Inspection system utilizing solid immersion lenses

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8767199
APP PUB NO 20120092655A1
SERIAL NO

12905472

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An inspection system including a lens. In one instance, the lens is a solid immersion lens. The inspection system includes a component or components for providing a self aligning solid immersion lens arrangement in order to allow at most a small distance between the solid immersion lens and a device under test and components or components for constraining a force exerted on the device under test. The inspection system may include a “purge” port, or a thermal isolation configuration or an anti-contamination component. The inspection system may include software and hardware to prevent crashing of the lens. The inspection system may also include a method for ensuring that various objective lenses can be replaced while maintaining the intended spacing between lenses.

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INFRARED LABORATORIES INC1808 E 17TH STREET TUCSON AS 85719-6506

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
DeWitt,, Jr Ron Tucson, US 1 10
Dozor, David M Tucson, US 2 24
Fancher, Gary Tucson, US 1 10
Holt, Douglas Gilbert, US 8 1585
Kim, Yullin Tucson, US 1 10
Salvestrini, Ken Tucson, US 1 10
Tumidajski, Kris Tucson, US 1 10

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