Apparatuses, device, and methods for cleaning tester interface contact elements and support hardware
DCFirst Claim
1. A cleaning device for cleaning pin contact elements and support hardware in a semiconductor testing apparatus, the cleaning device comprising:
- a cleaning layer with a configuration for the pin contact elements, the cleaning layer having a plurality of geometric micro-features that extend above a surface of the cleaning layer with predetermined geometrical and dimensional properties;
a substrate having a configuration to be introduced into the testing apparatus during the normal testing operating of the testing apparatus, wherein the substrate comprises a surrogate semiconductor wafer or packaged IC device;
the cleaning layer, secured to the substrate, having predetermined characteristics that clean debris from the pin contact elements and support hardware when the pin contact elements and support hardware contact the cleaning layer so that the pin contact elements and support hardware are cleaned during a normal operation of the testing machine.
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Abstract
A cleaning device for cleaning pin contact elements and support hardware in a semiconductor testing apparatus that has a cleaning layer with a predetermined configuration appropriate for the particular pin contact elements and a substrate having a configuration to be introduced into the testing apparatus during the normal testing operating of the testing apparatus. The cleaning layer secured to the substrate has predetermined characteristics that cause the pad to clean debris the pin contact elements and support hardware when the pin contact elements and support hardware contact the pad during the normal operation of the testing machine.
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1. A cleaning device for cleaning pin contact elements and support hardware in a semiconductor testing apparatus, the cleaning device comprising:
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a cleaning layer with a configuration for the pin contact elements, the cleaning layer having a plurality of geometric micro-features that extend above a surface of the cleaning layer with predetermined geometrical and dimensional properties; a substrate having a configuration to be introduced into the testing apparatus during the normal testing operating of the testing apparatus, wherein the substrate comprises a surrogate semiconductor wafer or packaged IC device; the cleaning layer, secured to the substrate, having predetermined characteristics that clean debris from the pin contact elements and support hardware when the pin contact elements and support hardware contact the cleaning layer so that the pin contact elements and support hardware are cleaned during a normal operation of the testing machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A cleaning device for cleaning pin contact elements and support hardware in a semiconductor testing apparatus, the cleaning device comprising:
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a cleaning layer with a configuration for the pin contact elements, the cleaning layer having a plurality of geometric micro-features that extend above a surface of the cleaning layer with geometrical and dimensional properties so that a contact area and surrounding support hardware are cleaned without modification or damage and wherein the cleaning layer further comprises a plurality of abrasive particles having a Mohs Hardness of 7 or greater for cleaning contact elements and support structures of testing interfaces; a substrate having a configuration to be introduced into the testing apparatus during normal testing operating of the testing apparatus, wherein the substrate comprises a surrogate semiconductor wafer or packaged IC device; and the cleaning layer, secured to the substrate, having characteristics that clean debris from the pin contact elements and support hardware when the pin contact elements and support hardware contact the cleaning layer so that the pin contact elements and support hardware are cleaned, without modification to normal operation of the testing machine. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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