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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2005
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2003
Applicant:
Kuan-min Lin, Taipei, TW;
Inventor:
Kuan-Min Lin, Taipei, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. Ltd, Hsin Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R031/02 ; G01R031/42 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An alignment station for aligning probe needles on a probe card prior to testing of integrated circuits on a wafer. The alignment station includes a probe card support or chuck for receiving a probe card and mask carrier arms which support a needle alignment mask and are operable to selectively place the mask into contact with the probe needles and raise the mask out of contact with the probe needles.