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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jagat Shakya, Hillsboro, OR (US);
Ethan Caughey, Portland, OR (US);
Jeremy Alan Streifer, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
Intel Corporation, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 1/04 (2006.01); G01R 1/067 (2006.01); G01R 1/073 (2006.01); G01R 31/00 (2006.01); G01R 31/26 (2020.01); G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/2884 (2013.01); G01R 1/06705 (2013.01); G01R 31/2887 (2013.01); G01R 31/2889 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are apparatuses and methods for mitigating sticking of units-under-test (UUTs). For example, in some embodiments, a probe card may include a probe landing pad, a guide plate having a hole therein, and a pushing mechanism. The pushing mechanism may include a pusher needle and a pusher needle support, the pusher needle support may be between the probe landing pad and the guide plate, and the pusher needle support may be controllable to cause the pusher needle to extend and retract through the hole in the guide plate.