WO2004083980A3 - Method of mitigating effects of component deflection in a probe card analyzer - Google Patents
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- WO2004083980A3 WO2004083980A3 PCT/US2004/007818 US2004007818W WO2004083980A3 WO 2004083980 A3 WO2004083980 A3 WO 2004083980A3 US 2004007818 W US2004007818 W US 2004007818W WO 2004083980 A3 WO2004083980 A3 WO 2004083980A3
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- probe card
- card analyzer
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- component deflection
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- H—ELECTRICITY
- H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
- H01L—SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES NOT COVERED BY CLASS H10
- H01L22/00—Testing or measuring during manufacture or treatment; Reliability measurements, i.e. testing of parts without further processing to modify the parts as such; Structural arrangements therefor
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R31/00—Arrangements for testing electric properties; Arrangements for locating electric faults; Arrangements for electrical testing characterised by what is being tested not provided for elsewhere
- G01R31/28—Testing of electronic circuits, e.g. by signal tracer
- G01R31/2851—Testing of integrated circuits [IC]
- G01R31/2886—Features relating to contacting the IC under test, e.g. probe heads; chucks
- G01R31/2891—Features relating to contacting the IC under test, e.g. probe heads; chucks related to sensing or controlling of force, position, temperature
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R3/00—Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture or maintenance of measuring instruments, e.g. of probe tips
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- G—PHYSICS
- G01—MEASURING; TESTING
- G01R—MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
- G01R35/00—Testing or calibrating of apparatus covered by the other groups of this subclass
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JP2006507186A JP5089166B2 (en) | 2003-03-14 | 2004-03-12 | How to reduce the effects of component deflection in a probe card analyzer |
EP04720500A EP1604218A2 (en) | 2003-03-14 | 2004-03-12 | Method of mitigating effects of component deflection in a probe card analyzer |
KR1020057017162A KR101074901B1 (en) | 2003-03-14 | 2005-09-13 | Method of mitigating effects of component deflection in a probe card analyzer |
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PCT/US2004/007818 WO2004083980A2 (en) | 2003-03-14 | 2004-03-12 | Method of mitigating effects of component deflection in a probe card analyzer |
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US (5) | US7170307B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP1604218A2 (en) |
JP (1) | JP5089166B2 (en) |
KR (1) | KR101074901B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2004083980A2 (en) |
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