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Testing circuits on substrate

US6781394B1 · kind B1 · utility

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22Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 22, 2001
Grant dateAug 24, 2004
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/2886
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention provides a method of testing a circuit on a substrate. Generally speaking, a substrate is located in a transfer chuck, a surface of a test chuck is moved into contact with a substrate, the substrate is secured to the test chuck, the test chuck is moved relative to the transfer chuck so that the substrate moves off the transfer chuck, terminals on the substrate are moved into contact with contacts to electrically connect the circuit through the terminals and the contacts to an electric tester, signals are relayed through the terminal and the contacts between the electric tester and the circuit, the terminals are disengaged from the contacts, and the substrate is removed from the test chuck.

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