Patents Assigned to Star Technologies Inc.
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Patent number: 11953518Abstract: The present disclosure provides a switching matrix system and an operating method thereof for semiconductor characteristic measurement. The switching matrix system is configured to: detect an assembly of at least one switching matrix module inserted into a plurality of slots of the switching matrix system; determine a user interface according to the assembly of the at least one switching matrix module inserted into the slots, wherein the user interface includes an operable object corresponding to the assembly; and provide the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Hsiao Hui Hsieh, Li Min Wang
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Patent number: 11828789Abstract: The present disclosure provides a test apparatus and a jumper thereof. The test apparatus includes a base board and the jumper. The base board has a first slot and a second slot. The first slot has a plurality of electrical contacts, and is configured to receive a plurality of pins of a device under test. The jumper is inserted into the second slot. The jumper includes a body and a plurality of first circuits. The first circuits are disposed on the body and electrically connect the electrical contacts of the first slot to a plurality of pins of a tester.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2022Date of Patent: November 28, 2023Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Yi Ming Lau
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Patent number: 11754619Abstract: The present disclosure provides a probing apparatus for semiconductor devices using pressurized fluid to control the testing conditions. The probing apparatus includes a housing configured to define a testing chamber; a device holder positioned on the housing and configured to hold and support at least one device under test; a platen positioned on the housing and configured to retain at least one probe; a card holder positioned on the platen and configured to hold a probe card including the probe; and at least one flow line positioned in the card holder. The flow line is configured to flow a fluid therein to adjust the temperature of the device under test.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2021Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Chen-Wen Pan, Jung-Chieh Liu
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Patent number: 11714908Abstract: Techniques and architectures for representing data with one or more n-dimensional representations and/or using one or more models to identify malware are described herein. For example, the techniques and architectures may determine one or more coordinates for one or more points based on one or more sets of bits in the data and generate an n-dimensional representation for the data based on the one or more points. The techniques and architectures may evaluate the n-dimensional representation with one or more machine-trained models to detect malware.Type: GrantFiled: October 12, 2020Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Quantum Star Technologies Inc.Inventor: Garrett Thomas Oetken
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Patent number: 11307246Abstract: A probing apparatus includes a chuck supporting a DUT, and a platform with an opening above the chuck. The probing apparatus further includes first and second rails positioned at first and second sides of the platform, respectively. The probing apparatus further includes a probing device, the probing device includes a probing module slidably along the first and second rails, and a first motor system configured to automatically align a probe card with the DUT. The probing module includes a third rail with two ends slidably attached to the first and second rails, respectively, a probing stage slidably attached to the third rail, and the probe card attached to the probing stage. The first motor system includes a first motor configured to control movement of the probing stage along the third rail, and a second motor configured to control movement of the probing module along the first and second rails.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2019Date of Patent: April 19, 2022Assignee: Star Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Yi Ming Lau
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Patent number: 11217649Abstract: A method for testing and analyzing a display panel, comprising: providing a display panel including a circuitry and a pixel connected to the circuitry, wherein the pixel includes a capacitor, a transistor and an electrode electrically connected to the capacitor and the transistor; measuring a first parameter of the display panel; disabling the pixel; measuring a second parameter of the display panel; and deriving a third parameter of the pixel by subtracting the second parameter from the first parameter.Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2020Date of Patent: January 4, 2022Assignee: Star Technologies, Inc.Inventor: Choon Leong Lou
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Patent number: 11209462Abstract: The present application provides a testing apparatus. The testing apparatus includes a base; a first printed circuit board, disposed above the base; a stiffener, disposed adjacent to the base, located at a center of the base and passing through the first printed circuit board; a second printed circuit board, disposed at a center of the stiffener; and a probe card, one part thereof disposed adjacent to the stiffener and the other part thereof passing through the base, the first printed circuit board, the stiffener and the second printed circuit board. The base, the stiffener and the second printed circuit board are integrated and the base carries the first circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Hsiao Ting Tseng, Li Min Wang, Chia Hao Tu, Chun Wei Peng
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Patent number: 11054465Abstract: A method of operating a probing apparatus is disclosed. The method includes providing a chuck configured to support a DUT, a probe card disposed above the DUT and having a probe, and an inspection module configured to determine positions of the DUT and the probe. The method further includes determining a first position of a DUT by an inspection module; moving a probe card to align a first position of a probe with the first position of the DUT; moving a chuck toward the probe; adjusting a temperature of the probe to a predetermined temperature by a temperature-controlling device; determining a second position of the probe by the inspection module after the adjustment of the temperature of the probe; moving the probe card to align the probe with the position of the DUT based on the determination of the second position of the probe; and probing the DUT.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2019Date of Patent: July 6, 2021Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Yi Ming Lau
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Patent number: 11047880Abstract: A probing device includes a chuck configured to support a device under test (DUT), and includes a probe card disposed above the chuck. The probe card includes an inlet configured to convey a gas into the probe card, and an outlet configured to blow the gas at a predetermined temperature from the probe card toward the chuck. A method includes providing a chuck, a DUT disposed on the chuck and a probe card disposed above the DUT, and blowing a gas at a predetermined temperature from the probe card toward the DUT.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Ho Yeh Chen
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Publication number: 20210116496Abstract: A method of operating a probing apparatus is disclosed. The method includes providing a chuck configured to support a DUT, a probe card disposed above the DUT and having a probe, and an inspection module configured to determine positions of the DUT and the probe. The method further includes determining a first position of a DUT by an inspection module; moving a probe card to align a first position of a probe with the first position of the DUT; moving a chuck toward the probe; adjusting a temperature of the probe to a predetermined temperature by a temperature-controlling device; determining a second position of the probe by the inspection module after the adjustment of the temperature of the probe; moving the probe card to align the probe with the position of the DUT based on the determination of the second position of the probe; and probing the DUT.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2019Publication date: April 22, 2021Applicant: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: CHOON LEONG LOU, YI MING LAU
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Patent number: 10890614Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method for controlling a junction temperature of a device under test, including applying a reverse bias to a reference diode adjacent to the device under test, obtaining a calibration current of the reference diode under the reverse bias, deriving the junction temperature of the device under test according to the reference diode, and adjusting an environment temperature when the junction temperature of the device under test is deviated from a predetermined value by a predetermined temperature range.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Yi Ming Lau
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Patent number: 10184957Abstract: The present disclosure provides a testing apparatus, a holding assembly and a probe card carrier. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, the testing apparatus includes a basic circuit board having a first surface and a second surface; a holding assembly disposed on the first surface; a signal transfer assembly disposed on the second surface and electrically connected to the basic circuit board; and a probe card carrier configured to carry a probe card. In some embodiments of the present disclosure, when the probe card carrier is assembled to the holding assembly, the probe card is electrically connected to the signal transfer assembly.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2016Date of Patent: January 22, 2019Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Ho Yeh Chen, Li Min Wang, Hsiao Ting Tseng
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Patent number: 10088502Abstract: A test assembly adapted to test a semiconductor device is provided. The test assembly includes a main circuit board, a space transformer, an intermediary supporting element, an adhesive element, a plurality of electrical connection elements and a plurality of test probes. The space transformer is disposed on the main circuit board and has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface faces the main circuit board. The intermediary supporting element is disposed between the main circuit board and the first surface. The adhesive element is disposed between the intermediary supporting element and the first surface. The space transformer is attached to the intermediary supporting element through the adhesive element. The electrical connection elements are disposed between the main circuit board and the first surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2016Date of Patent: October 2, 2018Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Ho Yeh Chen, Choon Leong Lou
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Patent number: 9885746Abstract: A switching matrix includes a plurality of input ports, a plurality of output ports, a plurality of switching devices configured to open and close, an electrical connection between the input ports and the output ports, and an electrical sensor configured to generate a signal by measuring a predetermined electrical property of the electrical connection, the open and close of switching devices is pre-determined by status read from the electrical sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2012Date of Patent: February 6, 2018Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Li Min Wang
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Patent number: 9739830Abstract: A test assembly adapted to test a semiconductor device is provided. The test assembly includes a main circuit board, an intermediate dielectric board, an intermediate circuit board, a plurality of intermediate conductive elements and a plurality of test probes. The main circuit board includes a surface and a plurality of pads disposed on the surface. The intermediate dielectric board is detachably disposed on the surface of the main circuit board and includes a plurality of through holes. The intermediate circuit board is disposed on the intermediated dielectric board and includes a plurality of first pads, a plurality of second pads, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The intermediate conductive elements are disposed in the through holes, respectively. Each of the intermediate conductive elements electrically connects one of the pads of the main circuit board and one of the first pads of the intermediate circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: May 12, 2014Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: STAr TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Hsiao Ting Tseng, Ho Yeh Chen, Li Min Wang
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Patent number: 9535114Abstract: A testing device comprises a first probe member, a second probe member, and an insulation member. The first probe member comprises a tip portion for contacting a device being tested. The second probe member also comprises a tip portion for contacting the device being tested. The insulation member is located at or can be moved to a location between the tip portions of the first and second probe members.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2013Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Ho Yeh Chen, Hsiao Ting Tseng
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Patent number: 9329205Abstract: A high precision semiconductor probing system includes a probe head, a circuit board positioned above the probe head, and an optical microscope, wherein the probe head has a plurality of vertical probes and at least one cantilever probe having a vertical body positioned therein. The cantilever probe is disposed close to an edge of the probe head and extends laterally out from the probe head, in order to facilitate the visual alignment viewing from top of the probing apparatus. The optical microscope is positioned on top of the probing apparatus and is configured to have a line of sight directed to the tip of the cantilever probe.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2012Date of Patent: May 3, 2016Assignee: STAR TECHNOLOGIES INC.Inventors: Choon Leong Lou, Ho Yeh Chen, Hsiao Ting Tseng
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Patent number: 8988092Abstract: A probing apparatus for semiconductor devices provides a primary circuit board and a signal-adapting board positioned on the primary circuit board. The primary circuit board includes an inner area having a plurality of first contacts and an outer area having a plurality of first terminals and second terminals, and the first contacts are electrically connected to the first terminals via first conductive members in the primary circuit board. The signal-adapting board includes a plurality of second contacts electrically connected to the first contacts via second conductive members in the signal-adapting board.Type: GrantFiled: November 28, 2011Date of Patent: March 24, 2015Assignee: Star Technologies Inc.Inventors: Chen Jung Hsu, Chao Cheng Tseng
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Publication number: 20140340105Abstract: A test assembly adapted to test a semiconductor device is provided. The test assembly includes a main circuit board, an intermediate dielectric board, an intermediate circuit board, a plurality of intermediate conductive elements and a plurality of test probes. The main circuit board includes a surface and a plurality of pads disposed on the surface. The intermediate dielectric board is detachably disposed on the surface of the main circuit board and includes a plurality of through holes. The intermediate circuit board is disposed on the intermediated dielectric board and includes a plurality of first pads, a plurality of second pads, a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The intermediate conductive elements are disposed in the through holes, respectively. Each of the intermediate conductive elements electrically connects one of the pads of the main circuit board and one of the first pads of the intermediate circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: STAr TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong LOU, Hsiao Ting TSENG, Ho Yeh CHEN, Li Min WANG
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Publication number: 20140340108Abstract: A test assembly adapted to test a semiconductor device is provided. The test assembly includes a main circuit board, a space transformer, a plurality of electrical connection elements, an intermediary stiffener, and a plurality of test probes. The space transformer is disposed on the main circuit board and has a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface. The first surface of the space transformer faces the main circuit board. The electrical connection elements are disposed between the main circuit board and the first surface of the space transformer. The space transformer is electrically connected to the main circuit board through the electrical connection elements. The intermediary stiffener is disposed between the main circuit and the first surface of the space transformer. The intermediary stiffener has a plurality of accommodating through holes. Each of the electrical connection elements is disposed in one of the accommodating through holes.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: STAr TECHNOLOGIES, INC.Inventors: Choon Leong LOU, Ho Yeh CHEN, Li Min WANG