Patents by Inventor Heather Karklin

Heather Karklin 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).

  • Method of forming probe card assembly
    Patent number: 7759952
    Abstract: A probe card assembly has a probe contactor substrate having a plurality of probe contactor tips thereon and a probe card wiring board with an interposer disposed between the two. Support posts contacting the probe contactor substrate are vertically adjustable until secured by a locking mechanism which is coupled to the probe card wiring board. When the posts are secured in a fixed position, the position is one in which the plane of the plurality of probe contactor substrates is substantially parallel to a predetermined reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: Touchdown Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Raffi Garabedian, Nim Hak Tea, Steven Wang, Heather Karklin
  • Probe card assembly and method of forming same
    Patent number: 7728612
    Abstract: A probe card assembly has a probe contactor substrate having a plurality of probe contactor tips thereon and a probe card wiring board with an interposer disposed between the two. Support posts contacting the probe contactor substrate are vertically adjustable until secured by a locking mechanism which is coupled to the probe card wiring board. When the posts are secured in a fixed position, the position is one in which the plane of the plurality of probe contactor substrates is substantially parallel to a predetermined reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Touchdown Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Raffi Garabedian, Nim Hak Tea, Steven Wang, Heather Karklin
  • Probe card assembly and method of forming same
    Publication number: 20080211525
    Abstract: A probe card assembly has a probe contactor substrate having a plurality of probe contactor tips thereon and a probe card wiring board with an interposer disposed between the two. Support posts contacting the probe contactor substrate are vertically adjustable until secured by a locking mechanism which is coupled to the probe card wiring board. When the posts are secured in a fixed position, the position is one in which the plane of the plurality of probe contactor substrates is substantially parallel to a predetermined reference plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2007
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: TOUCHDOWN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Raffi Garabedian, Nim Hak Tea, Steven Wang, Heather Karklin
  • Probe card assembly
    Patent number: 7365553
    Abstract: A probe card assembly has a probe contractor substrate having a plurality of probe contractor tips thereon and a probe card wiring board with an interposer disposed between the two. Support posts contacting the probe contractor substrate are vertically adjustable until secured by a locking mechanism which is coupled to the probe card wiring board. When the posts are secured in a fixed position, the position is one in which the plane of the plurality of probe contractor substrates is substantially parallel to a predetermined reference plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2008
    Assignee: Touchdown Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Raffi Garabedian, Nim Hak Tea, Steven Wang, Heather Karklin
  • Method of forming probe card assembly
    Publication number: 20080007281
    Abstract: A probe card assembly has a probe contactor substrate having a plurality of probe contactor tips thereon and a probe card wiring board with an interposer disposed between the two. Support posts contacting the probe contactor substrate are vertically adjustable until secured by a locking mechanism which is coupled to the probe card wiring board. When the posts are secured in a fixed position, the position is one in which the plane of the plurality of probe contactor substrates is substantially parallel to a predetermined reference plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2007
    Publication date: January 10, 2008
    Applicant: TOUCHDOWN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Raffi Garabedian, Nim Tea, Steven Wang, Heather Karklin
  • Probe card assembly
    Publication number: 20070145988
    Abstract: A probe card assembly has a probe contractor substrate having a plurality of probe contractor tips thereon and a probe card wiring board with an interposer disposed between the two. Support posts contacting the probe contractor substrate are vertically adjustable until secured by a locking mechanism which is coupled to the probe card wiring board. When the posts are secured in a fixed position, the position is one in which the plane of the plurality of probe contractor substrates is substantially parallel to a predetermined reference plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2005
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: TOUCHDOWN TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Raffi Garabedian, Nim Tea, Steven Wang, Heather Karklin