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Probe card assembly

US7084651B2 · kind B2 · utility

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31Claims
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Filing dateJul 28, 2004
Grant dateAug 1, 2006
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Expiry dateAug 16, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01R31/2891
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method and apparatus for testing, the apparatus including: a probe array mounted on an inner portion of a gimbaled bearing, the inner portion of the gimbaled bearing having a spherical surface defined by a surface of a first sphere between two parallel small circles of the first sphere, a radius of the first sphere centered on a point on a top surface of the probe array; and an outer portion of the gimbaled bearing, the outer portion of the gimbaled bearing having a spherical surface defined by the surface of a second sphere between two parallel small circles of the second sphere, a radius of the second sphere centered on the point on the top surface of the probe array.

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