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Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2007

Filed:

Aug. 27, 2004
Applicants:

Stefan Schneidewind, Reichenberg, DE;

Claus Dietrich, Sacka, DE;

Frank-michael Werner, Dresden, DE;

Don Feuerstein, Southbury, CT (US);

Mike Lancaster, Williston, VT (US);

Denis Place, Williston, VT (US);

Inventors:

Stefan Schneidewind, Reichenberg, DE;

Claus Dietrich, Sacka, DE;

Frank-Michael Werner, Dresden, DE;

Don Feuerstein, Southbury, CT (US);

Mike Lancaster, Williston, VT (US);

Denis Place, Williston, VT (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/28 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An apparatus for testing substrates reduces the area required and the costs which arise with the testing of substrates, in particular semiconductor wafers, during the production process. The apparatus includes testing arrangements comprising a chuck, a chuck drive, control electronics, probe or probe board holding means with a handling system, a substrate magazine station and an alignment station. The testing arrangements include at least two testing arrangements, both of which are all jointly operatively connected to the handling system, the substrate magazine station and the alignment station.


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