Patents by Inventor C. Kenneth Barnett

C. Kenneth Barnett 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).

  • Patent number: 5557214
    Abstract: Apparatus is disclosed for interfacing a semiconductor test circuit and a semiconductor device under test, wherein the interface is a silicon structure test probe having conductor paths which extend along cantilevered parallelogram micro beams having contact bumps on the free ends of the beams arranged in a pattern which registers with a test pad pattern on the semiconductor device under test. The parallelogram beams provide test pad contact with substantially no scrubbing action. The silicon structure provides testing over wide environmental ranges because the test probe structure reacts to environmental conditions in the same way as the silicon semiconductor device under test. A method for fabricating the silicon structure test probe is disclosed which includes fabrication in the silicon structure of semiconductor circuit drivers and receivers for the conducting paths.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Inventor: C. Kenneth Barnett