IP Library Granted Patent US 12,687,489
Granted Patent B2
US 12,687,489 · App. 18/220,672 · Granted Jul 21, 2026

Probe and inspection apparatus including the same

Inventors: Junbum Park (Suwon-si, KR); Namil Koo (Suwon-si, KR); Jaeho Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Jongsu Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Suhwan Park (Suwon-si, KR); Sangwoo Bae (Suwon-si, KR); Inkeun Baek (Suwon-si, KR); Ikseon Jeon (Suwon-si, KR); Martin Priwisch (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
G01N21/3581G01N21/956G01N2021/95676
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12,687,489
App. No.
18/220,672
Filed
Jul 11, 2023
Granted
Jul 21, 2026
Kind
B2
Art Unit
2884
USPC
250/358.1
Abstract

An inspection apparatus is provided. The inspection apparatus includes a substrate extending in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction, a receiver antenna arranged on the substrate and including first and second antenna electrodes, a first waveguide on the substrate, and a second waveguide on the substrate, wherein the first antenna electrode overlaps the first waveguide in a third direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and the second antenna electrode overlaps the second waveguide in the third direction.

Claims (21)

1 . An inspection apparatus comprising:

a substrate extending in a first direction and a second direction perpendicular to the first direction;

a receiver antenna arranged on the substrate and comprising first and second antenna electrodes;

a first waveguide on the substrate; and

a second waveguide on the substrate,

wherein the first antenna electrode overlaps the first waveguide in a third direction that is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction, and

the second antenna electrode overlaps the second waveguide in the third direction.

2 . The inspection apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the first waveguide comprises:

a first lower cladding on the substrate;

a first core on the first lower cladding; and

a first upper cladding on the first core.

3 . The inspection apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first antenna electrode is arranged between the substrate and the first lower cladding.

4 . The inspection apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first antenna electrode is arranged between the first lower cladding and the first core.

5 . The inspection apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first antenna electrode is arranged between the first core and the first upper cladding.

6 . The inspection apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the first core comprises a first base and a first protrusion protruding from the first base in the third direction.

7 . The inspection apparatus of claim 6 , wherein an end portion of the first antenna electrode overlaps the first base in the third direction.

8 . The inspection apparatus of claim 6 , wherein an end portion of the first antenna electrode overlaps the first protrusion in the third direction.

9 . The inspection apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the first antenna electrode comprises a bent portion contacting the first protrusion.

10 . The inspection apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the bent portion contacts an upper surface of the first protrusion.

11 . The inspection apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the bent portion contacts a first side surface of the first protrusion and a second side surface of the first protrusion, which is opposite to the first side surface of the first protrusion.

12 . The inspection apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the bent portion contacts a first side surface of the first protrusion and is apart from a second side surface of the first protrusion, which is opposite to the first side surface of the first protrusion.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jul 26, 2023
From: PARK, JUNBUM; KOO, NAMIL; KIM, JAEHO; KIM, JONGSU; PARK, SUHWAN; BAE, SANGWOO; BAEK, INKEUN; JEON, IKSEON; PRIWISCH, MARTIN
To: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 064383/0432 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2022-0086541 · Jul 13, 2022 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240019362A1 · Jan 18, 2024
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