Patent ID: 7554323
Filing Date: 2009-06-30
Classification: G01R

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cooling an instrument in a semiconductor device test head comprising: an air chamber, wherein the air chamber further comprises an air chamber inlet and an air chamber outlet; a first base configured to receive and removably mount the instrument within the air chamber so that the instrument is exposed to the air chamber, and wherein the first base includes a first base inlet and a first base outlet; a test head inlet in fluid communication with the first base inlet and wherein the test head inlet is in fluid communication with a facility water supply; means for preheating the facility water supply that enters test head inlet; a test head discharge in fluid communication with the first base outlet and wherein the test head discharge is in fluid communication with a facility drain; and a fan in fluid communication with the air chamber inlet, wherein the fan is configured to induce the flow of air from the air chamber inlet to the air chamber outlet.