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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 08, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 10, 2007
Applicant:
Hsu Ming Cheng, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Inventor:
Hsu Ming Cheng, Hsin-Chu, TW;
Assignee:
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd., Hsin-Chu, TW;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01R 31/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and a method of testing a semiconductor die is provided. An embodiment includes a printed circuit board connected to a space transformation layer, which is connected to a substrate. The substrate uses through silicon vias and a redistribution layer to reduce the pitch of the connections beyond the historical limitations. A probe head using Cobra-style probe pins is connected to the redistribution layer through C4 bumps.