摘要:
An improved electronic component handler and associated improved test plate are shown. A guide on the test plate is used to intersect the testing apertures to eliminate misalignment of the component loading frame and the aperture to ensure easy insertion of components into the test apertures.
摘要:
A method is used in processing structures on or within a semiconductor substrate using N series of laser pulses to obtain a throughput benefit, wherein N≧2. The structures are arranged in a plurality of substantially parallel rows extending in a generally lengthwise direction. The N series of laser pulses propagate along N respective beam axes until incident upon selected structures in N respective distinct rows. The method determines a joint velocity profile for simultaneously moving in the lengthwise direction the N laser beam axes substantially in unison relative to the semiconductor substrate so as to process structures in the N rows with the respective N series of laser pulses, whereby the joint velocity profile is such that the throughput benefit is achieved while ensuring that the joint velocity profile represents feasible velocities for each of the N series of laser pulses and for each of the respective N rows of structures processed with the N series of laser pulses. A semiconductor substrate is designed to have a structure layout that takes advantage of the N-fold processing parallelism provided by the N laser beams.
摘要:
In an electronic testing machine including at least one test module having a plurality of contacts for testing electronic components, the improvement of a contact alignment tool for aligning the contacts is taught. The tool includes a body to be positioned relative to the machine such that the body can be radially indexed along a path to a test position proximate the contacts and a plurality of circuits associated with the body. Each circuit includes at least one output signal connection and at least one open contact station. Each station is defined by at least one open circuit trace pattern and is closed by the contacts when the body is located at the test position and the contacts are properly aligned. A method and apparatus for aligning contacts of an electronic testing machine are also taught.
摘要:
In some embodiments, laser output including at least one laser pulse having a wavelength shorter than 400 microns and having a pulsewidth shorter than 1,000 picoseconds permits the number of pulses used to clean a bottom surface of a via or the surface of a solder pad to increase process throughput. An oscillator module in cooperation with an amplification module may be used to generate the laser output.
摘要:
An improved method and apparatus for detecting problems with fit and finish of manufactured articles is presented which uses structured light. Two or more structured light images acquired from opposing directions is used to measure the fit of mating surfaces while avoiding false positives caused by small defects near the seam.
摘要:
High-power, diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) pulsed lasers are preferred for applications such as micromachining, via drilling of integrated circuits, and ultraviolet (UV) conversion. Nd:YVO4 (vanadate) lasers are good candidates for high power applications because they feature a high energy absorption coefficient over a wide bandwidth of pumping wavelengths. However, vanadate has poor thermo-mechanical properties, in that the material is stiff and fractures easily when thermally stressed. By optimizing laser parameters and selecting pumping wavelengths and doping a concentration of the gain medium to control the absorption coefficient less than 2 cm−1 such as the pumping wavelength between about 910 nm and about 920 nm, a doped vanadate laser may be enhanced to produce as much as 100 W of output power without fracturing the crystal material, while delivering a 40% reduction in thermal lensing.
摘要:
A method for determining the alignment of a plurality of contacts in an electronic testing machine is disclosed. The contacts are swept over an electronic component taking a plurality of electrical readings. These electrical readings are charted against a desired orientation to determine alignment. Alignment can be corrected as necessary using an adjustment mechanism.
摘要:
A process for laser forming a blind via in at least one layer of a circuit substrate having a plurality of capture pads of varying geometry can include, for at least one blind via to be formed in at least one layer of a circuit substrate, evaluating a capture pad geometry value (such as area and/or volume) within a predetermined distance from a drilling location with respect to a blind via geometry value (such as area and/or volume) to be formed at the drilling location. The process can include setting at least one laser operating parameter based on the evaluation in order to obtain a desired capture pad appearance after blind via formation. The process can include imaging a capture pad area defined as an area within a predetermined distance from a blind via drilling location in at least one layer of a circuit substrate, quantifying at least one appearance value for the imaged capture pad area, and determining an acceptability of the imaged capture pad areas based on the quantified appearance value.
摘要:
A solution to an interference effect problem associated with laser processing of target structures entails adjusting laser pulse energy or other laser beam parameter, such as laser pulse temporal shape, based on light reflection information of the target structure and passivation layers stacked across a wafer surface or among multiple wafers in a group of wafers. Laser beam reflection measurements on a target link measurement structure and in a neighboring passivation layer area unoccupied by a link enable calculation of the laser pulse energy adjustment for a more consistent processing result without causing damage to the wafer. For thin film trimming on a wafer, similar reflection measurement information of the laser beam incident on the thin film structure and the passivation layer structure with no thin film present can also deliver the needed information for laser parameter selection to ensure better processing quality.
摘要:
A predictive pulse triggering (PPT) method enables precise triggering of a laser beam in a link-processing system. The PPT method entails triggering the laser beam based on estimated relative motion parameters of the target and laser beam axis. The PPT method allows for a six-fold improvement in laser positioning accuracy over the conventional, entirely measurement-based method.