WO2006104886A3 - Resilient probes for electrical testing - Google Patents

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WO2006104886A3
WO2006104886A3 PCT/US2006/010779 US2006010779W WO2006104886A3 WO 2006104886 A3 WO2006104886 A3 WO 2006104886A3 US 2006010779 W US2006010779 W US 2006010779W WO 2006104886 A3 WO2006104886 A3 WO 2006104886A3
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holder
contact pads
probes
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sheet
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PCT/US2006/010779
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Daniel J Stillman
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Texas Instruments Inc
Daniel J Stillman
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Priority claimed from US11/116,884 external-priority patent/US8438645B2/en
Application filed by Texas Instruments Inc, Daniel J Stillman filed Critical Texas Instruments Inc
Priority to EP06739525.1A priority Critical patent/EP2569646A4/en
Publication of WO2006104886A2 publication Critical patent/WO2006104886A2/en
Publication of WO2006104886A3 publication Critical patent/WO2006104886A3/en

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    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R1/00Details of instruments or arrangements of the types included in groups G01R5/00 - G01R13/00 and G01R31/00
    • G01R1/02General constructional details
    • G01R1/06Measuring leads; Measuring probes
    • G01R1/067Measuring probes
    • G01R1/073Multiple probes
    • G01R1/07307Multiple probes with individual probe elements, e.g. needles, cantilever beams or bump contacts, fixed in relation to each other, e.g. bed of nails fixture or probe card
    • G01R1/07364Multiple probes with individual probe elements, e.g. needles, cantilever beams or bump contacts, fixed in relation to each other, e.g. bed of nails fixture or probe card with provisions for altering position, number or connection of probe tips; Adapting to differences in pitch
    • G01R1/07378Multiple probes with individual probe elements, e.g. needles, cantilever beams or bump contacts, fixed in relation to each other, e.g. bed of nails fixture or probe card with provisions for altering position, number or connection of probe tips; Adapting to differences in pitch using an intermediate adapter, e.g. space transformers
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R1/00Details of instruments or arrangements of the types included in groups G01R5/00 - G01R13/00 and G01R31/00
    • G01R1/02General constructional details
    • G01R1/06Measuring leads; Measuring probes
    • G01R1/067Measuring probes
    • G01R1/06711Probe needles; Cantilever beams; "Bump" contacts; Replaceable probe pins
    • G01R1/06733Geometry aspects
    • G01R1/06738Geometry aspects related to tip portion
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R1/00Details of instruments or arrangements of the types included in groups G01R5/00 - G01R13/00 and G01R31/00
    • G01R1/02General constructional details
    • G01R1/06Measuring leads; Measuring probes
    • G01R1/067Measuring probes
    • G01R1/06711Probe needles; Cantilever beams; "Bump" contacts; Replaceable probe pins
    • G01R1/06733Geometry aspects
    • G01R1/06744Microprobes, i.e. having dimensions as IC details
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R1/00Details of instruments or arrangements of the types included in groups G01R5/00 - G01R13/00 and G01R31/00
    • G01R1/02General constructional details
    • G01R1/06Measuring leads; Measuring probes
    • G01R1/067Measuring probes
    • G01R1/073Multiple probes
    • G01R1/07307Multiple probes with individual probe elements, e.g. needles, cantilever beams or bump contacts, fixed in relation to each other, e.g. bed of nails fixture or probe card
    • G01R1/07314Multiple probes with individual probe elements, e.g. needles, cantilever beams or bump contacts, fixed in relation to each other, e.g. bed of nails fixture or probe card the body of the probe being perpendicular to test object, e.g. bed of nails or probe with bump contacts on a rigid support
    • G01R1/07321Multiple probes with individual probe elements, e.g. needles, cantilever beams or bump contacts, fixed in relation to each other, e.g. bed of nails fixture or probe card the body of the probe being perpendicular to test object, e.g. bed of nails or probe with bump contacts on a rigid support the probes being of different lengths
    • GPHYSICS
    • G01MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01RMEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC VARIABLES
    • G01R3/00Apparatus or processes specially adapted for the manufacture or maintenance of measuring instruments, e.g. of probe tips

Abstract

An apparatus for electrical testing having probes (201) constructed of metal elements (201a) of about equal size bonded together in substantially linear sequence. Further an insulating holder (202) having first and second surfaces and a plurality of metal-filled vias (210) traversing the holder from the first to the second surface; the vias form contact pads on the first and second surfaces. The contact pads (210a) of the first holder surface have a probe attached so that the probe is positioned about normal to the surface. A sheet (203) of resilient insulating material, which has first and second surfaces and a thickness traversed by a plurality of conducting traces (220), has its first sheet surface attached to the second holder surface so that at least one of the traces contacts one of the contact pads, respectively, to provide an electrical path to the second sheet surface. A printed circuit board, suitable for insertion into an electrical test apparatus, is attached to the second sheet surface so that a continuous electrical path is established from the apparatus to each of the probes.
PCT/US2006/010779 2005-03-28 2006-03-23 Resilient probes for electrical testing WO2006104886A2 (en)

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EP06739525.1A EP2569646A4 (en) 2005-03-28 2006-03-23 Resilient probes for electrical testing

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US66567605P 2005-03-28 2005-03-28
US60/665,676 2005-03-28
US11/116,884 2005-04-27
US11/116,884 US8438645B2 (en) 2005-04-27 2005-04-27 Secure clock with grace periods

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