Patent ID: 9146269
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A method for pairing a wafer and an edge-extended translator having a wafer-side and an inquiry-side facing away from the wafer-side, the method comprising: aligning the wafer and the edge-extended wafer translator, wherein a plurality of contact structures accessible from the wafer-side of the edge-extended wafer translator faces a corresponding plurality of pads accessible from an active side of the wafer; disposing at least a portion of a sheet of flexible material to at least partially face toward a non-active backside of the wafer; evacuating a gas from a space between the translator and the sheet of flexible material; and in response to evacuating the gas, drawing the sheet of flexible material into contact with a peripheral side of the wafer, the peripheral side being between the active side and the backside.