Patents by Inventor Kothandan Shanmugan

Kothandan Shanmugan 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).

  • High Temperature- Low Leakage Probe Apparatus and Method
    Publication number: 20210199695
    Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes an apparatus for contacting a plurality of contact locations of a semiconductor device. The apparatus comprises a ring bottom, a ring top, and plurality of probe members. The ring bottom has a plurality of furrows orchestrated toward the plurality of contact locations. Each probe member of the plurality of probes is aligned within a corresponding furrow of the plurality of furrows in order to contact the plurality of contact locations. The ring top has a plurality of protrusions corresponding to the plurality of furrows. Each protrusion of the plurality of protrusions presses against a length of each corresponding probe member of the plurality of probe members, thereby securing each probe member of the plurality of probe members within the corresponding furrow of the plurality of furrows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 1, 2021
    Applicant: Spire Manufacturing Inc.
    Inventors: Hai Dau, Kothandan Shanmugan