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Probe apparatus with a swinging holder for an object of examination

US5404111A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 1993
Grant dateApr 4, 1995
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/2656
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A probe apparatus which has a probe card having a plurality of probes, a wafer holder located above or beside the probe card, for holding a wafer to be examined, a tester head electrically connected to the probes of the probe card, a tester electrically connected to the tester head, for detecting electrical characteristics of the wafer from the data output from the wafer, and a CCD camera arranged to oppose the object, for detecting the position of the wafer.

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