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US 7,459,925 B1Granted
Probe card
AssigneeNanya Technology Corporation
InventorShun-Ker Wu
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Abstract
A PCB of a probe card includes a first region, a second region, a third region and a fourth region arranged clockwise. The circuit pattern of the first region corresponds to the circuit pattern of the third region. The circuit pattern of the second region corresponds to the circuit pattern of the fourth region, wherein the circuit pattern of the first region is different from the circuit pattern of the second region.
Claims11
A probe card comprising:
- a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the printed circuit board comprises:
- a first region formed on the printed circuit board and provided with a first circuit pattern;
- a second region formed on the printed circuit board and provided with a second circuit pattern;
- a third region formed on the printed circuit board and provided with a third circuit pattern;
- a fourth region formed on the printed circuit board and provided with a fourth circuit pattern, wherein the first region, the second region, the third region and the fourth region are arranged clockwise on the printed circuit board, the first circuit pattern corresponds to the third circuit pattern and the second circuit pattern corresponds to the fourth circuit pattern;
- a plurality of connectors positioned on the printed circuit board and in the first region, the second region, the third region and the fourth region, where the connectors are connected to a tester electrically via a plurality of cables;
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- an opening positioned in the center of the printed circuit board;
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- a plurality of probe needles coupled to the printed circuit board electrically.
7 more elements
In a probe card comprising a printed circuit board (PCB), wherein the improvements comprise:
- a first region adapted to be formed on the printed circuit board and comprising a first circuit pattern;
- a second region adapted to be formed on the printed circuit board and comprising a second circuit pattern;
- a third region adapted to be formed on the printed circuit board and comprising a third circuit pattern;
- a fourth region adapted to be formed on the printed circuit board and comprising a fourth circuit pattern, wherein the first region, the second region, the third region and the fourth region are arranged clockwise, and wherein the first circuit pattern and the third circuit pattern correspond to a first pad adapted to be formed on the printed circuit board, and wherein the second circuit pattern and the fourth circuit pattern correspond to a second pad adapted to be formed on the printed circuit board;
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- an opening positioned in the center of the PCB.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.