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Touch sensor unit of prober for testing electric circuit and electric circuit testing apparatus using the touch sensor unit

US5315237A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 6, 1991
Grant dateMay 24, 1994
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Expiry dateAug 6, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R1/07314
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A touch sensing unit has an ac signal generator for supplying an ac signal to a semiconductor chip of a semiconductor wafer or a test probe needle, and a touch sensor for sensing formation of an ac signal loop passing an ac signal of the signal generator when the test probe needle and the IC chip are touched with each other by being relatively approached to each other.

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