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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2013
James Barry Colvin, Newark, CA (US);
James Barry Colvin, Newark, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
An apparatus for endpoint detection during removal of material from an electronic component includes a mounting plate operable to provide physical and electrical attachment for a device-under-test (DUT), a spindle operable to hold a tip for removing material from the DUT, a signal generator operable to provide an input signal to a first electrode, and a microprocessor connected to use an output signal from a second electrode to terminate the removal of material when an endpoint is reached, the first electrode being one of the tip and the DUT and the second electrode being the opposite one of the tip and the DUT.
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