IP Library Granted Patent US 7,554,322
Granted Patent B2
US 7,554,322 · App. 11/083,677 · Granted Jun 30, 2009

Probe station

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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 7,554,322
App. No.
11/083,677
Granted
Jun 30, 2009
Kind
B2
Abstract

A probe station for testing a wafer.

Claims (8)

1. A probe station for probing an electrical device with at least one probe needle, said probe station comprising:

(a) a chuck having an upper surface capable of supporting an electrical device for probing by contact with the tip of said at least one probe needle;

(b) an auxiliary chuck mounted to said probe station and configured to receive a calibration substrate at a location suitable for probing by contact with the tip of said at least one probe needle so as to calibrate test instrumentation used to test an electrical device supported by said chuck; and wherein

(c) said chuck is capable of independent rotation relative to said auxiliary chuck.

2. The probe station of claim 1 where said auxiliary chuck has an upper surface substantially parallel with that of said chuck.

3. The probe station of claim 2 where the upper surfaces of said chuck and said auxiliary chuck, respectively, lie in substantially the same plane.

4. The probe station of claim 1 having a plurality of said auxiliary chucks.

5. The probe station of claim 4 where said plurality of auxiliary chucks are positioned around the periphery of said chuck.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Aug 7, 2025
From: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: FORMFACTOR, INC.
Reel/Frame 072853/0001 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 18, 2018
From: CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.
To: FORMFACTOR BEAVERTON, INC.
Reel/Frame 046573/0664 →
SECURITY INTEREST IN UNITED STATES PATENTS AND TRADEMARKS Recorded Jul 12, 2016
From: FORMFACTOR, INC.; ASTRIA SEMICONDUCTOR HOLDINGS, INC.; CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.; MICRO-PROBE INCORPORATED
To: HSBC BANK USA, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Reel/Frame 039184/0280 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2005
From: NORDGREN, GREG
To: CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.
Reel/Frame 016405/0696 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 16, 2005
From: DUNKLEE, JOHN
To: CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.
Reel/Frame 016406/0021 →