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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2022
Kabushiki Kaisha Nihon Micronics, Tokyo, JP;
KABUSHIKI KAISHA NIHON MICRONICS, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
[Problem] To allow to condense and guide the light emitted by a light emitting element having a large light emission surface to an optical connector, in inspection of a semiconductor integrated circuit. [Solution] The present disclosure provides a connecting apparatus used at the time of inspection of a semiconductor integrated circuit, and the connecting apparatus includes an electric connector electrically connecting to an electrode terminal of the semiconductor integrated circuit, an optical connector optically connecting to an optical terminal of the semiconductor integrated circuit, a connector support substrate configured to support the electric connector and the optical connector so that an end part of the electric connector and an end part of the optical connector respectively connect to the semiconductor integrated circuit, and a light condensing substrate configured to condense light emitted by an optical terminal of the semiconductor integrated circuit to the optical connector.