Methods and apparatuses for improved stabilization in a probing system
US7352198B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 18, 2006 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 20, 2026 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01R31/2891
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Improved methods and apparatuses for automatically and accurately maintaining the alignment of a wafer prober to the bonding pads of a semiconductor device in the presence of motion disturbances are provided. In one embodiment of one aspect of the invention, a feedback control system incorporating information from a number of acceleration and/or velocity sensors is used to maintain the desired contact position in the presence of motion disturbances. Other aspects and other embodiments are also described.
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