Patents by Inventor Aritomo Kikuchi
Aritomo Kikuchi has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Publication number: 20230314500Abstract: A temperature control device controls a temperature of a device under test (DUT) including a device flow path in testing the DUT, and includes: a first flow path that has a first connection port to be connected to an inlet of the device flow path; and a fluid supply system that is connected to the first flow path and supplies a first fluid for temperature control to the device flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 30, 2022Publication date: October 5, 2023Applicant: ADVANTEST CorporationInventor: Aritomo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20230296666Abstract: A temperature adjusting device adjusts a temperature of a device under test (DUT) electrically connected to a socket, and includes: a fluid connector connected to a fluid supply source that supplies a fluid; a heat exchanger thermally connected to at least one of the DUT and a carrier holding the DUT in a state that the at least one of the DUT and the carrier is pressed against the socket; a first flow path passing through an inside of the heat exchanger; and a first swirl flow forming part that swirls a flow of the fluid to form a first swirl flow and supplies the first swirl flow to the first flow path, the first swirl swirling along an inner surface of the first flow path around a first central axis of the first flow path.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2023Publication date: September 21, 2023Applicant: ADVANTEST CorporationInventors: Yuya Yamada, Aritomo Kikuchi, Yasuyuki Kato
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Patent number: 11496227Abstract: An electronic component handling apparatus includes: a moving device that moves a device under test (DUT) including a first antenna and presses the DUT against a socket. The moving device includes a holder that holds the DUT and a second antenna that receives a radio wave radiated from the first antenna or that radiates the radio wave to the first antenna.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: November 8, 2022Assignee: ADVANTEST CorporationInventors: Natsuki Shiota, Aritomo Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11353502Abstract: An electronic component handling apparatus handles a device under test (DUT). The electronic component handling apparatus includes: a set plate that holds a DUT container including a plurality of pockets each of which accommodates the DUT; a sensor that acquires three-dimensional shape data of the DUT container; and a processor that corrects the shape data based on an inclination of the set plate, extracts a height and an inclination of a predetermined region corresponding to the DUT in a first pocket among the pockets, from the shape data corrected by the processor, and determines an accommodation state of the DUT in the first pocket based on an extraction result obtained by the processor.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 7, 2022Assignee: ADVANTEST CorporationInventors: Masataka Onozawa, Mitsunori Aizawa, Aritomo Kikuchi
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Patent number: 11287468Abstract: An electronic component handling apparatus includes: a thermostatic chamber in which a socket disposed, the socket electrically being connectable to a device under test (DUT) including a first antenna; a moving device that moves the DUT and presses the DUT against the socket; an anechoic chamber disposed adjacent to the thermostatic chamber; a second antenna disposed inside the thermostatic chamber; and a first window that transmits radio waves radiated from the first or second antenna. The thermostatic chamber has a first opening on a wall surface of the thermostatic chamber. The anechoic chamber has a radio wave absorber and a second opening that opens toward a transmission direction of the radio waves from or to the second antenna. The thermostatic chamber and the anechoic chamber are connected to each other to make the first opening and the second opening face each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 25, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: ADVANTEST CorporationInventors: Natsuki Shiota, Aritomo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20210285999Abstract: An electronic component handling apparatus handles a device under test (DUT). The electronic component handling apparatus includes: a set plate that holds a DUT container including a plurality of pockets each of which accommodates the DUT; a sensor that acquires three-dimensional shape data of the DUT container; and a processor that corrects the shape data based on an inclination of the set plate, extracts a height and an inclination of a predetermined region corresponding to the DUT in a first pocket among the pockets, from the shape data corrected by the processor, and determines an accommodation state of the DUT in the first pocket based on an extraction result obtained by the processor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 26, 2021Publication date: September 16, 2021Applicant: ADVANTEST CorporationInventors: Masataka Onozawa, Mitsunori Aizawa, Aritomo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20210190856Abstract: An electronic component handling apparatus includes: a thermostatic chamber in which a socket disposed, the socket electrically being connectable to a device under test (DUT) including a first antenna; a moving device that moves the DUT and presses the DUT against the socket; an anechoic chamber disposed adjacent to the thermostatic chamber; a second antenna disposed inside the thermostatic chamber; and a first window that transmits radio waves radiated from the first or second antenna. The thermostatic chamber has a first opening on a wall surface of the thermostatic chamber. The anechoic chamber has a radio wave absorber and a second opening that opens toward a transmission direction of the radio waves from or to the second antenna. The thermostatic chamber and the anechoic chamber are connected to each other to make the first opening and the second opening face each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: ADVANTEST CorporationInventors: Natsuki Shiota, Aritomo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20210194601Abstract: An electronic component handling apparatus includes: a moving device that moves a device under test (DUT) including a first antenna and presses the DUT against a socket. The moving device includes a holder that holds the DUT and a second antenna that receives a radio wave radiated from the first antenna or that radiates the radio wave to the first antenna.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: ADVANTEST CorporationInventors: Natsuki Shiota, Aritomo Kikuchi
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Patent number: 10823788Abstract: Provided is a magnetic sensor testing device capable of preventing performance of an electromagnet from greatly changing due to heat applied to a magnetic sensor. A magnetic sensor testing device includes electromagnets 50 and 60 that apply a magnetic field to a magnetic sensor, temperature regulators 30 and 40 that regulate a temperature of the magnetic sensor by locally applying heat to the magnetic sensor, and a controller that controls the electromagnets 50 and 60 and the temperature regulators 30 and 40, in which the controller tests the magnetic sensor in a state in which the magnetic field is applied to the magnetic sensor by the electromagnets 50 and 60 while the heat is applied to the magnetic sensor by the temperature regulators 30 and 40.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2018Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: ADVANTEST CorporationInventors: Yuki Endo, Aritomo Kikuchi, Shigeo Nakamura
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Patent number: 10297043Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an attitude of electronic components. The electronic components include an electronic component having a plurality of terminals. The apparatus includes a storage and an image processor. The image processor is configured to: extract a binarized image from an image acquired by an imaging device; perform image matching between a terminal in the binarized image and a terminal in a model image to extract attitude candidates of image matching; obtain coordinates of a corner part of the plurality of terminals from the binarized image of the electronic component; select an attitude candidate from among the attitude candidates of image matching; and output the attitude candidate as a detected attitude of the electronic component.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2017Date of Patent: May 21, 2019Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: Masataka Onozawa, Aritomo Kikuchi
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Publication number: 20190041470Abstract: [Object] Provided is a magnetic sensor testing device capable of preventing performance of an electromagnet from greatly changing due to heat applied to a magnetic sensor. [Solving Means] A magnetic sensor testing device includes electromagnets 50 and 60 that apply a magnetic field to a magnetic sensor, temperature regulators 30 and 40 that regulate a temperature of the magnetic sensor by locally applying heat to the magnetic sensor, and a controller that controls the electromagnets 50 and 60 and the temperature regulators 30 and 40, in which the controller tests the magnetic sensor in a state in which the magnetic field is applied to the magnetic sensor by the electromagnets 50 and 60 while the heat is applied to the magnetic sensor by the temperature regulators 30 and 40.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Applicant: Advantest CorporationInventors: Yuki Endo, Aritomo Kikuchi, Shigeo Nakamura
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Publication number: 20180294244Abstract: An apparatus for detecting an attitude of electronic components. The electronic components include an electronic component having a plurality of terminals. The apparatus includes a storage and an image processor. The image processor is configured to: extract a binarized image from an image acquired by an imaging device; perform image matching between a terminal in the binarized image and a terminal in a model image to extract attitude candidates of image matching; obtain coordinates of a corner part of the plurality of terminals from the binarized image of the electronic component; select an attitude candidate from among the attitude candidates of image matching; and output the attitude candidate as a detected attitude of the electronic component.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 7, 2017Publication date: October 11, 2018Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: Masataka ONOZAWA, Aritomo KIKUCHI
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Patent number: 9784789Abstract: Provided is a handler apparatus that conveys a device under test to a test socket, including: a socket for adjustment which, prior to fitting of a device holder holding the device under test to the test socket, fits the device holder; a socket-for-adjustment position detecting section that detects a relative position of the device under test with respect to the socket for adjustment, in a state in which the device holder fits the socket for adjustment; an actuator that adjusts a position of the device under test on the device holder, based on the detected relative position of the device under test; and a conveyer that conveys the device holder, in which a position of the device under test has been adjusted, to fit the test socket.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 10, 2017Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: Aritomo Kikuchi, Tsuyoshi Yamashita, Mitsunori Aizawa, Hiromitsu Horino, Yuya Yamada, Masataka Onozawa
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Patent number: 9778283Abstract: There is provided an electronic component handling apparatus which can be reduced in size or can improve the throughput when the number of contact arms is increased. A handler comprises: a plurality of contact arms which are arrayed along a first direction, each of the plurality of contact arms including a holding part which holds a DUT and including an adjustment unit which moves the holding part relative to a base part of each contact arm; an imaging unit capable of imaging the DUT and the holding part; an operation unit which operates the adjustment unit; and a moving unit which moves the imaging unit and the operation unit along an X direction. The adjustment unit adjusts the relative position of the holding part according to an operation of the operation unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 21, 2013Date of Patent: October 3, 2017Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventor: Aritomo Kikuchi
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Patent number: 9453874Abstract: Provided is an actuator including: first to third rotation axes provided at a fixed section and having axes in a same direction, first to third rotation sections provided at positions offset from centers of the corresponding rotation axes, and rotating in response to the corresponding rotation axes; a movable section including first and third side walls facing the first and the third rotation sections in a first direction on a movable plane, and a second side wall facing the second rotation section in a second direction, the movable section moving on a predetermined movable plane in response to rotation of the first to third rotation sections; and a biasing section biasing the movable section with respect to the fixed section in at least one of the first direction and the second direction, and making at least one of the first to third rotation sections abut against the corresponding side wall.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2014Date of Patent: September 27, 2016Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: Aritomo Kikuchi, Yuya Yamada, Masataka Onozawa
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Publication number: 20150276852Abstract: Provided is an actuator including: first to third rotation axes provided at a fixed section and having axes in a same direction, first to third rotation sections provided at positions offset from centers of the corresponding rotation axes, and rotating in response to the corresponding rotation axes; a movable section including first and third side walls facing the first and the third rotation sections in a first direction on a movable plane, and a second side wall facing the second rotation section in a second direction, the movable section moving on a predetermined movable plane in response to rotation of the first to third rotation sections; and a biasing section biasing the movable section with respect to the fixed section in at least one of the first direction and the second direction, and making at least one of the first to third rotation sections abut against the corresponding side wall.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Inventors: Aritomo KIKUCHI, Yuya YAMADA, Masataka ONOZAWA
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Publication number: 20150276862Abstract: Provided is a handler apparatus that conveys a device under test to a test socket, including: a socket for adjustment which, prior to fitting of a device holder holding the device under test to the test socket, fits the device holder; a socket-for-adjustment position detecting section that detects a relative position of the device under test with respect to the socket for adjustment, in a state in which the device holder fits the socket for adjustment; an actuator that adjusts a position of the device under test on the device holder, based on the detected relative position of the device under test; and a conveyer that conveys the device holder, in which a position of the device under test has been adjusted, to fit the test socket.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2014Publication date: October 1, 2015Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventors: Aritomo KIKUCHI, Tsuyoshi YAMASHITA, Mitsunori AIZAWA, Hiromitsu HORINO, Yuya YAMADA, Masataka ONOZAWA
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Patent number: 8941729Abstract: An electronic device handling apparatus, which handles an electronic device under test having a first main surface provided thereon with first device terminals and a second main surface provided thereon with second device terminals, includes: a contact arm having a holding-side contact arm to which a first socket is attached and a suction pad which holds the electronic device under test; an alignment apparatus which positions the first socket and the electronic device under test; and the alignment apparatus which positions, with respect to a second socket, the electronic device under test being held by the suction pad and contacting the first socket, wherein the contact arm presses the second device terminals of the electronic device under test to the second socket.Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2011Date of Patent: January 27, 2015Assignee: Advantest CorporationInventors: Aritomo Kikuchi, Hiroto Nakamura
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Publication number: 20140111235Abstract: There is provided an electronic component handling apparatus which can be reduced in size or can improve the throughput when the number of contact arms is increased. A handler comprises: a plurality of contact arms which are arrayed along a first direction, each of the plurality of contact arms including a holding part which holds a DUT and including an adjustment unit which moves the holding part relative to a base part of each contact arm; an imaging unit capable of imaging the DUT and the holding part; an operation unit which operates the adjustment unit; and a moving unit which moves the imaging unit and the operation unit along an X direction. The adjustment unit adjusts the relative position of the holding part according to an operation of the operation unit.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 21, 2013Publication date: April 24, 2014Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATIONInventor: Aritomo KIKUCHI
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Patent number: 8294759Abstract: In an electronic device test apparatus using image processing technology to position an IC device relative to a socket, a calibration method of an electronic device test apparatus of calibrating a relative position of a device camera with respect to a socket, the method comprising: calculating an offset amount of a socket guide with respect to the socket on the basis of a relative position of the socket camera with respect to the socket guide and a relative position of a socket camera with respect to the socket; and adding this offset amount to the relative position of the device camera with respect to the socket guide so as to calculate the relative position of the device camera with respect to the socket.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2006Date of Patent: October 23, 2012Assignee: Advantest CorporationInventors: Aritomo Kikuchi, Hiroto Nakamura, Jinji Tokita, Katsuhiko Ikeda