Patent ID: 11927621
Assignee: HIGH PRECISION DEVICES, INC.
Field: Semiconductors (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 12:
13. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein
the test zone casing is enclosed within one or more thermal buffer casings;
wherein each of the thermal buffer casings is in contact with or encases one or more cooling elements;
wherein each of the one or more thermal buffer casings comprises a bottom opening, through which the column connecting the chuck to the motion stage passes;
wherein each of the one or more thermal buffer casings comprises a thermal shielding material;
wherein the opening in the bottom surface of the test zone casing is thermally shielded by a shielding element circumscribing the column; and
wherein the shielding element comprises:
a floating shield;
a flexible bellows; or
a combination floating shield and flexible bellows.