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US 9,678,110 · App. 14/863,449 · Granted Jun 13, 2017

Probe card

Inventors: Chih-Chieh Liao (Taipei, TW); Yu-Min Sun (New Taipei, TW); Chih-Feng Cheng (Taoyuan, TW)
Assignees: GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION; TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
G01R1/07314G01R1/44
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Patent No.
US 9,678,110
App. No.
14/863,449
Granted
Jun 13, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A probe card includes a circuit board, a plurality of probes, and at least one deviation-compensating member. An end of each of the probes is connected to the circuit board. The deviation-compensating member is fixed to the circuit board and connected to the probes. The probes have a first thermal expansion characteristic, the deviation-compensating member has a second thermal expansion characteristic, and the first thermal expansion characteristic and the second thermal expansion characteristic are different.

Claims (16)

1. A probe card, comprising:

a circuit board;

a plurality of probes, wherein an end of each of the probes is connected to the circuit board;

at least one deviation-compensating member fixed to the circuit board and connected to the probes,

wherein the probes have a first thermal expansion characteristic, the deviation-compensating member has a second thermal expansion characteristic, and the first thermal expansion characteristic and the second thermal expansion characteristic are inverse.

2. The probe card of claim 1 , wherein the first thermal expansion characteristic is thermal expansion/cool contraction, and the second thermal expansion characteristic is thermal contraction/cool expansion.

3. The probe card of claim 2 , wherein a material of the deviation-compensating member comprises bismuth (Bi), antimony (Sb), gallium (Ga), zirconium tungstate (ZrW2O8), Li2O—Al2O3-nSiO2, and bronze.

4. The probe card of claim 1 , wherein the first thermal expansion characteristic is thermal contraction/cool expansion, and the second thermal expansion characteristic is thermal expansion/cool contraction.

5. The probe card of claim 4 , wherein a material of the probes comprises bismuth, antimony, gallium, zirconium tungstate, Li2O—Al2O3-nSiO2, and bronze.

6. The probe card of claim 1 , wherein each of the probes has a needle tip, a needle body, and a needle tail sequentially connected, the needle tail is connected to the circuit board, and the deviation-compensating member is connected to the needle body.

7. The probe card of claim 1 , further comprising:

an insulating base fixed to the circuit board and connected to the deviation-compensating member; and

an adhesive member, wherein the deviation-compensating member is connected to the probes through the adhesive member.

8. The probe card of claim 7 , wherein a material of the insulating base comprises a ceramic material, and a material of the adhesive member comprises epoxy.

9. The probe card of claim 7 , wherein the adhesive member has at least one through hole communicated with the deviation-compensating member.

10. The probe card of claim 9 , further comprising a plurality of the deviation-compensating members and a plurality of the through holes, wherein the through holes divide the adhesive member into a plurality of adhesive portions, and each of the deviation-compensating members is connected to the corresponding probe through the corresponding adhesive portion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2015
From: LIAO, CHIH-CHIEH; SUN, YU-MIN; CHENG, CHIH-FENG
To: GLOBAL UNICHIP CORPORATION; TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 036686/0774 →
Priority Claims (1)
CN 2015 1 0388747 · Jul 6, 2015 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170010305A1 · Jan 12, 2017