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US 12,685,094 · App. 18/824,884 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Micro-LED wafer testing device and micro-LED wafer testing method

Inventors: Yi-Chuan Huang (Miaoli County, TW); Hsiao-Lu Chen (Miaoli County, TW); Ai-Sen Liu (Miaoli County, TW); Hsiang-An Feng (Miaoli County, TW)
Assignee: INGENTEC CORPORATION
H10P74/273H10H20/857H10W90/00
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,685,094
App. No.
18/824,884
Filed
Sep 4, 2024
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2858
USPC
324/537
Abstract

A micro-LED wafer testing device, being applied to test a micro-LED wafer including a metal substrate and a plurality of micro-LEDs disposed at the metal substrate periodically, includes a transparent substrate, a plurality of through holes disposed at the transparent substrate periodically, and a plurality of testing elements respectively disposed at the through holes. Each of the testing elements includes a metal post filled in one of the through holes, and a dielectric portion connected to a lower end of the metal post. The dielectric portions of the testing elements contact a plurality of contacted members of the micro-LEDs, and a top end of each of the metal posts and the metal substrate are powered to conduct an illustrating test for the contacted members of the micro-LEDs.

Claims (24)

1 . A micro-LED wafer testing device, being applied to test a micro-LED wafer, the micro-LED wafer comprising a metal substrate and a plurality of micro-LEDs, the micro-LEDs disposed at the metal substrate periodically, the micro-LED wafer testing device comprising:

a transparent substrate;

a plurality of through holes disposed at the transparent substrate periodically; and

a plurality of testing elements respectively disposed at the through holes, each of the testing elements comprising:

a metal post filled in one of the through holes; and

a dielectric portion connected to a lower end of the metal post;

wherein the dielectric portions of the testing elements contact a plurality of contacted members of the micro-LEDs, and a top end of each of the metal posts and the metal substrate are powered to conduct an illustrating test for the contacted members of the micro-LEDs.

2 . The micro-LED wafer testing device of claim 1 , wherein two of the contacted members that are contacted by adjacent two of the dielectric portions are adjacent to each other.

3 . The micro-LED wafer testing device of claim 1 , wherein at least one of a plurality of none-contacted members of the micro-LEDs that is not contacted by the dielectric portions is located between two of the contacted members that are contacted by adjacent two of the dielectric portions.

4 . The micro-LED wafer testing device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of electrode pads disposed at the transparent substrate, each of the electrode pads being signally connected to the top end of each of the metal posts.

5 . The micro-LED wafer testing device of claim 4 , wherein the electrode pads are arranged at an edge of an upper surface of the transparent substrate.

6 . The micro-LED wafer testing device of claim 1 , wherein the lower end of each of the metal posts has a plane structure.

7 . The micro-LED wafer testing device of claim 1 , wherein each of the metal posts is made of copper, and each of the dielectric portions is made of SiO 2 .

8 . The micro-LED wafer testing device of claim 1 , wherein a diameter of each of the dielectric portions is larger than a diameter of each of the metal posts.

9 . The micro-LED wafer testing device of claim 1 , wherein each of the dielectric portions has a flat surface.

10 . A micro-LED wafer testing method, comprising:

a micro-LED wafer testing device placing step, wherein a micro-LED wafer testing device is placed on a micro-LED wafer, the micro-LED wafer comprises a metal substrate and a plurality of micro-LEDs disposed at the metal substrate periodically, a plurality of testing elements of the micro-LED wafer testing device contact a plurality of contacted members of the micro-LEDs, the testing elements are arranged periodically, each of the testing elements comprises a metal post and a dielectric portion, and each of the dielectric portions is connected to a lower end of each of the metal posts and faces toward the micro-LED wafer; and

a testing step, wherein a top end of each of the metal posts and the metal substrate are powered to conduct an illustrating test for the contacted members of the micro-LEDs.

11 . The micro-LED wafer testing method of claim 10 , wherein in the testing step, a plurality of plus wave voltages are respectively provided to the metal posts by a controller.

12 . The micro-LED wafer testing method of claim 11 , wherein in the testing step, each of the plus wave voltages comprises a voltage boosting segment, a positive voltage segment, a voltage decreasing segment and a negative voltage segment in order, the controller provides a first member of the plus wave voltages to power a first powered member of the metal posts, and the controller provides the voltage boosting segment of a second member of the plus wave voltages to power a second powered member of the metal posts within the voltage decreasing segment of the first member of the plus wave voltages.

13 . The micro-LED wafer testing method of claim 10 , further comprising a moving step, wherein as the contacted members of the micro-LEDs complete the illustrating test, the micro-LED wafer testing device is moved, and the testing elements of the micro-LED wafer testing device contact a plurality of new-contacted members of the micro-LEDs.

14 . The micro-LED wafer testing method of claim 10 , wherein in the micro-LED wafer testing device placing step, two of the contacted members that are contacted by adjacent two of the dielectric portions are adjacent to each other.

15 . The micro-LED wafer testing method of claim 10 , wherein in the micro-LED wafer testing device placing step, at least one of a plurality of none-contacted members of the micro-LEDs that are not contacted by the dielectric portions is located between two of the contacted members that are contacted by adjacent two of the dielectric portions.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 5, 2024
From: HUANG, YI-CHUAN; CHEN, HSIAO-LU; LIU, AI-SEN; FENG, HSIANG-AN
To: INGENTEC CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 068489/0604 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 113101568 · Jan 15, 2024 · national
Continuity (1)
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