Patent ID: 7652491
Filing Date: 2010-01-26
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. Probe support for the electrical contacting of test substrates to be tested in a prober comprising: (a) a probe card for receiving probes, (b) a probe card adapter for receiving and adapting the probe card, (c) a probe card holder for holding the adapted probe card, (d) a shield of electrically conductive material for electromagnetic shielding of a test substrate, (e) wherein the shield is disposed between the probe support and the test substrate and is electrically insulated from the probe card holder, (f) wherein the probe card holder and the shield comprise passageways corresponding to one another through which the probes contact the test substrate and the probe card is disposed by the probe card adapter in a passageway of the shield, and (g) where the probe card adapter is electrically insulated from the probe card holder and is electrically connected to the shield.