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Autonomous DC Measurement Assistant on CM300xi-ULN probe station enables up to 4x faster flicker noise thermal testing on 30 μm pads
  • Autonomous DC Measurement Assistant on CM300xi-ULN probe station enables up to 4x faster flicker noise thermal testing on 30 μm pads
  • HTS test on probe card with pad size 30 μm x 30 μm with 2 hour system soak and 10 minute die soak. All pads in all positions were contacted successfully before and after temperature change.”
  • HTS test on probe card with pad size 30 μm x 30 μm with 2 hour system soak and 10 minute die soak. All pads in all positions were contacted successfully before and after temperature change.”

With FormFactor’s Contact Intelligence, the operator can start a test and leave the system measuring during the whole shift, overnight or even over the weekend, without any user intervention. Probes are dynamically corrected for the most accurate pad placement on-the-fly to compensate for any thermal expansion of the probes or device when changing temperature. Contact Intelligence modules enable complete hands-free 24/7 operation using motorized probe positioners for small pad touchdown optimization, automatic testing over multiple different temperatures, and automatic probe layout spacing for testing sub dies. Both, single DUT probe layouts, and multi-DUT layouts can be easily called by Test Executive software for complete automation. The Contact Intelligence system takes care of all the complex autonomous management of thermal transitions, and thermal soak time optimization of probe-to-pad alignment (PTPA). This results in testing more devices in a shorter period of time, with a higher degree of confidence in the DC measurements, leading to more accurate data and faster time to market.

When integrated with noise test equipment (flicker noise, RTN, phase noise) on the new CM300xi-ULN, the system offers the industry’s highest test throughput for ultra-low noise probing with low contact resistance on small pads down to 30µm. All capabilities are optimized to ensure ultra-low noise performance is not compromised.

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Autonomous DC Wafer Probing Measurements

Contact Intelligence

  • Ease of use –  Less experienced operators can perform DC measurements by simply pushing a button. This reduces the need of experienced users full time on each system.
  • Reduced Soak Time – The system will automatically re-align the probes to the pads if they drift from alignment. This reduces test time and increases throughput.
  • Unattended Use – Measurements can be left running over night or the weekend, testing all devices on the wafer, and at different temperatures without the need of an operator.

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    Autonomous DC Measurement Assistant

    FormFactor’s Autonomous DC Measurement Assistant enables true hands-free 24/7 wafer probing over temperature and on small pads down to 30 µm. It reduces cost of test and increases throughput by automatically aligning probes-to-pads and managing thermal transition and soak times – without any operator intervention. By dynamically controlling each probe touchdown Auto DC improves test data with optimized contact resistance. Auto DC enables remote operation from home or anywhere in the world.


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