Electricity: measuring and testing – Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components – Of individual circuit component or element
Patent
1998-02-23
2000-07-04
Ballato, Josie
Electricity: measuring and testing
Fault detecting in electric circuits and of electric components
Of individual circuit component or element
324750, 324758, 3241581, G01R 3102, G01R 31302, G01R 104
Patent
active
060844191
ABSTRACT:
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.
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Sano Kunio
Sato Takashi
Ballato Josie
Hollington Jermele M.
Tokyo Electron Limited
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