Microsystems integrated testing and characterization system and method
US6341259B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 4, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P21/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An improved microsystems testing and characterization system which allows the system user to identify specific structures, and thereby to initiate an automated testing sequence to be applied to that structure or a series of structures. The integrated control system that governs the present invention automates the power supply to the device, the precision motion control of all components, the sensor operation, data processing and data presentation. Therefore operation is autonomous once the microstructure is in place and the testing sequence is specified. The integrated testing system can be used to perform tests on an entire wafer or on a single die.
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