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• 7 China
• 5 Korea
• 2 Other

Patent Owner(s)

Patent Owner	Address	Total Patents
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC.	BEAVERTON, OR	142

International Classification(s)

• G01R:MEASURING ELECTRIC VARIABLES; MEASURING MAGNETIC V....

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name	Address	# of filed Patents	Total Citations
Campbell, Richard	Portland , US	26	137

Cited Art Landscape

Patent Info	(Count)	# Cites	Year
Other [Check patent profile for assignment information] (36)
4284682 Heat sealable, flame and abrasion resistant coated fabric		128	1980
4383217 Collinear four-point probe head and mount for resistivity measurements		88	1981
4480223 Unitary probe assembly		138	1981
4641659 Medical diagnostic microwave scanning apparatus		114	1982
4563640 Fixed probe board		42	1982
4515133 Fuel economizing device		77	1984
4812754 Circuit board interfacing apparatus		118	1987
4711563 Portable collapsible darkroom		90	1987
4791363 Ceramic microstrip probe blade		137	1987
4988062 Apparatus, system and method for organizing and maintaining a plurality of medical catheters and the like		99	1988
4922912 MAP catheter		122	1988
* 5129006 Electronic audio signal amplifier and loudspeaker system		24	1989
5363050 Quantitative dielectric imaging system		121	1990
5414565 Tilting kinematic mount		85	1991
5187443 Microwave test fixtures for determining the dielectric properties of a material		80	1992
5584608 Anchored cable sling system		87	1994
5670322 Multi site molecule detection method		183	1995
5670888 Method for transporting and testing wafers		128	1995
5621400 Ice detection method and apparatus for an aircraft		42	1995
5744971 Device and apparatus for measuring dielectric properties of materials		99	1995
5831442 Handling device		96	1996
5675932 Plant growing system		94	1996
5949579 Flexible darkness adapting viewer		89	1997
6307363 Ultrahigh-frequency high-impedance passive voltage probe		52	1998
* RE37130 Signal conditioning apparatus		30	1998
6147851 Method for guarding electrical regions having potential gradients		92	1999
6327034 Apparatus for aligning two objects		94	1999
6548311 Device and method for detecting analytes		154	2000
2001/0002,794 Split resistor probe and method		79	2001
2002/0030,480 Apparatus for the automated testing, calibration and characterization of test adapters		12	2001
6587327 Integrated broadband ceramic capacitor array		118	2002
2003/0076,585 Optical system for enhancing the image from a microscope's high power objective lens		31	2002
2003/0139,662 Method and apparatus for detecting, identifying and performing operations on microstructures including, anthrax spores, brain cells, cancer cells, living tissue cells, and macro-objects including stereotactic neurosurgery instruments, weapons and explosives		85	2002
7015707 Micro probe		121	2003
2004/0193,382 Method and apparatus for calibrating a multiport test system for measurement of a DUT		101	2004
2006/0030,060 Apparatus and method for testing defects		42	2005
AUTOCYTE NORTH CAROLINA, L.L.C. (1)
5659421 Slide positioning and holding device		111	1995
GENERAL ELECTRIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS ISRAEL LTD., AN ISRAEL CORPORATION AFFILIATED WITH GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY (1)
4691163 Dual frequency surface probes		116	1985
Stiftesen Institutet for Microvagsteknik (1)
4476363 Method and device for heating by microwave energy		37	1983
DAINIPPON SCREEN MFG. CO., LTD. (2)
4531474 Rotary board treating apparatus		89	1984
4746857 Probing apparatus for measuring electrical characteristics of semiconductor device formed on wafer		96	1986
CONIFER CORPORATION (1)
5293175 Stacked dual dipole MMDS feed		148	1993
KDC Technology Corp. (1)
5227730 Microwave needle dielectric sensors		115	1992
Kraftwerk Union Aktiengesellschaft (1)
4642417 Concentric three-conductor cable		115	1985
BLUE LEAF I.P., INC. (2)
5316435 Three function control system		50	1992
5360312 Three function control mechanism		48	1992
SIERRA MONOLITHICS, INC. (1)
6639461 Ultra-wideband power amplifier module apparatus and method for optical and electronic communications		84	2001
HUGHES ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (7)
4727319 Apparatus for on-wafer testing of electrical circuits		75	1985
4772846 Wafer alignment and positioning apparatus for chip testing by voltage contrast electron microscopy		141	1986
4908570 Method of measuring FET noise parameters		43	1987
5313157 Probe for jesting an electrical circuit chip		93	1992
5583445 Opto-electronic membrane probe		105	1994
5611008 Substrate system for optoelectronic/microwave circuits		88	1996
5623214 Multiport membrane probe for full-wafer testing		109	1996
CROWN CORK & SEAL TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION (1)
6130536 Preform test fixture and method of measuring a wall thickness		38	1998
ROSENBERGER HOCHFREQUENZTECHNIK GMBH & CO. KG (1)
2004/0066,181 High-frequency probe tip		82	2003
NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORPORATION (2)
4581679 Multi-element circuit construction		102	1985
2005/0026,276 Remote detection and analysis of chemical and biological aerosols		80	2003
BROADCOM CORPORATION (1)
7088981 Apparatus for reducing flicker noise in a mixer circuit		114	2001
BRUKER NANO, INC. (2)
5376790 Scanning probe microscope		118	1992
5672816 Large stage system for scanning probe microscopes and other instruments		119	1995
PROFILE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
2001/0044,152 Dual beam, pulse propagation analyzer, medical profiler interferometer		73	2001
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION (2)
5479109 Testing device for integrated circuits on wafer		118	1994
6040739 Waveguide to microstrip backshort with external spring compression		77	1998
Garmin Corporation (1)
5966645 Transmitter with low-level modulation and minimal harmonic emissions		45	1997
NIKON CORPORATION (2)
6628503 Gas cooled electrostatic pin chuck for vacuum applications		111	2001
2002/0176,160 Microscope system		45	2002
HEWLETT-PACKARD COMPANY (2)
4795962 Floating driver circuit and a device for measuring impedances of electrical components		95	1987
5133119 Shearing stress interconnection apparatus and method		66	1991
HITACHI CONSUMER ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (1)
7012871 Information recording method and apparatus with suppressed mark edge jitters		76	2004
HEWLETT-PACKARD DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, L.P. (4)
4839587 Test fixture for tab circuits and devices		156	1988
5198753 Integrated circuit test fixture and method		131	1990
5691503 Electro-magnetically shielded door hinge		41	1994
2004/0201,388 Support for an electronic probe and related methods		42	2003
BLACKBERRY LIMITED (1)
6794950 Waveguide to microstrip transition		89	2001
Hughes Aircraft Company (5)
4918373 R.F. phase noise test set using fiber optic delay line		52	1988
4835495 Diode device packaging arrangement		41	1988
5326412 Method for electrodepositing corrosion barrier on isolated circuitry		75	1992
5512835 Electrical probe and method for measuring gaps and other discontinuities in enclosures using electrical inductance for RF shielding assessment		75	1992
5412866 Method of making a cast elastomer/membrane test probe assembly		123	1993
Santronics, Inc. (1)
7030599 Hand held voltage detection probe		102	2004
ISC CO., LTD. (1)
7071722 Anisotropic, conductive sheet and impedance measuring probe		35	2003
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED (13)
4888550 Intelligent multiprobe tip		92	1983
5128612 Disposable high performance test head		26	1990
5159752 Scanning electron microscope based parametric testing method and apparatus		119	1990
5225037 Method for fabrication of probe card for testing of semiconductor devices		216	1991
5317656 Fiber optic network for multi-point emissivity-compensated semiconductor wafer pyrometry		74	1993
5511010 Method and apparatus of eliminating interference in an undersettled electrical signal		93	1994
6292760 Method and apparatus to measure non-coherent signals		93	1998
6906539 High density, area array probe card apparatus		58	2001
6911834 Multiple contact vertical probe solution enabling Kelvin connection benefits for conductive bump probing		57	2002
* 6741129 Differential amplifier slew rate boosting scheme		34	2002
7026833 Multiple-chip probe and universal tester contact assemblage		102	2005
7327153 Analog built-in self-test module		35	2005
7323899 System and method for resumed probing of a wafer		19	2006
INTERMEC IP CORP. (1)
6236223 Method and apparatus for wireless radio frequency testing of RFID integrated circuits		222	1999
SENSOR DIAGNOSTICS, INC. (1)
4713347 Measurement of ligand/anti-ligand interactions using bulk conductance		221	1985
OMNIPROBE, INC. (1)
6420722 Method for sample separation and lift-out with one cut		127	2001
MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. (11)
4970386 Vertical FET high speed optical sensor		43	1989
5487999 Method for fabricating a penetration limited contact having a rough textured surface		173	1994
5686317 Method for forming an interconnect having a penetration limited contact structure for establishing a temporary electrical connection with a semiconductor die		239	1995
5869974 Micromachined probe card having compliant contact members for testing semiconductor wafers		173	1996
6071009 Semiconductor wirebond machine leadframe thermal map system		46	1997
6181144 Semiconductor probe card having resistance measuring circuitry and method fabrication		182	1998
6194720 Preparation of transmission electron microscope samples		111	1998
6359456 Probe card and test system for semiconductor wafers		115	2001
6924653 Selectively configurable microelectronic probes		60	2002
7026835 Engagement probe having a grouping of projecting apexes for engaging a conductive pad		93	2002
7009188 Lift-out probe having an extension tip, methods of making and using, and analytical instruments employing same		97	2004
HAMAMATSU PHOTONICS K.K. (1)
4922186 Voltage detector		82	1988
SANTEC CORPORATION (1)
7323680 Optical deflection probe and optical deflection probe device		21	2006
ANDO ELECTRIC CO., LTD. (1)
2001/0054,906 Probe card and a method of manufacturing the same		78	2001
TECHSEARCH, L.L.C. (2)
4600907 Coplanar microstrap waveguide interconnector and method of interconnection		55	1985
4626805 Surface mountable microwave IC package		62	1985
THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY (1)
5478748 Protein assay using microwave energy		89	1994
GOOGLE INC. (3)
5751153 Method and apparatus for characterizing a multiport circuit		40	1996
5793213 Method and apparatus for calibrating a network analyzer		94	1996
5751252 Method and antenna for providing an omnidirectional pattern		97	1997
MDS INC. (5)
6376258 Resonant bio-assay device and test system for detecting molecular binding events		140	2000
6340568 Method for detecting and classifying nucleic acid hybridization		87	2001
6566079 Methods for analyzing protein binding events		107	2001
2003/0032,000 Method for analyzing cellular events		95	2001
2002/0168,659 System and method for characterizing the permittivity of molecular events		75	2002
CREDENCE SYSTEMS CORPORATION (1)
5883523 Coherent switching power for an analog circuit tester		105	1997
MITSUBISHI GAS CHEMICAL COMPANY, INC. (1)
6222031 Process for preparing water-soluble tricarboxypolysaccharide		83	1998
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA (3)
4899126 Thick film resistor type printed circuit board		100	1989
5089774 Apparatus and a method for checking a semiconductor		129	1990
5374938 Waveguide to microstrip conversion means in a satellite broadcasting adaptor		95	1993
SHARP LABORATORIES OF AMERICA, INC. (1)
7057404 Shielded probe for testing a device under test		22	2003
MEDISPECTRA, INC. (1)
2004/0186,382 Spectral volume microprobe arrays		84	2003
CERPROBE CORPORATION (1)
6002426 Inverted alignment station and method for calibrating needles of probe card for probe testing of integrated circuits		114	1997
EADS DEUTSCHLAND GMBH (1)
6636182 Structural antenna for flight aggregates or aircraft		74	2001
LION APPAREL, INC. (1)
5157790 Firefighter garment with lumbar support		50	1991
Reliability Incorporated (1)
2002/0070,745 Cooling system for burn-in unit		85	2000
AVAGO TECHNOLOGIES ECBU IP (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. (1)
5066357 Method for making flexible circuit card with laser-contoured vias and machined capacitors		108	1990
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (32)
4980637 Force delivery system for improved precision membrane probe		100	1988
4918383 Membrane probe with automatic contact scrub action		159	1988
4906920 Self-leveling membrane probe		207	1988
5172051 Wide bandwidth passive probe		111	1991
5298972 Method and apparatus for measuring polarization sensitivity of optical devices		111	1991
5274336 Capacitively-coupled test probe		141	1992
5308250 Pressure contact for connecting a coaxial shield to a microstrip ground plane		30	1992
5463324 Probe with contacts that interdigitate with and wedge between adjacent legs of an IC or the like		48	1993
5507652 Wedge connector for integrated circuits		40	1995
5578932 Method and apparatus for providing and calibrating a multiport network analyzer		148	1995
5945836 Loaded-board, guided-probe test fixture		133	1996
5923180 Compliant wafer prober docking adapter		72	1997
5940965 Method of making multiple lead voltage probe		30	1997
5903143 Probe apparatus with RC circuit connected between ground and a guard		95	1997
6060888 Error correction method for reflection measurements of reciprocal devices in vector network analyzers		113	1998
6251595 Methods and devices for carrying out chemical reactions		129	1998
6175228 Electronic probe for measuring high impedance tri-state logic circuits		84	1998
6271673 Probe for measuring signals		105	1999
6407562 Probe tip terminating device providing an easily changeable feed-through termination		95	1999
2001/0024,116 Electronic probe for measuring high impedance tri-state logic circuits		80	2001
6643597 Calibrating a test system using unknown standards		119	2001
6717426 Blade-like connecting needle		79	2002
6768328 Single point probe structure and method		77	2002
6864694 Voltage probe		91	2002
2004/0140,819 Differential voltage probe		33	2003
2005/0030,047 Method and apparatus for measuring a device under test using an improved through-reflect-line measurement calibration		87	2003
7025628 Electronic probe extender		117	2003
2004/0162,689 Multiport network analyzer calibration employing reciprocity of a device		95	2004
6933713 High bandwidth oscilloscope probe with replaceable cable		58	2004
7005868 Apparatus and method for canceling DC errors and noise generated by ground shield current in a probe		94	2004
7030328 Liquid metal switch employing micro-electromechanical system (MEMS) structures for actuation		13	2004
7026834 Multiple two axis floating probe block assembly using split probe block		93	2005
DERMON, JOHN A. (1)
4980638 Microcircuit probe and method for manufacturing same		26	1989
NORTH STAR INNOVATIONS INC. (1)
6127831 Method of testing a semiconductor device by automatically measuring probe tip parameters		107	1997
LEXMARK INTERNATIONAL, INC. (1)
6154238 Scanning print head		42	1997
KLA-TENCOR CORPORATION (2)
6633174 Stepper type test structures and methods for inspection of semiconductor integrated circuits		156	2000
6771806 Multi-pixel methods and apparatus for analysis of defect information from test structures on semiconductor devices		200	2000
SV PROBE PTE LTD. (9)
5521518 Probe card apparatus		136	1991
5180977 Membrane probe contact bump compliancy system		146	1991
5422574 Large scale protrusion membrane for semiconductor devices under test with very high pin counts		183	1993
5720098 Method for making a probe preserving a uniform stress distribution under deflection		118	1995
5742174 Membrane for holding a probe tip in proper location		135	1995
5623213 Membrane probing of circuits		97	1996
6037785 Probe card apparatus		109	1996
5973504 Programmable high-density electronic device testing		101	1997
6908364 Method and apparatus for probe tip cleaning and shaping pad		58	2001
DEBIOTECH S.A. (1)
7005078 Micromachined fluidic device and method for making same		187	2001
Mattson Technology, Inc. (1)
6172337 System and method for thermal processing of a semiconductor substrate		105	1999
ADVANTEST AMERICA, INC (2)
6295729 Angled flying lead wire bonding process		148	1998
6708403 Angled flying lead wire bonding process		139	2003
WICO DISTRIBUTION CORP., A DE CORP. (1)
4558609 Joystick controller with interchangeable handles		29	1983
HYNIX SEMICONDUCTOR INC. (1)
7002364 Semiconductor device for reducing the number of probing pad used during wafer test and method for testing the same		97	2003
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA (7)
4755747 Wafer prober and a probe card to be used therewith		109	1985
4864227 Wafer prober		132	1988
4929893 Wafer prober		161	1988
5145552 Process for preparing electrical connecting member		68	1990
5304924 Edge detector		99	1992
5731920 Converting adapter for interchangeable lens assembly		95	1995
5685232 Positioning stage device exposure apparatus and device manufacturing method utilizing the same		116	1996
VEECO INSTRUMENTS ACQUISITION CORP. (1)
4707657 Connector assembly for a circuit board testing machine, a circuit board testing machine, and a method of testing a circuit board by means of a circuit board testing machine		150	1985
CHENG, DAVID (1)
5479108 Method and apparatus for handling wafers		158	1992
ENDEVCO CORPORATION (1)
5214243 High-temperature, low-noise coaxial cable assembly with high strength reinforcement braid		130	1991
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES INC. (3)
5970429 Method and apparatus for measuring electrical noise in devices		134	1997
6121836 Differential amplifier		37	1998
6245692 Method to selectively heat semiconductor wafers		91	1999
VEECO METROLOGY INC. (1)
7001785 Capacitance probe for thin dielectric film characterization		100	2004
GOOGLE LLC (1)
6078500 Pluggable chip scale package		107	1998
TELEDYNE LECROY, INC. (3)
6822463 Active differential test probe with a transmission line input structure		77	2002
6870359 Self-calibrating electrical test probe		40	2002
7019544 Transmission line input structure test probe		97	2004
Nuclear Filter Technology, Inc. (1)
6948391 Probe with integral vent, sampling port and filter element		66	2003
MURATA MANUFACTURING CO., LTD. (1)
6838885 Method of correcting measurement error and electronic component characteristic measurement apparatus		101	2003
MOTOROLA, INC. (4)
4453142 Microstrip to waveguide transition		113	1981
4646005 Signal probe		100	1984
5561378 Circuit probe for measuring a differential circuit		33	1994
5748506 Calibration technique for a network analyzer		96	1996
M/A-COM TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS HOLDINGS, INC. (1)
5142224 Non-destructive semiconductor wafer probing system using laser pulses to generate and detect millimeter wave signals		106	1991
M/A-COM, INC. (1)
4376920 Shielded radio frequency transmission cable		143	1981
CAROLINAS HEART INSTITUTE, THE (1)
5715819 Microwave tomographic spectroscopy system and method		175	1994
MITSUBISHI DENKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA (6)
5408188 High frequency wafer probe including open end waveguide		77	1992
5493236 Test analysis apparatus and analysis method for semiconductor wafer using OBIC analysis		193	1994
6144212 Vertical needle type probe card, method of manufacturing thereof, method of replacing defective probe needle and test method of wafer using the probe card		112	1998
6242929 Probe needle for vertical needle type probe card and fabrication thereof		90	1998
6404213 Probe stylus		85	1999
7173433 Circuit property measurement method		19	2005
STMicroelectronics S.A. (2)
6146908 Method of manufacturing a test circuit on a silicon wafer		32	1999
6480013 Method for the calibration of an RF integrated circuit probe		101	2000
Thomson Hybrides et Microondes (1)
4901012 Circuit for measuring the dynamic characteristics of a package for high-speed integrated circuits and a method for measuring said dynamic characteristics		39	1987
ST. CLAIR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CONSULTANTS, INC. (1)
4904933 Integrated circuit probe station		114	1986
SIGNATURE BIOSCIENCESM INC. (1)
6395480 Computer program and database structure for detecting molecular binding events		114	1999
WI-LAN INC. (2)
5565881 Balun apparatus including impedance transformer having transformation length		84	1994
5628057 Multi-port radio frequency signal transformation network		100	1996
TDK RF Solutions (1)
6657601 Metrology antenna system utilizing two-port, sleeve dipole and non-radiating balancing network		78	2001
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT LP (2)
6233613 High impedance probe for monitoring fast ethernet LAN links		98	1997
7002133 Detecting one or more photons from their interactions with probe photons in a matter system		93	2003
BENHOV GMBH, LLC (1)
6418009 Broadband multi-layer capacitor		88	2000
TDK CORPORATION (2)
5510792 Anechoic chamber and wave absorber		95	1994
7012425 Eddy-current probe		95	2005
Thomson-CSF (1)
4742571 Coupling device between a metal wave guide, a dielectric wave guide and a semiconductor component and a mixer using this coupling device		88	1986
Iwasaki Correspond Industry Co., Ltd. (1)
6933737 Probe card		56	2003
Kaiser Optical Systems (1)
6907149 Compact optical measurement probe		65	2003
REMOLEAUX TECHNOLOGIES AG, LLC (1)
5686960 Image input device having optical deflection elements for capturing multiple sub-images		170	1994
KEITHLEY INSTRUMENTS, INC. (1)
6104206 Product wafer junction leakage measurement using corona and a kelvin probe		129	1997
ELK FINANCIAL, INC. (2)
6064217 Fine pitch contact device employing a compliant conductive polymer bump		134	1996
2002/0011,859 METHOD FOR FORMING CONDUCTIVE BUMPS FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTRRUCTING A FINE PITCH TEST DEVICE		114	1998
TOKYO OHKA KOGYO CO., LTD. (1)
5571324 Rotary-cup coating apparatus		104	1994
Hypervision, Inc. (1)
5475316 Transportable image emission microscope		141	1993
MTU MOTOREN-UND TURBINEN-UNION MUENCHEN GMBH (1)
5232789 Structural component with a protective coating having a nickel or cobalt basis and method for making such a coating		92	1992
SMSC ANALOG TECHNOLOGY, INC. (1)
6753699 Integrated circuit and method of controlling output impedance		81	2002
SINGULUS TECHNOLOGIES GMBH (1)
5876082 Device for gripping and holding substrates		70	1997
ADVANTEST CORPORATION (8)
5172049 IC test equipment		135	1991
5644248 Test head cooling system		85	1995
5767690 Test head cooling system		93	1997
6191596 Method for detecting a contact position between an object to be measured and measuring pins		81	1998
6174744 Method of producing micro contact structure and contact probe using same		138	2000
2002/0011,863 IC chip tester with heating element for preventing condensation		89	2001
7020360 Wavelength dispersion probing system		94	2002
6937040 Probe module and a testing apparatus		61	2004
MITEL SEMICONDUCTOR LIMITED (1)
5764070 Structure for testing bare integrated circuit devices		66	1996
Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha (1)
4491783 Apparatus for measuring noise factor and available gain		30	1982
Technoprobe S.r.l. (1)
2002/0070,743 Testing head having vertical probes		96	2001
MOLECULAR DEVICES, INC. (1)
5164319 Multiple chemically modulated capacitance determination		333	1989
Data Probe Corporation (1)
4588950 Test system for VLSI digital circuit and method of testing		98	1983
Honeywell Inc. (1)
5347204 Position dependent rate dampening in any active hand controller		58	1992
Kai Technologies, Inc. (1)
6275738 Microwave devices for medical hyperthermia, thermotherapy and diagnosis		153	1999
MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. (4)
5594358 Radio frequency probe and probe card including a signal needle and grounding needle coupled to a microstrip transmission line		98	1994
5794133 Microwave mixing circuit		84	1996
6806836 Helical antenna apparatus provided with two helical antenna elements, and radio communication apparatus provided with same helical antenna apparatus		76	2003
7219416 Method of manufacturing a magnetic element		22	2004
WALES ABERYSTWYTH, UNIVERSITY OF (1)
5569591 Analytical or monitoring apparatus and method		162	1994
SONY CORPORATION (4)
5669316 Turntable for rotating a wafer carrier		101	1993
6362792 Antenna apparatus and portable radio set		81	2000
6366247 Antenna device and portable radio set		85	2000
8035987 Electronic device having a groove partitioning functional and mounting parts from each other		35	2007
Spectroscopy Imaging Systems Corporation (1)
4916398 Efficient remote transmission line probe tuning for NMR apparatus		95	1988
FormFactor, Inc. (156)
5476211 Method of manufacturing electrical contacts, using a sacrificial member		378	1993
5917707 Flexible contact structure with an electrically conductive shell		315	1994
6049976 Method of mounting free-standing resilient electrical contact structures to electronic components		125	1995
5772451 Sockets for electronic components and methods of connecting to electronic components		424	1995
5974662 Method of planarizing tips of probe elements of a probe card assembly		379	1995
5829128 Method of mounting resilient contact structures to semiconductor devices		237	1995
5852871 Method of making raised contacts on electronic components		144	1995
5601740 Method and apparatus for wirebonding, for severing bond wires, and for forming balls on the ends of bond wires		118	1995
5820014 Solder preforms		127	1996
5773780 Method of severing bond wires and forming balls at their ends		77	1996
5900738 Contact structure device for interconnections, interposer, semiconductor assembly and package using the same and method		149	1996
5926951 Method of stacking electronic components		178	1996
6184587 Resilient contact structures, electronic interconnection component, and method of mounting resilient contact structures to electronic components		124	1996
6242803 Semiconductor devices with integral contact structures		94	1996
6274823 Interconnection substrates with resilient contact structures on both sides		129	1996
6476333 Raised contact structures (solder columns)		73	1996
6064213 Wafer-level burn-in and test		267	1997
5806181 Contact carriers (tiles) for populating larger substrates with spring contacts		279	1997
5994152 Fabricating interconnects and tips using sacrificial substrates		262	1997
6442831 Method for shaping spring elements		75	1997
6482013 Microelectronic spring contact element and electronic component having a plurality of spring contact elements		159	1997
5832601 Method of making temporary connections between electronic components		201	1997
5864946 Method of making contact tip structures		173	1997
5878486 Method of burning-in semiconductor devices		110	1997
5884398 Mounting spring elements on semiconductor devices		106	1997
5983493 Method of temporarily, then permanently, connecting to a semiconductor device		120	1997
5998228 Method of testing semiconductor		130	1997
6032356 Wafer-level test and burn-in, and semiconductor process		165	1997
6184053 Method of making microelectronic spring contact elements		206	1997
5912046 Method and apparatus for applying a layer of flowable coating material to a surface of an electronic component		81	1997
5998864 Stacking semiconductor devices, particularly memory chips		212	1997
6050829 Making discrete power connections to a space transformer of a probe card assembly		161	1997
6307161 Partially-overcoated elongate contact structures		79	1997
6043563 Electronic components with terminals and spring contact elements extending from areas which are remote from the terminals		168	1997
6741085 Contact carriers (tiles) for populating larger substrates with spring contacts		96	1997
6520778 Microelectronic contact structures, and methods of making same		157	1998
6720501 PC board having clustered blind vias		71	1998
6042712 Apparatus for controlling plating over a face of a substrate		117	1998
6090261 Method and apparatus for controlling plating over a face of a substrate		84	1998
6110823 Method of modifying the thickness of a plating on a member by creating a temperature gradient on the member, applications for employing such a method, and structures resulting from such a method		190	1998
6023103 Chip-scale carrier for semiconductor devices including mounted spring contacts		160	1998
6033935 Sockets for "springed" semiconductor devices		111	1998
6669489 Interposer, socket and assembly for socketing an electronic component and method of making and using same		117	1998
6330164 Interconnect assemblies and methods including ancillary electronic component connected in immediate proximity of semiconductor device		129	1998
6029344 Composite interconnection element for microelectronic components, and method of making same		219	1998
6246247 Probe card assembly and kit, and methods of using same		128	1998
6441315 Contact structures with blades having a wiping motion		128	1998
6690185 Large contactor with multiple, aligned contactor units		140	1998
6255126 Lithographic contact elements		237	1998
6268015 Method of making and using lithographic contact springs		127	1998
6150186 Method of making a product with improved material properties by moderate heat-treatment of a metal incorporating a dilute additive		103	1998
6429029 Concurrent design and subsequent partitioning of product and test die		169	1998
6456099 Special contact points for accessing internal circuitry of an integrated circuit		121	1998
6215670 Method for manufacturing raised electrical contact pattern of controlled geometry		154	1999
6208225 Filter structures for integrated circuit interfaces		158	1999
6218910 High bandwidth passive integrated circuit tester probe card assembly		144	1999
6448865 Integrated circuit interconnect system		75	1999
6452411 Efficient parallel testing of integrated circuit devices using a known good device to generate expected responses		110	1999
6480978 Parallel testing of integrated circuit devices using cross-DUT and within-DUT comparisons		88	1999
6499121 Distributed interface for parallel testing of multiple devices using a single tester channel		101	1999
6627483 Method for mounting an electronic component		102	1999
6644982 Method and apparatus for the transport and tracking of an electronic component		123	1999
6887723 Method for processing an integrated circuit including placing dice into a carrier and testing		76	1999
6468098 Electrical contactor especially wafer level contactor using fluid pressure		99	1999
6655023 Method and apparatus for burning-in semiconductor devices in wafer form		84	1999
6827584 Interconnect for microelectronic structures with enhanced spring characteristics		94	1999
6491968 Methods for making spring interconnect structures		103	1999
6672875 Spring interconnect structures		113	1999
6339338 Apparatus for reducing power supply noise in an integrated circuit		91	2000
6168974 Process of mounting spring contacts to semiconductor devices		115	2000
6459343 Integrated circuit interconnect system forming a multi-pole filter		72	2000
6232149 Sockets for "springed" semiconductor devices		79	2000
6509751 Planarizer for a semiconductor contactor		144	2000
6215196 Electronic component with terminals and spring contact elements extending from areas which are remote from the terminals		72	2000
6640432 Method of fabricating shaped springs		107	2000
6677744 System for measuring signal path resistance for an integrated circuit tester interconnect structure		73	2000
6476630 Method for testing signal paths between an integrated circuit wafer and a wafer tester		75	2000
6525555 Wafer-level burn-in and test		103	2000
6727579 ELECTRICAL CONTACT STRUCTURES FORMED BY CONFIGURING A FLEXIBLE WIRE TO HAVE A SPRINGABLE SHAPE AND OVERCOATING THE WIRE WITH AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF A RESILIENT CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, METHODS OF MOUNTING THE CONTACT STRUCTURES TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, AND APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYING THE CONTACT STRUCTURES		104	2000
6685817 Method and apparatus for controlling plating over a face of a substrate		65	2000
6622103 System for calibrating timing of an integrated circuit wafer tester		94	2000
6603323 Closed-grid bus architecture for wafer interconnect structure		92	2000
6727580 Microelectronic spring contact elements		79	2000
6539531 Method of designing, fabricating, testing and interconnecting an IC to external circuit nodes		119	2000
6835898 ELECTRICAL CONTACT STRUCTURES FORMED BY CONFIGURING A FLEXIBLE WIRE TO HAVE A SPRINGABLE SHAPE AND OVERCOATING THE WIRE WITH AT LEAST ONE LAYER OF A RESILIENT CONDUCTIVE MATERIAL, METHODS OF MOUNTING THE CONTACT STRUCTURES TO ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS, AND APPLICATIONS FOR EMPLOYING THE CONTACT STRUCTURES		91	2000
6778406 Resilient contact structures for interconnecting electronic devices		152	2000
6475822 Method of making microelectronic contact structures		92	2000
6597187 Special contact points for accessing internal circuitry of an integrated circuit		78	2000
6603324 Special contact points for accessing internal circuitry of an integrated circuit		72	2000
6606575 Cross-correlation timing calibration for wafer-level IC tester interconnect systems		85	2000
6621260 Special contact points for accessing internal circuitry of an integrated circuit		80	2000
6701612 Method and apparatus for shaping spring elements		90	2000
6713374 Interconnect assemblies and methods		104	2000
6836962 Method and apparatus for shaping spring elements		79	2000
6538538 High frequency printed circuit board via		93	2001
6791176 Lithographic contact elements		80	2001
6616966 Method of making lithographic contact springs		128	2001
6780001 Forming tool for forming a contoured microelectronic spring mold		75	2001
6501343 Integrated circuit tester with high bandwidth probe assembly		94	2001
6606014 Filter structures for integrated circuit interfaces		63	2001
6534856 Sockets for "springed" semiconductor devices		90	2001
6910268 Method for fabricating an IC interconnect system including an in-street integrated circuit wafer via		149	2001
6856150 Probe card with coplanar daughter card		88	2001
6627980 Stacked semiconductor device assembly with microelectronic spring contacts		83	2001
6538214 Method for manufacturing raised electrical contact pattern of controlled geometry		78	2001
6882239 Electromagnetically coupled interconnect system		92	2001
6888362 Test head assembly for electronic components with plurality of contoured microelectronic spring contacts		97	2001
6729019 Method of manufacturing a probe card		112	2001
6678876 Process and apparatus for finding paths through a routing space		92	2001
6862727 Process and apparatus for adjusting traces		72	2001
6764869 Method of assembling and testing an electronics module		71	2001
6714828 Method and system for designing a probe card		74	2001
6882546 Multiple die interconnect system		75	2001
6664628 Electronic component overlapping dice of unsingulated semiconductor wafer		70	2001
6456103 Apparatus for reducing power supply noise in an integrated circuit		90	2001
6759311 Fan out of interconnect elements attached to semiconductor wafer		71	2001
6817052 Apparatuses and methods for cleaning test probes		94	2001
6816031 Adjustable delay transmission line		73	2001
6624648 Probe card assembly		121	2001
6777319 Microelectronic spring contact repair		81	2001
6479308 Semiconductor fuse covering		70	2001
6615485 Probe card assembly and kit, and methods of making same		98	2001
6891385 Probe card cooling assembly with direct cooling of active electronic components		94	2001
7002363 Method and system for compensating thermally induced motion of probe cards		123	2001
6741092 Method and system for detecting an arc condition		63	2001
6864105 Method of manufacturing a probe card		72	2002
6680659 Integrated circuit interconnect system		74	2002
6784674 Test signal distribution system for IC tester		76	2002
6798225 Tester channel to multiple IC terminals		81	2002
6825422 Interconnection element with contact blade		83	2002
6812691 Compensation for test signal degradation due to DUT fault		70	2002
6640415 Segmented contactor		111	2002
6657455 Predictive, adaptive power supply for an integrated circuit under test		83	2002
6807734 Microelectronic contact structures, and methods of making same		79	2002
6559671 Efficient parallel testing of semiconductor devices using a known good device to generate expected responses		75	2002
6646520 Integrated circuit interconnect system		77	2002
6839964 Method for manufacturing a multi-layer printed circuit board		68	2002
6686754 Integrated circuit tester with high bandwidth probe assembly		75	2002
6678850 Distributed interface for parallel testing of multiple devices using a single tester channel		74	2002
6818840 Method for manufacturing raised electrical contact pattern of controlled geometry		68	2002
6642625 Sockets for "springed" semiconductor devices		66	2002
6661316 High frequency printed circuit board via		71	2002
6825052 Test assembly including a test die for testing a semiconductor product die		87	2002
6788094 Wafer-level burn-in and test		78	2002
6845491 Method of designing, fabricating, testing and interconnecting an IC to external circuit nodes		73	2003
6784677 Closed-grid bus architecture for wafer interconnect structure		66	2003
7342402 Method of probing a device using captured image of probe structure in which probe tips comprise alignment features		25	2003
6911835 High performance probe system		87	2003
6838893 Probe card assembly		75	2003
6870381 Insulative covering of probe tips		64	2003
6911814 Apparatus and method for electromechanical testing and validation of probe cards		79	2003
6913468 Methods of removably mounting electronic components to a circuit board, and sockets formed by the methods		95	2003
6949942 Predictive, adaptive power supply for an integrated circuit under test		46	2003
6822529 Integrated circuit interconnect system		73	2003
6917210 Integrated circuit tester with high bandwidth probe assembly		69	2003
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SUMITOMO WIRING SYSTEMS, LTD. (1)
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SCHLUMBERGER TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION (1)
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The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army (2)
6201453 H-plane hermetic sealed waveguide probe		20	1998
6731804 Thermal luminescence liquid monitoring system and method		82	2000
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The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Air Force (4)
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6215295 Photonic field probe and calibration means thereof		115	1998
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6605955 Temperature controlled wafer chuck system with low thermal resistance		116	2000
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6621082 Automatic focusing system for scanning electron microscope equipped with laser defect detection function		101	2002
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5833601 Methodology for determining oxygen in biological systems		85	1997
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6232787 Microstructure defect detection		165	1999
7319335 Configurable prober for TFT LCD array testing		20	2004
GYRUS MEDICAL LIMITED (1)
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TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED (35)
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5084671 Electric probing-test machine having a cooling system		198	1990
5091692 Probing test device		117	1990
5198752 Electric probing-test machine having a cooling system		156	1991
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5321352 Probe apparatus and method of alignment for the same		133	1992
5321453 Probe apparatus for probing an object held above the probe card		103	1992
5635846 Test probe having elongated conductor embedded in an elostomeric material which is mounted on a space transformer		214	1993
5404111 Probe apparatus with a swinging holder for an object of examination		114	1993
5517126 Probe apparatus		135	1993
5521522 Probe apparatus for testing multiple integrated circuit dies		144	1993
5539676 Method of identifying probe position and probing method in prober		94	1994
5811982 High density cantilevered probe for electronic devices		200	1996
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5910727 Electrical inspecting apparatus with ventilation system		90	1996
5821763 Test probe for high density integrated circuits, methods of fabrication thereof and methods of use thereof		245	1996
5804983 Probe apparatus with tilt correction mechanisms		153	1997
6334247 High density integrated circuit apparatus, test probe and methods of use thereof		167	1997
5914614 High density cantilevered probe for electronic devices		98	1997
5999268 Apparatus for aligning a semiconductor wafer with an inspection contactor		123	1997
6060892 Probe card attaching mechanism		100	1997
6300780 High density integrated circuit apparatus, test probe and methods of use thereof		144	1998
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6329827 High density cantilevered probe for electronic devices		76	1998
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6722032 Method of forming a structure for electronic devices contact locations		64	2001
7005842 Probe cartridge assembly and multi-probe assembly		93	2001
6933736 Prober		58	2003
6927587 Probe apparatus		66	2003
6906542 Probing method and prober		61	2003
6794888 Probe device		76	2003
7026832 Probe mark reading device and probe mark reading method		96	2003
7009415 Probing method and probing apparatus		95	2004
7023226 Probe pins zero-point detecting method, and prober		93	2004
7332918 Prober and probe testing method for temperature-controlling object to be tested		30	2005
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SYNERGETICS USA, INC. (1)
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TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING COMPANY, LTD. (2)
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6902941 Probing of device elements		100	2003
J.A. Woollam Co., Inc. (1)
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Sirotech Ltd. (1)
5824494 Method for enumerating bacterial populations		101	1995
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6914244 Ion beam milling system and method for electron microscopy specimen preparation		90	2004
APPLE INC. (1)
5617035 Method for testing integrated devices		110	1995
Framatome Technologies, Inc. (1)
5756908 Probe positioner		42	1996
The United States of America as represented by the United States Department of Energy (2)
5523694 Integrated circuit failure analysis by low-energy charge-induced voltage alteration		122	1994
6307672 Microscope collision protection apparatus		82	1996
BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SYSTEM, THE, AN INSTITUTE OF WI (1)
5233306 Method and apparatus for measuring the permittivity of materials		133	1991
SMITHS GROUP PLC (1)
4706050 Microstrip devices		108	1985
KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA (4)
5166893 Portable apparatus having a voltage converter unit removable from a base unit having a removable display unit		46	1992
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7032307 Method for fabricating a probe pin for testing electrical characteristics of an apparatus		93	2004
WESTERNGECO L.L.C. (1)
6912468 Method and apparatus for contemporaneous utilization of a higher order probe in pre-stack and post-stack seismic domains		66	2003
RAYTHEON COMPANY (6)
4346355 Radio frequency energy launcher		96	1980
4502028 Programmable two-port microwave network		35	1982
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4851767 Detachable high-speed opto-electronic sampling probe		31	1988
4831494 Multilayer capacitor		160	1988
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4987100 Flexible carrier for an electronic device		82	1989
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5531022 Method of forming a three dimensional high performance interconnection package		230	1994
5532608 Ceramic probe card and method for reducing leakage current		66	1995
5804982 Miniature probe positioning actuator		106	1995
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5723347 Semi-conductor chip test probe and process for manufacturing the probe		108	1996
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6396296 Method and apparatus for electrical characterization of an integrated circuit package using a vertical probe station		103	2000
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6933725 NMR probe circuit for generating close frequency resonances		62	2004
XILINX, INC. (1)
6512482 Method and apparatus using a semiconductor die integrated antenna structure		94	2001
BARKER REVOCABLE TRUST U/A/D (1)
5202558 Flexible fiber optic probe for high-pressure shock experiments		103	1992
OKI SEMICONDUCTOR CO., LTD. (1)
6927078 Method of measuring contact resistance of probe and method of testing semiconductor device		62	2003
ADVANTEST (SINGAPORE) PTE. LTD. (2)
6812718 Massively parallel interface for electronic circuits		113	2001
6917525 Construction structures and manufacturing processes for probe card assemblies and packages having wafer level springs		116	2002
U.S. PHILIPS CORPORATION (2)
4568890 Microwave oscillator injection locked at its fundamental frequency for producing a harmonic frequency output		23	1983
4663840 Method of interconnecting conductors of different layers of a multilayer printed circuit board		74	1985
Siliconix incorporated (1)
6476442 Pseudo-Schottky diode		103	1998
SUN MICROSYSTEMS, INC. (1)
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UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS (1)
6937020 Solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance probe		65	2004
TSK AMERICA (1)
2001/0043,073 PROBER INTERFACE PLATE		74	1999
INTERSIL CORPORATION (1)
4528504 Pulsed linear integrated circuit tester		98	1982
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy (4)
5361049 Transition from double-ridge waveguide to suspended substrate		52	1986
5091732 Lightweight deployable antenna system		89	1990
5430813 Mode-matched, combination taper fiber optic probe		60	1993
6940264 Near field probe		60	2004
TEKTRONIX, INC. (12)
4739259 Telescoping pin probe		100	1986
4673839 Piezoelectric pressure sensing apparatus for integrated circuit testing stations		125	1986
4734641 Method for the thermal characterization of semiconductor packaging systems		60	1987
4749942 Wafer probe head		84	1987
4912399 Multiple lead probe for integrated circuits in wafer form		122	1987
4783625 Wideband high impedance card mountable probe		95	1988
4965514 Apparatus for probing a microwave circuit		18	1989
5059898 Wafer probe with transparent loading member		78	1990
5136237 Double insulated floating high voltage test probe		108	1991
5412330 Optical module for an optically based measurement system		95	1993
6447339 Adapter for a multi-channel signal probe		87	2001
6701265 Calibration for vector network analyzer		94	2002
AMPEX CORPORATION (1)
4375631 Joystick control		63	1981
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4780670 Active probe card for high resolution/low noise wafer level testing		135	1985
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7015455 Near-field optical probe		93	2005
SILICON VALLEY BANK (4)
4893914 Test station		113	1988
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6917195 Wafer probe station		57	2004
YOKOWO CO., LTD. (7)
7019701 Antenna device mounted on vehicle		89	2004
6900647 Contact probe and probe device		105	2004
6903563 Contact probe and probe device		100	2004
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6919732 Contact probe and probe device		58	2004
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7015710 Contact probe and probe device		97	2004
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THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (1)
6906506 Method and apparatus for simultaneous measurement of electric field and temperature using an electrooptic semiconductor probe		57	2002
3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY (1)
6902416 High density probe device		75	2002
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5996102 Assembly and method for testing integrated circuit devices		92	1997
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6924655 Probe card for use with microelectronic components, and methods for making same		57	2003
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7003184 Fiber optic probes		110	2001
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4837507 High frequency in-circuit test fixture		76	1987
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5233197 High speed digital imaging microscope		114	1991
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4727637 Computer aided connector assembly method and apparatus		114	1987
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6914427 Eddy current probe having sensing elements defined by first and second elongated coils and an associated inspection method		65	2003
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, BALTIMORE (1)
6809533 Quantitative imaging of dielectric permittivity and tunability		79	2002
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6211663 Baseband time-domain waveform measurement method		119	1999
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5041782 Microstrip probe		96	1989
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5505150 Method and apparatus for facilitating loop take time adjustment in multi-needle quilting machine		87	1994
GEC FERRANTI DEFENCE SYSTEMS LIMITED (1)
4714873 Microwave noise measuring apparatus		49	1986
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5451884 Electronic component temperature test system with flat ring revolving carriage		103	1993
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4567436 Magnetic thickness gauge with adjustable probe		34	1982
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5481196 Process and apparatus for microwave diagnostics and therapy		85	1994
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5481936 Rotary drive positioning system for an indexing table		115	1994
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6054869 Bi-level test fixture for testing printed circuit boards		97	1998
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6265950 Transition from a waveguide to a strip transmission line		95	1999
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5944093 Pickup chuck with an integral heat pipe		104	1997
7020363 Optical probe for wafer testing		101	2001
6856129 Current probe device having an integrated amplifier		92	2002
2006/0052,075 Testing integrated circuits using high bandwidth wireless technology		78	2004
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5803607 Method and apparatus for measurement of unsteady gas temperatures		44	1997
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4636722 High density probe-head with isolated and shielded transmission lines		159	1984
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5134365 Probe card in which contact pressure and relative position of each probe end are correctly maintained		88	1991
GGB INDUSTRIES, INC. (4)
4871964 Integrated circuit probing apparatus		104	1988
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6049216 Contact type prober automatic alignment		94	1997
7012441 High conducting thin-film nanoprobe card and its fabrication method		106	2003
MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (2)
5653939 Optical and electrical methods and apparatus for molecule detection		488	1995
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NEC CORPORATION (5)
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5584120 Method of manufacturing printed circuits		80	1994
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6384614 Single tip Kelvin probe		103	2000
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4340860 Integrated circuit carrier package test probe		67	1980
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4649339 Integrated circuit interface		116	1984
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7023231 Work function controlled probe for measuring properties of a semiconductor wafer and method of use thereof		94	2004
Solid State Farms, Inc. (1)
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5811751 Multi-wavelength laser system, probe station and laser cutter system using the same		141	1997
6573702 Method and apparatus for cleaning electronic test contacts		104	1997
5963364 Multi-wavelength variable attenuator and half wave plate		120	1997
WENTWORTH LABORATORIES INC. (4)
4975638 Test probe assembly for testing integrated circuit devices		155	1989
5355079 Probe assembly for testing integrated circuit devices		109	1993
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6031383 Probe station for low current, low voltage parametric measurements using multiple probes		110	1998
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD. (3)
6970001 Variable impedance test probe		74	2003
6900653 Needle fixture of a probe card in semiconductor inspection equipment and needle fixing method thereof		106	2003
6909297 Probe card		56	2004
BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM (1)
2003/0119,057 Forming and modifying dielectrically-engineered microparticles		137	2001
Albany Instruments, Inc. (1)
6933717 Sensors and probes for mapping electromagnetic fields		62	2004
Formfactor, et al. (1)
6937037 Probe card assembly for contacting a device with raised contact elements		65	2002
RENESAS ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (4)
6028435 Semiconductor device evaluation system using optical fiber		108	1997
6160407 Inspection method and wiring current observation method for semiconductor device and apparatus of the same		98	1998
6900646 Probing device and manufacturing method thereof, as well as testing apparatus and manufacturing method of semiconductor with use thereof		97	2002
6551884 Semiconductor device including gate insulation films having different thicknesses		71	2002
EMTENSOR GMBH (1)
6490471 Electromagnetical imaging and therapeutic (EMIT) systems		98	2001
KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICS (2)
5888075 Auxiliary apparatus for testing device		78	1997
6019612 Electrical connecting apparatus for electrically connecting a device to be tested		87	1998
GLOBALFOUNDRIES INC. (21)
5441690 Process of making pinless connector		76	1993
5810607 Interconnector with contact pads having enhanced durability		190	1995
5785538 High density test probe with rigid surface structure		117	1996
6268016 Manufacturing computer systems with fine line circuitized substrates		68	1996
6286208 Interconnector with contact pads having enhanced durability		88	1996
6054651 Foamed elastomers for wafer probing applications and interposer connectors		82	1996
6091255 System and method for tasking processing modules based upon temperature		143	1998
6062879 High density test probe with rigid surface structure		119	1998
6332270 Method of making high density integral test probe		159	1998
6608494 Single point high resolution time resolved photoemission microscopy system and method		111	1998
6452406 Probe structure having a plurality of discrete insulated probe tips		82	1999
6528984 Integrated compliant probe for wafer level test and burn-in		115	1999
6483327 Quadrant avalanche photodiode time-resolved detection		110	1999
6724928 Real-time photoemission detection system		97	2000
6488405 Flip chip defect analysis using liquid crystal		103	2000
6526655 Angled flying lead wire bonding process		134	2001
6617862 Laser intrusive technique for locating specific integrated circuit current paths		98	2002
6788093 Methodology and apparatus using real-time optical signal for wafer-level device dielectrical reliability studies		110	2002
7022976 Dynamically adjustable probe tips		98	2003
7011531 Membrane probe with anchored elements		93	2005
7005879 Device for probe card power bus noise reduction		94	2005
DH TECHNOLOGIES DEVELOPMENT PTE. LTD. (1)
6627461 Method and apparatus for detection of molecular events using temperature control of detection environment		101	2001
BELL SEMICONDUCTOR, LLC (4)
6927079 Method for probing a semiconductor wafer		105	2000
6605951 Interconnector and method of connecting probes to a die for functional analysis		109	2000
6617866 Apparatus and method of protecting a probe card during a sort sequence		36	2001
7023225 Wafer-mounted micro-probing platform		95	2003
NXP USA, INC. (1)
5982166 Method for measuring a characteristic of a semiconductor wafer using cylindrical control		108	1997
CASCADE MICROTECH, INC. (38)
4697143 Wafer probe		204	1984
4764723 Wafer probe		91	1986
4827211 Wafer probe		127	1987
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4849689 Microwave wafer probe having replaceable probe tip		128	1988
5012186 Electrical probe with contact force protection		42	1990
5045781 High-frequency active probe having replaceable contact needles		110	1991
5101453 Fiber optic wafer probe		103	1991
5266889 Wafer probe station with integrated environment control enclosure		136	1992
5457398 Wafer probe station having full guarding		123	1993
5506515 High-frequency probe tip assembly		160	1994
5610529 Probe station having conductive coating added to thermal chuck insulator		139	1995
5565788 Coaxial wafer probe with tip shielding		149	1995
5729150 Low-current probe card with reduced triboelectric current generating cables		139	1995
5914613 Membrane probing system with local contact scrub		122	1996
6232788 Wafer probe station for low-current measurements		88	1997
6232789 Probe holder for low current measurements		87	1997
6034533 Low-current pogo probe card		113	1997
6137302 Low-current probe card with reduced triboelectric current generating cables		114	1997
6256882 Membrane probing system		81	1998
6578264 Method for constructing a membrane probe using a depression		80	2000
6384615 Probe holder for low current measurements		42	2001
6549106 Waveguide with adjustable backshort		219	2001
7233160 Wafer probe		23	2001
6496024 Probe holder for testing of a test device		38	2002
6850082 Probe holder for testing of a test device		37	2002
6724205 Probe for combined signals		98	2002
6815963 Probe for testing a device under test		65	2003
6806724 Probe for combined signals		95	2003
7161363 Probe for testing a device under test		35	2004
6930498 Membrane probing system		59	2004
7009383 Wafer probe station having environment control enclosure		94	2004
7187188 Chuck with integrated wafer support		80	2004
2006/0184,041 System for testing semiconductors		34	2006
7332923 Test probe for high-frequency measurement		23	2006
7271603 Shielded probe for testing a device under test		35	2006
7403028 Test structure and probe for differential signals		25	2007
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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION (4)
4757255 Environmental box for automated wafer probing		194	1986
5814847 General purpose assembly programmable multi-chip package substrate		98	1996
5883522 Apparatus and method for retaining a semiconductor wafer during testing		107	1996
7096133 Method of establishing benchmark for figure of merit indicative of amplifier flicker noise		73	2005
MERCK & CO., INC. (1)
7013221 Iterative probe design and detailed expression profiling with flexible in-situ synthesis arrays		96	2000
DELPHI TECHNOLOGIES, INC. (1)
7015709 Ultra-broadband differential voltage probes		103	2004
SARANTEL LIMITED (3)
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NORTEL NETWORKS LIMITED (1)
4853624 Tunable microwave wafer probe		93	1988
ABBOTT DIABETES CARE INC. (1)
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GCB INDUSTRIES, INC. (1)
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4685150 Tuning of a resonant circuit in a communications receiver		53	1984
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6937045 Shielded integrated circuit probe		66	2004
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DCG SYSTEMS, INC. (2)
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6770955 Shielded antenna in a semiconductor package		107	2001
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4684883 Method of manufacturing high-quality semiconductor light-emitting devices		97	1985
THK CO., LTD. (1)
4899998 Rotational positioning device		107	1988
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4904935 Electrical circuit board text fixture having movable platens		115	1988
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CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (1)
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6759859 Resilient and rugged multi-layered probe		34	2001
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DATE PUBLISHED	PUBLICATION/PATENT NO.	PUBLICATION TYPE
November 17, 2009	US,7619419,B2   US7619419B2	GRANTED PATENT AS SECOND PUBLICATION
December 28, 2006	US,20060290357,A1   US20060290357A1	FIRST PUBLISHED PATENT APPLICATION

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US Patent No: 7619419

Wideband active-passive differential signal probe

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