Patents by Inventor Horng-Chuan Sun

Horng-Chuan Sun 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: 11774468
    Abstract: A vertical probe head includes upper and lower die units having upper and lower through holes, and probes each including a body portion between the die units, tail and head portion installation parts in the upper and lower through holes respectively, and a head portion contact part for electrically contacting a device under test. The probes include a pair of signal probes including at least one distinctive probe, for which, the body portion is smaller in width than the head portion installation part, and a body portion center line is deviated from a head portion installation part center line toward the probe paired thereto. For the paired probes, a head portion contact part pitch is larger than a body portion pitch for matching a large-pitch high-speed differential pair of the device under test, great impedance matching effect, and consistent contact force and stable elasticity of the probes in operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: MPI CORPORATION
    Inventors: Chin-Tien Yang, Yang-Hung Cheng, Yu-Hao Chen, Chin-Yi Tsai, Hui-Pin Yang, Horng-Chuan Sun
  • Publication number: 20230007997
    Abstract: A vertical probe head includes upper and lower die units having upper and lower through holes, and probes each including a body portion between the die units, tail and head portion installation parts in the upper and lower through holes respectively, and a head portion contact part for electrically contacting a device under test. The probes include a pair of signal probes including at least one distinctive probe, for which, the body portion is smaller in width than the head portion installation part, and a body portion center line is deviated from a head portion installation part center line toward the probe paired thereto. For the paired probes, a head portion contact part pitch is larger than a body portion pitch for matching a large-pitch high-speed differential pair of the device under test, great impedance matching effect, and consistent contact force and stable elasticity of the probes in operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Applicant: MPI CORPORATION
    Inventors: CHIN-TIEN YANG, YANG-HUNG CHENG, YU-HAO CHEN, CHIN-YI TSAI, HUI-PIN YANG, HORNG-CHUAN SUN
  • Patent number: 10393773
    Abstract: A probe card includes a probe seat having upper and lower dies and a probe accommodating hole, a spring probe inserted through the probe accommodating hole and including a spring sleeve having upper and lower non-spring sections, and a circuit board disposed on the upper die and having a contact pad against which the spring probe is abutted. At least one of the upper and lower dies has a stopping surface partially facing the probe accommodating hole and an extended portion inserting hole in alignment with the probe accommodating hole. At least one of the upper and lower non-spring sections has a cylinder portion abutted on the stopping surface and an extended portion inserted through the extended portion inserting hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: MPI Corporation
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi Chen, Ting-Hsin Kuo, Yi-Lung Lee, Shih-Shin Chen, Horng-Chuan Sun, Horng-Kuang Fan
  • Publication number: 20170082656
    Abstract: A probe card includes a probe seat having upper and lower dies and a probe accommodating hole, a spring probe inserted through the probe accommodating hole and including a spring sleeve having upper and lower non-spring sections, and a circuit board disposed on the upper die and having a contact pad against which the spring probe is abutted. At least one of the upper and lower dies has a stopping surface partially facing the probe accommodating hole and an extended portion inserting hole in alignment with the probe accommodating hole. At least one of the upper and lower non-spring sections has a cylinder portion abutted on the stopping surface and an extended portion inserted through the extended portion inserting hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2016
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Tsung-Yi CHEN, Ting-Hsin KUO, Yi-Lung LEE, Shih-Shin CHEN, Horng-Chuan SUN, Horng-Kuang FAN
  • Patent number: 7782070
    Abstract: A probing device includes a rack that has an outer support member supporting a circuit layer and a center support member supporting a probe assembly. When the tester touching down the circuit layer of the probing device from the top side, the outer support member of the rack bears this touchdown stress. When the probes of the probe holder touching down the electronic components of an IC wafer under test, the center support member of the rack bears the reaction force from the IC wafer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Assignee: MJC Probe Incorporated
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Ku, Chih-Hao Ho, Ho-Hui Lin, Te-Chen Feng, Jun-Liang Lai, Jia-Chi Ho, Chih-Chung Chien, Chien-Huei Huang, Ai-Chuan Chang, Horng-Chuan Sun
  • Publication number: 20090009198
    Abstract: A probing device includes a rack that has an outer support member supporting a circuit layer and a center support member supporting a probe assembly. When the tester touching down the circuit layer of the probing device from the top side, the outer support member of the rack bears this touchdown stress. When the probes of the probe holder touching down the electronic components of an IC wafer under test, the center support member of the rack bears the reaction force from the IC wafer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2008
    Publication date: January 8, 2009
    Applicant: MJC PROBE INCORPORATION
    Inventors: Wei-Cheng Ku, Chih-Hao Ho, Ho-Hui Lin, Te-Chen Feng, Jun-Liang Lai, Jia-Chi Ho, Chih-Chung Chien, Chien-Huei Huang, Ai-Chuan Chang, Horng-Chuan Sun
  • Patent number: 6984998
    Abstract: A multi-function probe card (40) includes a PCB (41), a plurality of probe needles (47), a counter (71) to acquire a “piece sequence parameter”, a signal-measuring device (72) via the probe needles (71) to acquire a current, and a voltage parameters etc. as well as a parametric processing system (74). The parametric processing system (74) includes an I/O unit (51)/(59), a processing unit (52), a time providing unit (55), a real time display unit (56), and a storing unit (57). Moreover, the piece sequence parameter, current parameter, and voltage parameter can be input into the processing unit (52) through the I/O unit (51)/(59). Thereafter, a parametric data structure can be set up to record and calculate in accordance with the datum and parameters, and finally to display service processes and conditions of the probe card (40) through the real time display unit (56).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2006
    Assignee: MJC Probe Inc.
    Inventors: Horng-Chuan Sun, Hui-Pin Yang
  • Publication number: 20050184741
    Abstract: A multi-function probe card (40) includes a PCB (41), a plurality of probe needles (47), a counter (71) to acquire a “piece sequence parameter”, a signal-measuring device (72) via the probe needles (71) to acquire a current, and a voltage parameters etc. as well as a parametric processing system (74). The parametric processing system (74) includes an I/O unit (51)/(59), a processing unit (52), a time providing unit (55), a real time display unit (56), and a storing unit (57). Moreover, the piece sequence parameter, current parameter, and voltage parameter can be input into the processing unit (52) through the I/O unit (51)/(59). Thereafter, a parametric data structure can be set up to record and calculate in accordance with the datum and parameters, and finally to display service processes and conditions of the probe card (40) through the real time display unit (56).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Publication date: August 25, 2005
    Inventors: Horng-Chuan Sun, Hui-Pin Yang