Patents by Inventor Mark Higginbottom

Mark Higginbottom 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).

  • Publication number: 20060087331
    Abstract: System and method for a multisite, integrated combination probe card and spider card. A preferred embodiment comprises a series of signal pins configured to mate with test equipment, a socket region coupled to a plurality of integrated circuits, and an open electrical connections block coupled to the series of signal pins and the socket region. If the combination card is to be used as a probe card, then the open electrical connections block is configured to decouple the series of electrical pins from the socket region and a hole is made in the socket region to hold a probe header. If the combination card is to be used as a spider card, then the open electrical connections block is configured to couple the series of electrical pins with the socket region and sockets for holding packaged integrated circuits are added to the socket region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Michael Young, Mark Higginbottom