FormFactor - Cascade WPH Probe - Multi-contact DC probe with full-radius needles
- Full-radius, nickel-plated tungsten needles
- Power bypass inductance: 16 nH
- Supports collinear and non-standard needle configurations
- Support up to a maximum of 12 ceramic blades DC needles / contacts
- Ideal for probing the entire circuit for functional test
- DC probes can provide power or slow logic to circuit under test
The WPH probes feature up to 12 ceramic-bladed, nickel-plated, tungsten needles with a 2 x 12 square pin cable interface. The circuit board has been laid out such that both series and shunt components can be added to the signal path of each needle.
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Next Generation Wafer Probing
- Continues the Infinity family’s Industry leading electrical performance
- High temperature capability (175° C +) for automotive device characterization and other applications
- Better tip visibility for enhanced placement accuracy and repeatability
- Improved tip life/durability with solid rhodium contacts
- New tip architecture enables support for narrower pitches (e.g. 25um)
- Advanced mechanical design combined with small contacts enables probing on smaller pads/pitches and improves durability and robustness
Flexibility
- Different substrate carriers for wafers up to 200 mm or single dies
- Probe cards and/or up to eight positioners
- Optional thermal chuck (-60°C to 300°C) and pressure regulation
- Accessories available, such as black bodies and optical motion analysis tools
- Optional upgrade for 300 mm wafer
- Designed for industrial environments
- Covers wide range of measurements (I-V, C-V, RF, MEMS, OPTO)
- Ideal for small structures
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Flexibility
- Different substrate carriers for wafers up to 100 mm or single dies
- Up to six positioners
- Use with liquid nitrogen or helium, depending on the target temperature
- Probing with an open chamber lid possible under atmospheric condition
- Specially designed for laboratory environments
- Covers wide range of measurements (I-V, C-V, RF, MEMS, OPTO)
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Flexibility
- Ideal for a wide range of applications such as RF, mm-Wave and sub-THz characterization, FA, DWC, MEMS, optoelectronic tests and WL
- Re-configurable and upgradable as requirements grow
- Minimizes setup times with no loss in performance or accuracy
- Seamless integration of various measurement instruments
Stability
- Solid station frame
- Built-in vibration-isolation solution for superior vibration attenuation
- Rigid microscope bridge
- Compact and rigid mechanical design
- Highly accurate measurement results
- Incorporates best-known methods
Ease of Use
- Ergonomic and straightforward design for comfortable and easy operation
- Low-profile design
- Simple microscope operation
- Quick and ergonomic change of DUT through pull-out stage
- Minimize training efforts
- Fast time to data
- Convenient operation
- Tests and validates performance directly on silicon without post-dicing packaging
- Dramatically reduces time to data and shortens development cycles
- Enables high scalability for high volume manufacturing
- Offers flexibility in chip design with full grid probing
Floating Action Buttons
- Easy and fast setup of camera views
- Go to Light and Image Settings of the selected camera view with only one mouse click
Workflow Wizard
- Guided workflows for wafer setups, alignment tools and Autonomous Assistants
- Workflow wizard shows task-relevant settings and options only
- Wizard settings can be corrected anytime – no need to restart the wizard
- Wizard helps with intelligent solutions in case of error
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Comprehensive, Turn-key Integrated Measurement System (IMS) with Keysight PNA for On-wafer R&D Measurements from RF to millimeter wave to Terahertz
Gold-plated TESLA High-power MicroVacâ„¢ Chucks
- Prevent thin wafers from curling and breaking
- Advanced MicroVac chuck surface for minimum contact resistance between wafer and chuck
- Accurate Rds(on) measurement at high current
- Accurate UIS measurements at high temperature
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Optimized Measurement Setup
- Multi-purpose SIGMA instrument integration kit
- Shorter cabling and universal chuck connection
- Triax probe with protected guard
- Optimized signal path
- Safe probe tip exchange
- Seamless integration of various analyzers
High Power Chuck
- Triax design for low-leakage measurements up to 3 kV
- Special chuck surface coating
- High-isolation ready
- High-current measurement up to 100 A with lowest contact resistance
- Optional upgrade for 10 kV (coax) operating voltage
- Thin wafer handling capability
Safe Operation
- Arcing protection
- Shield Enclosure with interlock
- Advanced grounding concept
- Maximum protection from high-voltage shock for users and devices
- Common ground protection for all instruments
- EMI/light-tight shielded environment
FormFactor, Inc.
FormFactor, Inc. (NASDAQ:FORM) is a leading provider of essential test and measurement technologies along the full IC life cycle – from characterization, modeling, reliability, and design de-bug, to qualification and production test.
We constantly strive to help our customers solve the advanced test and measurement challenges of the broader semiconductor industry. Our focus on customer partnership, innovation, agility and operational excellence allows us to earn sustainable business every day.