring patterns 4L, that is, to be able to hold each of the plurality offirst wiring patterns 4L. The surface of theprotrusion 3 is formed in a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, bulging in an opposite direction, that is, in an upper (+Z) direction, from thesilicon substrate 2, and theprotrusion 3 as a whole is in a half-cylindrical shape. Further, as shown inFIG. 3 , the region on the surface of theprotrusion 3 other than the region having thefirst wiring patterns 4L is dented, forming dented parts 3Ds between thefirst wiring patterns 4L. - As thus described, because the
protrusion 3 is formed so as to extend in the Y-axis direction along the direction in which thefirst wiring patterns 4L are arranged, the plurality offirst wiring patterns 4L can be provided on thesame protrusion 3. Therefore, variation in the arrangement of the first wiring patterns in the height direction can be minimized. Also, because thefirst wiring patterns 4L of the firstconductive part 4 are held on the surface of the half-cylindrically shapedprotrusion 3, they can well contact thescanning line terminals 206. Further, because the surface of theprotrusion 3 is arched when seen cross-sectionally, thefirst wiring patterns 4L can be adhered well to the surface of theprotrusion 3 when forming thefirst wiring patterns 4L thereon. Furthermore, because the regions between thefirst wiring patterns 4L are the dented parts 3Ds on the surface of theprotrusion 3, theprotrusion 3 which is the base of thefirst wiring patterns 4L deforms when thefirst wiring patterns 4L come in contact with thescanning line terminals 206. Accordingly, due to the deformation, thefirst wiring patterns 4L can well contact thescanning line terminals 206. Here, it is desirable that the dentedpart 3D of theresin part 3 of has a depth of 5 μm or more. Theprotrusion 3 can thereby sufficiently deform. - As mentioned above, the
protrusion 3 is composed of resin (synthetic resin). A material for forming theprotrusion 3 is, for example, polyimide resin, silicone-modified polyimide resin, epoxy resin, silicone-modified epoxy resin, acrylic resin, phenol resin, benzocyclobutene (BCB), or polybenzoxazole (PBO). - The first insulating
layer 6 is used to electrically insulate thesilicon substrate 2 from the secondconductive part 5 and is provided on the surface of thesilicon substrate 2. The first insulatinglayer 6 may be inorganic matter such as SiO2 or organic matter (resin). In this case, if the first insulatinglayer 6 is composed of organic matter (organic resin), owing to its elasticity, the secondconductive part 5 provided on the upper layer of the first insulatinglayer 6 can well contact outer devices (abear chip 10 and asecond substrate 20 as will be described later). Further, by using a flexible material such as silver (Ag) as the material for forming the second conductive part 5 (thesecond wiring patterns 5L), the secondconductive part 5 can have good adhesiveness to the outer devices. - On the
silicon substrate 2, the bear chip (the electronic unit) 10, which drives each of thescanning lines 202 by supplying electric signals to the scanning line terminals, is mounted on the second conductive part 5 (thesecond wiring patterns 5L) by use of an anisotropic adhesive or the like. Further, one end portion (+X-side end portion) of thesecond wiring patterns 5L is coupled to thefirst wiring patterns 4L as the connection terminals as described, and the other end portion (−X-side end portion) functions as the connection terminals connected to the outer devices. Theconnection terminals 5T, which are the other end portion of the secondconductive part 5, are connected to a circuit substrate (not shown) that supplies the control signals to thebear chip 10. Thebear chip 10 here is identical, for example, to one that gets mounted on thepredetermined region 204 of thesubstrate 200 after the test. Accordingly, when testing the liquid-crystal panel display 100, the high-precision display test adjusted to actual driving conditions of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 is possible. - In the region other than the region for mounting the first
conductive part 4, theconnection terminals 5T, and thebear chip 10, there is provided a secondinsulating layer 8. The secondinsulating layer 8 is to cover the secondconductive part 5 in the region other than the region for mounting theouter terminals 5T and thebear chip 10, thereby protecting the secondconductive part 5. As a material for forming the second insulatinglayer 8, a synthetic resin such as polyimide resin may be used. - The
silicon substrate 2 is formed to have a thickness of 200 μm or less. Consequently, it is easy to conduct paralleling of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 and thesubstrate 200. Further, because a thirdinsulating layer 7 made of resin is provided on thelower surface 2B of thesilicon substrate 2, thelower surface 2B of thesilicon substrate 2 is protected by the third insulatinglayer 7, and breakage (crack) of thesecond silicon substrate 2 can be prevented. - As a material for forming the third insulating
layer 7, a material well known in the art such as polyimide resin may be used. Further, it is possible to form the third insulatinglayer 7 by coating thelower surface 2B of thesilicon substrate 2 with a solution (dispersing solution) including the mentioned material by, for example, spin-coating or, alternatively, by applying the sheet form including the mentioned material on thelower surface 2B of thesilicon substrate 2. By using the sheet form in order to form the third insulatinglayer 7, the third insulatinglayer 7 can be provided on thelower surface 2B of thesilicon substrate 2 by simply applying the sheet form to thelower surface 2B of thesilicon substrate 2. - When testing the liquid-
crystal panel display 100 using the test probe 1 (1A, 1B) having the above-described composition, as shown inFIG. 1 , the first conductive part 4 (thefirst wiring patterns 4L) of thetest probe 1A is brought into contact with thescanning line terminals 206 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100. Then, while keeping thescanning line terminals 206 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 and thefirst wiring patterns 4L of thetest probe 1A in position, thesilicon substrate 2 of thetest probe 1A is pressed against thesubstrate 200 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 using a presser (not shown) made of elastic matter. As a consequence, thescanning line terminals 206 are adhered and electrically connected to thefirst wiring patterns 4L. Similarly, while keeping the data line terminals 306 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 and thefirst wiring patterns 4L of the test probe 1B in position, thesilicon substrate 2 of the test probe 1B is pressed against thesubstrate 300 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 using a presser (not shown) made of elastic matter. As a consequence, the data line terminals 306 are adhered and electrically connected to thefirst wiring patterns 4L. - Then, the control signals (electric signals) to the
bear chip 10 are supplied to theconnection terminals 5T of each of the test probes 1A and 1B. Consequently, a condition is set for the plurality ofscanning lines 202 on thesubstrate 200 and the plurality ofdata lines 302 on thesubstrate 300 to receive from thebear chip 10 the same driving signals as those when thebear chip 10 is mounted on the terminal portions of thesubstrates - Because the
conductive part 9 is formed on thesilicon substrate 2, thetest probe 1 having the composition as described above can have the minuteconductive part 9. Accordingly, even if the liquid-crystal panel display 100 becomes more highly precise, and, thereby, the pitch of the scanning line terminals or of the data line terminals narrows, thetest probe 1 can cope with the narrowing of the pitch. Further, because the firstconductive part 4 that directly comes in contact with thescanning line terminals 206 or the data line terminals 306 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 is provided on theprotrusion 3 made of resin, and because of the elasticity of theresin protrusion 3 being the base of the firstconductive part 4, the firstconductive part 4 can well contact thescanning line terminals 206 or the data line terminals 306 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 when brought into contact. - Next, the second embodiment will be described. In the following, the same reference numbers are given to the same or similar composition elements as those in the first embodiment, and the descriptions for those elements are simplified or omitted.
- In the first embodiment, the
bear chip 10 is provided on thesilicon substrate 2. However, in the second embodiment, thebear chip 10 is provided on asecond substrate 20, which defers from thesilicon substrate 2. - As shown in
FIG. 4 , thebear chip 10 is not provided on thesilicon substrate 2, and the second insulatinglayer 8 covers the secondconductive part 5 almost entirely excluding theconnection terminals 5T. Further, on alower surface 20B of thesecond substrate 20, third wiring patterns are formed corresponding to theconnection terminals 5T composed of the −X-side end portion of thesecond wiring patterns 5L of the secondconductive part 5. Thebear chip 10 is mounted on the third wiring patterns provided on thelower surface 20B of thesecond substrate 20. Then, by electrically connecting the third wiring patterns of thesecond substrate 20 with theconnection terminals 5T of thesilicon substrate 2, the electric signals are supplied from thebear chip 10 to thescanning line terminals 206 of the liquid-crystal panel display 100 through the third wiring patterns, theconnection terminals 5T, thesecond wiring patterns 5L, and thefirst wiring patterns 4L. - The
second substrate 20 is composed of a glass substrate. Consequently, when connecting the third wiring patterns on thelower surface 20B of thesecond substrate 20 with theconnection terminals 5T of the secondconductive part 5 on thesilicon substrate 2 while positioning them visually (or by use of the optical position-detection device), for example, it is possible to check the connection condition of the third wiring patterns on thesecond substrate 20 connected to theconnection terminals 5T on thesilicon substrate 2 through thesecond substrate 20 made of glass (seeing through the second substrate 20). Hence, the positioning at the time of connection can be smoothly carried out. - Alternatively, the
second substrate 20 can be composed of silicon. By composing thesecond substrate 20 with silicon, the third wiring patterns corresponding to theconnection terminals 5T (thesecond wiring patterns 5L) of the minutely-madetest probe 1 can be formed on thesecond substrate 20. - (Method for Manufacturing the Test Probe)
- Next, the method for manufacturing the
test probe 1 will be described with reference toFIGS. 5-7 . It is to be noted here that a plurality of (in the drawings, two)test probes 1 are formed simultaneously. - First, as shown in
FIG. 5 (A), the first insulatinglayer 6 is formed on theupper surface 2A of thesilicon substrate 2. Then, as shown inFIG. 5 (B), the resin for forming theprotrusion 3 is disposed on the predetermined region on the first insulatinglayer 6. Theprotrusion 3 is formed into the half-cylindrical shape, extending in the predetermined direction (the Y-axis direction) on thesilicon substrate 2. In this embodiment, theprotrusion 3 is formed based on a liquid dispensing method (an ink-jet method). According to the liquid dispensing method, as shown inFIG. 5 (B), a liquid dispensing head (an ink-jet head) 50 dispenses a liquid drop D that is a functional liquid containing the resin for forming theprotrusion 3 onto the silicon substrate 2 (the first insulating layer 6). As a consequence, theprotrusion 3 having the shape of an arch in a cross-sectional view whose surface bulges in the direction opposite (that is, in the upper direction) from thesilicon substrate 2 is formed. By forming theprotrusion 3 by the liquid dispensing method, the material can be used economically, and theprotrusion 3 can be formed smoothly. Alternatively, theprotrusion 3 may be formed by a photolithography method. In this case, theprotrusion 3 contains a photosensitive resin. Depending on conditions of exposure, development, curing, and the like, theprotrusion 3 having the shape of an arch in a cross-sectional view can be formed easily and with high precision. Next, as shown inFIG. 5 (C), theconductive part 9 including the first and secondconductive parts protrusion 3 and the first insulatinglayer 6. The conductive part (wiring pattern) 9 can be formed by sputtering, plating, and liquid dispensing (ink-jet) methods. On theprotrusion 3, the plurality offirst wiring patterns 4L arranged in a longitudinal direction of theprotrusion 3 are formed as the firstconductive part 4 that come in contact with thescanning line terminals 206. In the region other than the region where theprotrusion 3 is provided, thesecond wiring patterns 5L electrically connected to thefirst wiring patterns 4L are formed. - Next, as shown in
FIG. 6 (A), an O2 plasma treatment is conducted. By the O2 plasma treatment, the region on the surface of theprotrusion 3 other than the region having thefirst wiring patterns 4L is selectively half-etched, while thefirst wiring patterns 4L are a mask. As a consequence, as shown inFIG. 3 , the dented parts 3Ds are formed between thefirst wiring patterns 4L. Then, as shown inFIG. 6 (B), the second insulatinglayer 8 that covers the secondconductive part 5 is provided. Thereafter, a given process such as a polishing process is carried out to thelower surface 2B of thesilicon substrate 2, and, because of this treatment, thesilicon substrate 2 is thinned to have the desired thickness (of 200 μm or less). - Next, as shown in
FIG. 7 (A), the sheet form that acts as the third insulatinglayer 7 is applied to thelower surface 2B of thesilicon substrate 2 opposite from theupper surface 2A on which theprotrusion 3 and theconductive part 9 are provided. As described, in the embodiment, the plurality oftest probes 1 are formed on thesame silicon substrate 2. Then, by using the applied sheet form as a sheet for dicing, thesilicon substrate 2 is diced (cut) per everytest probe 1 together with the sheet form as shown inFIG. 7 (B). By thus forming the plurality oftest probes 1 almost simultaneously on thesilicon substrate 2, and then by dicing thesilicon substrate 2 per everytest probe 1, thetest probes 1 can be efficiently produced while enabling reduction of the cost of the test probes 1. Then, by simply using the sheet form used for the dicing as thethird resin layer 7, the number of steps required for the manufacture can be reduced, and the manufacture of thetest probes 1 can be realized at low cost. After the dicing, the bear chips 10 are mounted as shown inFIG. 7 (C), and thetest probes 1 can be obtained. - <Tester>
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FIG. 8 is a diagram outlining an example of atester 70 having thetest probe 1. InFIG. 8 , thetester 70 includes aholder 72 for holding thesubstrate 200, which is the device to be tested, and anadjustment unit 71 that can adjust the positions and postures of theholder 72 holding thesubstrate 200. Theholder 72 holds the region other than thepredetermined region 204 on thesubstrate 200. At a position opposite thepredetermined region 204 on thesubstrate 200 held by theholder 72, the firstconductive part 4 provided on theprotrusion 3 of thetest probe 1 is arranged. Also, there is apresser 73 made of elastic matter above the firstconductive part 4 interposing thesubstrate 200. With thetester 70, while keeping thescanning line terminals 206 of thesubstrate 200 and the firstconductive part 4 of thetest probe 1 in position, thesubstrate 200 is pressed against thetest probe 1 by thepresser 73 made of elastic matter. As a consequence, thescanning line terminals 206 are adhered and electrically connected to thefirst wiring patterns 4L. A condition is thereby set for the plurality ofscanning lines 202 on thesubstrate 200 to receive from thebear chip 10 the same driving signals as those when thebear chip 10 is mounted on the portion of thescanning line terminals 206 of thesubstrate 200 by the COG technique. Therefore, by examining the liquid display in this condition by use of the image analysis such as the CCD or visually, the display test such as the pixel defect test can be conducted. Additionally, the composition of thetester 70 may include thesecond substrate 20 as described with reference toFIG. 4 . - It is to be noted that the device to be tested by the test probe and the tester of the invention is not limited to the liquid-crystal panel display. Any device having terminals can be tested by the test probe and the tester of the invention.
Claims (12)
1. A method for manufacturing a test probe, comprising:
having a conductive part electrically connected to terminals of a test-object device;
providing a protrusion made of resin on a silicon substrate;
providing a first conductive part that comes in contact with the terminals on the protrusion; and
providing a second conductive part that is electrically connected to the first conductive part in a region other than a region having the protrusion on the silicon substrate.
2. The method according claim 1 , further comprising:
forming the protrusion so as to extend in a first direction; and
providing a plurality of first wiring patterns in the first direction on the protrusion as the first conductive part.
3. The method according claim 2 , further comprising denting a region on the protrusion surface other than a region having the first wiring patterns by half-etching.
4. The method according claim 1 , further comprising forming the protrusion in a shape of an arch when seen cross-sectionally, the surface thereof bulging in a direction opposite from the silicon substrate.
5. The method according claim 1 , further comprising forming the protrusion by dispensing a function liquid containing the protrusion-forming resin from a liquid dispensing head onto the silicon substrate.
6. The method according claim 1 , further comprising forming a second insulating layer so as to cover the second conductive part.
7. The method according claim 1 , further comprising thinning the silicon substrate.
8. The method according claim 1 , further comprising providing a third insulating layer made of resin on a second surface of the silicon substrate opposite from a first surface having the protrusion and the conductive part.
9. The method according claim 8 , further comprising adhering a sheet form to the second surface of the silicon substrate as the third insulating layer.
10. The method according claim 8 , further comprising thinning the silicon substrate by treating the second surface before providing the third insulating layer.
11. The method according claim 1 , further comprising dicing the silicon substrate per every test probe after forming the plurality of test probes on the same silicon substrate almost simultaneously.
12. The method according claim 11 , further comprising:
adhering a sheet form to the second surface of the silicon substrate
opposite from the first surface having the protrusion and the conductive part; and
dicing the silicon substrate together with the sheet form.
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