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    • 13. 发明授权
    • Probe device
    • 探头设备
    • US6072325A
    • 2000-06-06
    • US666789
    • 1996-06-19
    • Kunio Sano
    • Kunio Sano
    • G01R1/067G01R31/28G01R1/073G01R31/02
    • G01R31/2887G01R1/06705
    • A probe device for testing a wafer divided into IC chips has a vessel that accommodates a wafer mounting stand and a flexible probe card having contactor bumps. The vessel is configured in a separatable manner of a grounded aluminum cover portion to which the probe card is integrally fixed and a base portion fixed to the wafer mounting stand. The interior of the vessel is sealed with the wafer and the probe card facing each other therein. A space above the probe card forms a damper chamber into which a fluid is introduced in such a manner that the pressure thereof presses the bumps on the probe card against the wafer. Bumps in a peripheral edge portion of the probe card are placed into contact with electrodes in a peripheral edge portion of the vessel, and thence to a test head. The above configuration can prevent the effects of external electrical noise and thus enable stable electrical measurements unaffected by changes in ambient temperature. In order to remove the effects of thermal expansion of the probe card and the wafer, graticules are formed in each of X and Y directions around an array of bumps. The coordinate positions of the bumps on the probe card under normal temperature conditions are previously stored in a storage unit, the graticules are read by an imaging unit when the probe card has thermally expanded, the current coordinate positional data for the bumps is obtained from the results of this read and the stored bump coordinate positional data, and this is used to control the position of the mounting stand.
    • 用于测试分成IC芯片的晶片的探针装置具有容纳晶片安装支架的容器和具有接触器凸块的柔性探针卡。 容器以可分离的方式配置在探针卡整体固定到的接地铝盖部分上,固定在晶片安装台上的基座部分。 容器的内部用晶片和探针卡彼此面对地密封。 探针卡上方的空间形成阻尼室,以这样一种方式引入流体的阻尼室,其压力将探针卡上的凸块按压在晶片上。 探针卡的外围边缘部分中的凸起被放置成与容器的外围边缘部分中的电极接触,然后到达测试头。 上述配置可以防止外部电气噪声的影响,从而使稳定的电气测量不受环境温度变化的影响。 为了消除探针卡和晶片的热膨胀的影响,沿着凸起阵列的X和Y方向各自形成刻度。 在普通温度条件下探针卡上的凸块的坐标位置预先存储在存储单元中,当探针卡热膨胀时,由成像单元读取刻度线,从目标坐标位置数据 该读取的结果和存储的凸起坐标位置数据,并且这用于控制安装支架的位置。
    • 15. 发明授权
    • Probing method and device with contact film wiper feature
    • 具有接触膜刮水器特性的探测方法和装置
    • US5982183A
    • 1999-11-09
    • US655485
    • 1996-05-30
    • Kunio Sano
    • Kunio Sano
    • G01R1/073G01R31/02
    • G01R1/0735Y10T29/4913
    • A probing device for inspecting semiconductor devices such as IC chips comprises a mounting section for supporting a silicon substrate wafer (i.e., an object to be inspected), a moving section for moving a probe card in such a way that contacts formed on a surface of the probe card can be pushed against electrode pads formed on the wafer, and a measuring section. The probe card is formed by joining a silicon nitride (Si.sub.3 N.sub.4) thin film (whose thermal expansion coefficient is roughly equal to that of the silicon wafer) to a lower surface of a wiring substrate. The wiring substrate is composed of a polyamide thin film (as an insulating layer) and conductive layers (as conductive signal line paths) formed in and on both the surfaces of the polyamide this film. Further, bumps (contacts) are arranged on the lower surface of the silicon nitride thin film. A plurality of through holes are formed penetrating from the upper surface of the wiring substrate to the lower surface of the silicon nitride film at an area outside the bump arrangement region. These through holes mechanically connect the silicon nitride thin film to the wiring substrate and further electrically connect the bumps to the circumferential portion of the probe card body via the conductive layers. Since the thermal expansion coefficient of the silicon wafer is roughly equal to that of the silicon nitride thin film of the probe card, even when the silicon wafer is heated or cooled for electrical measurements, it is possible to securely keep contact between the contacts (bumps) of the probe card and the electrode pads formed on the IC chips of the wafer without dislocation.
    • 用于检查诸如IC芯片的半导体器件的探测装置包括用于支撑硅衬底晶片(即,待检查对象)的安装部分,用于移动探针卡的移动部分,使得形成在 可以将探针卡推压到形成在晶片上的电极焊盘和测量部分。 探针卡通过将布线基板的下表面的氮化硅(Si 3 N 4)薄膜(其热膨胀系数与硅晶片的热膨胀系数大致相等)而形成。 布线基板由聚酰胺薄膜(作为绝缘层)和形成在该聚酰胺的两个表面上和之上的导电层(作为导电信号线路径)组成。 此外,在氮化硅薄膜的下表面上设置凸块(触点)。 多个通孔从布线基板的上表面穿过凸起布置区域外侧的区域形成到氮化硅膜的下表面。 这些通孔将氮化硅薄膜机械地连接到布线基板,并且通过导电层进一步将凸块电连接到探针卡体的圆周部分。 由于硅晶片的热膨胀系数与探针卡的氮化硅薄膜的热膨胀系数大致相同,所以即使将硅晶片加热或冷却进行电气测量,也可以牢固地保持触点之间的接触 )和形成在晶片的IC芯片上的电极焊盘,而不脱位。
    • 16. 发明授权
    • High-frequency-transmission printed wiring board, probe card, and probe
apparatus
    • 高频传输印刷线路板,探针卡和探头设备
    • US5748006A
    • 1998-05-05
    • US555286
    • 1995-11-08
    • Kunio Sano
    • Kunio Sano
    • G01R1/073G01R1/067G01R31/28H01L21/66H05K1/02H05K3/46G01R31/02
    • H05K1/0253G01R1/06772G01R31/2886H05K1/0237H05K2201/0715H05K2201/093H05K2201/09663H05K2201/09672H05K2201/0969
    • A probe card for examining the electrical characteristics of a plurality of IC chips formed on a semiconductor wafer has a card body and a printed wiring board. The card body has contact elements for contacting the electrodes pads of each IC chip. The printed wiring board has a plurality of transmission paths for transmitting a high-frequency signal to the contact elements. The printed wiring board has a plurality of signal lines disposed between first and second insulating layers, and first and second reference conductive plates opposing the signal lines through the first and second insulating layers, respectively. DC potentials that are different from each other are applied to the first and second reference conductive plates. The first and second reference conductive plates are arranged to be substantially offset from each other along each transmission path. The first and second reference conductive plates are arranged to slightly overlap each other. The overlapping amount is adjusted such that the impedances of the respective transmission paths are equal as a whole.
    • 用于检查形成在半导体晶片上的多个IC芯片的电特性的探针卡具有卡体和印刷线路板。 卡体具有用于接触每个IC芯片的电极焊盘的接触元件。 印刷电路板具有用于将高频信号发送到接触元件的多个传输路径。 印刷布线板具有设置在第一和第二绝缘层之间的多条信号线,以及分别通过第一和第二绝缘层与信号线对置的第一和第二参考导电板。 彼此不同的DC电位被施加到第一和第二参考导电板。 第一和第二参考导电板被布置成沿着每个传输路径基本上彼此偏移。 第一和第二参考导电板被布置成彼此稍微重叠。 调整重叠量使得各个传输路径的阻抗整体上相等。
    • 18. 发明授权
    • Probe apparatus
    • 探头设备
    • US5604446A
    • 1997-02-18
    • US512915
    • 1995-08-09
    • Kunio Sano
    • Kunio Sano
    • G01R31/26G01R1/073H01L21/66G01R31/02
    • G01R1/0735
    • The probe apparatus for a semiconductor wafer has a work table on which a wafer is placed. A printed wiring board having a high rigidity is situated above the work table. A flexible membrane probe card is detachably mounted on the printed wiring board. The probe card has a main region in which contact elements to be brought into contact with electrode pads of the semiconductor wafer are arranged. A rigid rectangular frame is attached to the rear surface of the probe card so as to flatten the probe card. An expandable chamber for bringing the contact elements of the main region into elastic contact with the electrode pads of the semiconductor wafer, is provided behind the main region of the probe card. A guide is arranged to surround the expandable chamber in tight contact therewith. A pushing plate having a hard base and elastic layers is arranged between the expandable chamber and the probe card. The main region is pushed out by the pushing plate in a state parallel to the wafer.
    • 用于半导体晶片的探针装置具有放置晶片的工作台。 具有高刚性的印刷线路板位于工作台的上方。 柔性膜探针卡可拆卸地安装在印刷电路板上。 探针卡具有与半导体晶片的电极焊盘接触的接触元件的主区域。 将刚性矩形框架连接到探针卡的后表面,以便使探针卡平坦化。 用于使主区域的接触元件与半导体晶片的电极焊盘弹性接触的可扩展室设置在探针卡的主区域后面。 布置引导件以与其紧密接触的方式围绕可膨胀室。 具有硬底和弹性层的推板布置在可扩张腔和探针卡之间。 主体区域在与晶片平行的状态下被推板推出。
    • 20. 发明授权
    • Method and apparatus for inspecting semiconductor integrated circuits,
and contactor incorporated in the apparatus
    • 用于检查半导体集成电路的方法和装置以及包含在该装置中的接触器
    • US6084419A
    • 2000-07-04
    • US28091
    • 1998-02-23
    • Takashi SatoKunio Sano
    • Takashi SatoKunio Sano
    • G01R31/28G01R31/02G01R1/04G01R31/302
    • G01R31/2886
    • A wafer inspecting apparatus inspects the electric characteristics of IC chips of a wafer W. The inspection is carried out by simultaneously examining the inspecting electrodes of all IC chips in a contact manner in the state where the wafer W is held on the main chuck. The wafer inspecting apparatus is provided with a contactor, and this contactor is made up of a first contactor, a second contactor and a driving mechanism. The first contactor has a large number of contact projections on the lower surface thereof and a large number of contact electrodes on the entire upper surface thereof. The contact projections are brought into simultaneous contact with the inspecting electrodes. The contact electrodes are electrically connected to the contact projections, respectively. The second contactor has a number of contact elements, such as pogo-pins, which are brought into contact with the contact electrodes of the first contactor. The second contactor is movable, and the driving mechanism moves this second contactor in the X- and Y-directions in such a manner that the contact elements and the contact electrodes are sequentially brought into contact with each other. The contactor may include a third contactor as well. The third contactor is arranged between the first contactor and the wafer W.
    • 晶片检查装置检查晶片W的IC芯片的电特性。通过在将晶片W保持在主卡盘上的状态下以接触方式同时检查所有IC芯片的检查电极来进行检查。 晶片检查装置设有接触器,该接触器由第一接触器,第二接触器和驱动机构构成。 第一接触器在其下表面上具有大量接触突起,并且在其整个上表面上具有大量的接触电极。 接触突起与检查电极同时接触。 接触电极分别与接触突起电连接。 第二接触器具有与第一接触器的接触电极接触的多个接触元件,例如弹簧销。 第二接触器是可移动的,并且驱动机构使得第二接触器在X方向和Y方向上移动,使得接触元件和接触电极相互接触。 接触器也可以包括第三接触器。 第三接触器布置在第一接触器和晶片W之间。