Patents by Inventor Fayez (Frank) E. Abboud

Fayez (Frank) E. Abboud 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: 7847566
    Abstract: A method of testing electronic devices on substrates is described. The method includes placing a configurable prober over a first substrate, testing the first substrate, re-configuring the configurable prober, placing the configurable prober over a second substrate, and testing the second substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Brunner, Shinichi Kurita, Ralf Schmid, Fayez (Frank) E. Abboud, Benjamin Johnston, Paul Bocian, Emanuel Beer
  • Patent number: 7319335
    Abstract: An improved prober for an electronic devices test system is provided. The prober is “configurable,” meaning that it can be adapted for different device layouts and substrate sizes. The prober generally includes a frame, at least one prober bar having a first end and a second end, a frame connection mechanism that allows for ready relocation of the prober bar to the frame at selected points along the frame, and a plurality of electrical contact pins along the prober bar for placing selected electronic devices in electrical communication with a system controller during testing. In one embodiment, the prober is be used to test devices such as thin film transistors on a glass substrate. Typically, the glass substrate is square, and the frame is also square. In this way, “x” and “y” axes are defined by the frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 15, 2008
    Assignee: Applied Materials, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthias Brunner, Shinichi Kurita, Ralf Schmid, Fayez (Frank) E. Abboud, Benjamin Johnston, Paul Bocian, Emanuel Beer