Patent ID: 11874301
Assignee: FORMFACTOR, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 16:
17. The probe system of claim 4, wherein the testing assembly includes:
one or more probe arms;
one or more probes, each probe including corresponding one or more probe tips and being supported by a corresponding probe arm of the one or more probe arms; and
one or more manipulators for positioning the one or more probes relative to the one or more DUTs, each manipulator of the one or more manipulators configured to operatively translate a respective probe of the one or more probes through a probe range-of-motion to translate a respective probe tip of the one or more probe tips relative to the one or more DUTs;
wherein each manipulator of the one or more manipulators is external to the enclosure volume; wherein each probe of the one or more probes is oriented within the enclosure volume; wherein each probe arm of the one or more probe arms operatively connects a respective probe of the one or more probes and a respective manipulator of the one or more manipulators; wherein the enclosure includes one or more probe arm slits; and wherein each probe arm of the one or more probe arms extends through a corresponding probe arm slit of the one or more probe arm slits.