Tooling plate adapted to facilitate rapid and precise attachment into a probing station
OwnerJames Orsilloinventor
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Abstract
A tooling plate for installation into a probe station and being formed of a rigid plate defining a major aperture having a rim. The plate also defines a set of peripheral apertures fitted with spring loaded, retained screws adapted to facilitate fastening to mating threaded holes. In one embodiment, a set of dowel locater holes defined by said bottom surface and being precisely positioned with respect to the location of the major aperture. Another embodiment includes docking equipment adapted to permit connection to a predetermined tester attached to said top of said rigid plate.
Claims4
A tooling plate for installation into a probe station, said tooling plate comprising a rigid plate defining a major aperture having a rim, and a set of peripheral apertures fitted with spring loaded, retained screws adapted to facilitate fastening to mating threaded holes.
A tooling plate for installation into a probe station, said tooling plate comprising a rigid plate having a top and a bottom and defining a major aperture having a rim, and a set of dowel locater holes defined by said bottom surface and being precisely positioned with respect to the location of the major aperture.
A tooling plate for installation into a probe station, said tooling plate comprising a rigid plate having a top and a bottom and defining a major aperture having a rim, and having docking equipment adapted to permit connection to a predetermined tester attached to said top of said rigid plate.
A tooling plate for installation into a probe station, said tooling plate comprising a rigid plate defining a major aperture having a rim adapted to retain a probe card dish and a set of bosses protruding slightly upwardly along said rim, each boss fitted with a threaded hole, to facilitate the attachment of said probe card dish.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.