Probe card

US9075083B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9075083-B2
Application numberUS-201313896705-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMay 17, 2013
Priority dateMay 29, 2012
Publication dateJul 7, 2015
Grant dateJul 7, 2015

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Abstract

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An electrode and wiring can be provided on an FPC board without restriction by a through hole. A probe card in which an FPC board of a probe assembly is fixed to the main board side by a clamp mechanism is provided. The clamp mechanism is provided with a fixing ring fixed to the main board side and on which the FPC board is mounted and a rotating ring screwed into the fixing ring and pressing a peripheral edge portion of the FPC board. In the fixing ring, a pressing ring pressed by screwing of the rotating ring for pressing the peripheral edge portion of the FPC board to the main board side is provided.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A probe card in which an flexible printed circuit (FPC) board of a probe assembly is fixed to a main board side by a clamp mechanism, wherein the clamp mechanism is composed of a fixing ring fixed to the main board side and on which the FPC board is mounted and a rotating ring screwed into the fixing ring and pressing a peripheral edge portion of the FPC board, and said probe card further comprises: a pressing ring which is mounted in the fixing ri…

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What does patent US9075083B2 cover?
An electrode and wiring can be provided on an FPC board without restriction by a through hole. A probe card in which an FPC board of a probe assembly is fixed to the main board side by a clamp mechanism is provided. The clamp mechanism is provided with a fixing ring fixed to the main board side and on which the FPC board is mounted and a rotating ring screwed into the fixing ring and pressing a…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Nihon Micronics Kk
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification G01R1/07314. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jul 07 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).