Patents by Inventor Carl N. Buck

Carl N. Buck 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: 7053644
    Abstract: A system for testing integrated circuits is described. A contactor board of the system has pins with ends that contact terminals on a power and signal distribution board. Opposing ends of the pins make contact with die terminals on an unsingulated wafer. The distribution board also carries a plurality of capacitors, at least one capacitor corresponding to every die on the unsingulated wafer. Each capacitor may include two substantially flat planar capacitor conductors and a dielectric layer between the capacitor conductors. Alternatively, the capacitors may be discrete components mounted to and standing above the distribution board, in which case corresponding capacitor openings are formed in the contactor substrate to accommodate the capacitors when the distribution board and the contactor board are brought together. A plurality of fuses made of a polymer material are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2006
    Assignee: Aehr Test Systems
    Inventors: Scott E. Lindsey, Carl N. Buck, Rhea J. Posedel