Patent ID: 8860450
Filing Date: 2014-10-14
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. A probe apparatus for probing a semiconductor device, comprising: a probe for probing a semiconductor device, the probe having a proximal end and a distal end, the probe comprising: a signal conductor having a proximal end and a distal end configured to carry one or more signals from the probe to a tester; a chassis for mounting the probe thereon; a dielectric block mounted in the chassis for retaining the probe, the probe extending on the chassis from the proximal end of the probe towards the dielectric block, extending through the dielectric block, and projecting from the dielectric block towards the semiconductor device at the distal end of the probe; a dielectric plate mounted in the chassis around the dielectric block, the probe extending from the proximal end of the probe to the dielectric plate towards the dielectric block and the semiconductor device at the distal end of the probe, the signal conductor extending from the distal end of the signal conductor along the dielectric plate towards the tester at the proximal end of the signal conductor, wherein the probe is mounted onto the dielectric plate by the strain relief device; a terminating apparatus, mounted in the chassis, for terminating the proximal end of the probe with the distal end of the signal conductor side by side; and a second conductive high temperature layer disposed in an opening of the chassis, a first portion of the second conductive high temperature layer disposed between the probe and the chassis and a second portion of the second conductive high temperature layer disposed between the signal conductor and the chassis.