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Probe apparatus having burn-in test function

US5568054A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 19, 1995
Grant dateOct 22, 1996
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Expiry dateMay 19, 2015

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/2868
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A probe apparatus having a burn-in test function includes an apparatus body, a probe card, having a plurality of probes, for causing the plurality of probes to electrically contact a semiconductor wafer, a tester for measuring the electrical characteristics of the semiconductor wafer, heating and cooling mechanisms for applying a thermal stress to test target chips, as targets of the burn-in test, of the semiconductor wafer, and an electrical mechanism for applying an electrical stress to the chips.

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