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Alignment support device and alignment support method for probe device

US9442156B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 24, 2015
Grant dateSep 13, 2016
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Expiry dateAug 24, 2035

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

Abstract

The present invention provides a probe device that includes an alignment utility function. When a user inputs a condition value for a variation amount (variation range) of a contact position at which a probe is in contact with each chip, in a simulation using actual measurement data acquired by measuring a position of each of all chips in one wafer, a range of variation of each chip is calculated by changing a measurement point at which alignment is performed to calculate a setting of optimum measurement points so that the range of variation is equal to or less than the condition value and the number of measurement points is minimum. Then information on the optimum measurement point is provided to the user.

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