Patent ID: 7573283

Claim:
Method for measurement of a device under test comprising the steps of: a) holding of the device under test by a chuck, b) holding of at least one electric probe by a probe support, c) positioning of the device under test or the at least one electric probe relative to each other by a positioning device with electric drives so that the at least one electric probe is opposite and spaced from a contact surface of the device under test, d) advancing the device under test or the at least one electric probe relative to each other by the positioning device to establish contact between the contact surface and the at least one electric probe, e) wherein a drive of the positioning device remains in a state of readiness until said contact is established between the device under test and the at least one electric probe, and current is applied on the drive and the drive executes no movement, f) switching off of the drive of the positioning device after establishment of said contact, and g) measuring of the device under test.