Probe Card

• US 20160305981A1
• Filed: 04/13/2016
• Published: 10/20/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 04/14/2015
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mpi Corporation
• Original Assignee: Mpi Corporation
• Inventors: Ku, Wei-Cheng, Lai, Jun-Liang, Ho, Chih-Hao, Wei, Hao
• Application Number:
  US15/098,186
• Publication Number:
  US 20160305981A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/2889 Interfaces, e.g. between probe and tester G01R31/31905 and G01R1/07364 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01R 31/31924 Voltage or current aspects, e.g. driver, receiver

Abstract

A probe card for transmitting power signals from a tester to two devices under test (DUTs) is provided, which includes two signal pins, two power conducting circuits, and at least a matching part. The signal pins are made of conductive materials, wherein one end of the signal pin contacts one of the DUTs. The two power conducting circuits are electrically connected to the two signal pins respectively to transmit the power signals to the DUTs. One of two ends of the power conducting circuits is connected to the signal pins; the other end of the power conducting circuits is electrically connected to the tester. The matching part is electrically connected to the power conducting circuit in parallel to lower a resistance of the power conducting circuit below a predetermined value, or to lower a percentage error of resistance of the power conducting circuit below a predetermined percentage error.

Claims

1. A probe card for transmitting power signals from a tester to two devices under test (DUTs), wherein the tester provides power to the DUTs via the power signals, and the DUTs are tested with the power;

the probe card comprising;

two signal pins made of conductive materials, wherein each of the two signal pins has two ends, and one of the two ends thereof contacts one of the DUTs;

two power conducting circuits electrically connected to the two signal pins respectively to transmit the power signals to the DUTs, wherein each of the two power conducting circuits has two ends, and one of the two ends thereof is connected to the other end of the signal pins;

the other end of each of the power conducting circuits is electrically connected to the tester; and

at least a matching part electrically connected to at least one of the power conducting circuits in parallel to lower a resistance of the at least one of the power conducting circuits below a predetermined value.

2. The probe card of claim 1, further comprising a substrate connected to the tester, wherein the power conducting circuit further comprises at least one first power conductor which is provided in the substrate.

3. The probe card of claim 2, further comprising a carrier substrate connected to the substrate, wherein the power conducting circuit further comprises at least one second power conductor provided in the carrier substrate, and the second power conductor and the first power conductor are connected in series;

the matching part is electrically connected to the first power conductor with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to the second power conductor with another end thereof.

4. The probe card of claim 1, wherein the matching part comprises a copper, which is electrically connected to the tester with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to a corresponding signal pin with another end thereof.

5. The probe card of claim 4, wherein the matching part comprises a plurality of stacked layers of copper and a plurality of insulating layers provided between two of the layers of copper to insulate the layers of copper;

each of the layers of copper is electrically connected to the tester with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to a corresponding signal pin with another end thereof.

6. The probe card of claim 4, wherein the copper has at least a notch.

7. The probe card of claim 1, wherein the matching part comprises a multi-core stranded wire, a flexible printed circuit, or a coaxial cable, which is electrically connected to the tester with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to a corresponding signal pin with another end thereof.

8. A probe card for transmitting power signals from a tester to two devices under test (DUTs), wherein the tester provides power to the DUTs via the power signals, and the DUTs are tested with the power;

the probe card comprising;

two signal pins made of conductive materials, wherein each of the two signal pins has two ends, and one of the two ends thereof contacts one of the DUTs;

two power conducting circuits electrically connected to the two signal pins respectively to transmit the power signals to the DUTs, wherein each of the two power conducting circuits has two ends, and one of the two ends thereof is connected to the other end of the signal pins;

the other end of each of the power conducting circuits is electrically connected to the tester; and

at least a matching part electrically connected to at least one of the power conducting circuits in parallel to lower a percentage error of resistance of the at least one of the power conducting circuits below a predetermined percentage error.

9. The probe card of claim 8, further comprising a substrate connected to the tester, wherein the power conducting circuit further comprises at least one first power conductor which is provided in the substrate.

10. The probe card of claim 9, further comprising a carrier substrate connected to the substrate, wherein the power conducting circuit further comprises at least one second power conductor provided in the carrier substrate, and the second power conductor and the first power conductor are connected in series;

the matching part is electrically connected to the first power conductor with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to the second power conductor with another end thereof.

11. The probe card of claim 8, wherein the matching part comprises a copper, which is electrically connected to the tester with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to a corresponding signal pin with another end thereof.

12. The probe card of claim 9, wherein the matching part comprises a copper, which is electrically connected to the tester with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to a corresponding signal pin with another end thereof.

13. The probe card of claim 10, wherein the matching part comprises a copper, which is electrically connected to the tester with the one end thereof, and is electrically connected to a corresponding signal pin with the another end thereof.

14. The probe card of claim 11, wherein the matching part comprises a plurality of stacked layers of copper and a plurality of insulating layers provided between two of the layers of copper to insulate the layers of copper;

each of the layers of copper is electrically connected to the tester with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to a corresponding signal pin with another end thereof.

15. The probe card of claim 11, wherein the copper has at least a notch.

16. The probe card of claim 8, wherein the matching part comprises a multi-core stranded wire, a flexible printed circuit, or a coaxial cable, which is electrically connected to the tester with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to a corresponding signal pin with another end thereof.

17. The probe card of claim 9, wherein the matching part comprises a multi-core stranded wire, a flexible printed circuit, or a coaxial cable, which is electrically connected to the tester with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to a corresponding signal pin with another end thereof.

18. The probe card of claim 10, wherein the matching part comprises a multi-core stranded wire, a flexible printed circuit, or a coaxial cable, which is electrically connected to the tester with one end thereof, and is electrically connected to a corresponding signal pin with another end thereof.

19. The probe card of claim 8, wherein the predetermined percentage error is 10%.