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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 22, 2011
Richard Walter Oldrey, Clintondale, NY (US);
Terence Lawrence Kane, Wappinger Falls, NY (US);
Michael Tenney, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Richard Walter Oldrey, Clintondale, NY (US);
Terence Lawrence Kane, Wappinger Falls, NY (US);
Michael Tenney, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for electrical inspection is disclosed. The apparatus comprises an inert gas delivery system that delivers inert gas near a microscope imaging element and electrical test probes. A gas supply provides an inert gas such as argon or nitrogen. The inert gas displaces oxygen to prevent premature oxidation of the test probes. In one embodiment, one or more delivery tubes deliver inert gas to the measurement area.