Patents by Inventor Matthias Zieger

Matthias Zieger 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: 9983232
    Abstract: A prober for testing devices in a repeat structure on a substrate is provided with a probe holder plate, probe holders mounted on the plate, and a test probe associated with each holder. Each test probe is displaceable via a manipulator connected to a probe holder, and a substrate carrier fixedly supports the substrate. Testing of devices, which are situated in a repeat structure on a substrate, in sequence without a substrate movement and avoiding individual manipulation of the test probes in relation to the contact islands on the devices, is achieved in that the probe holders are fastened on a shared probe holder plate and the probe holder plate is moved in relation to the test substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Cascade Microtech, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank-Michael Werner, Matthias Zieger, Sebastian Giessmann
  • Publication number: 20150008948
    Abstract: A prober for testing devices in a repeat structure on a substrate is provided with a probe holder plate, probe holders mounted on the plate, and a test probe associated with each holder. Each test probe is displaceable via a manipulator connected to a probe holder, and a substrate carrier fixedly supports the substrate. Testing of devices, which are situated in a repeat structure on a substrate, in sequence without a substrate movement and avoiding individual manipulation of the test probes in relation to the contact islands on the devices, is achieved in that the probe holders are fastened on a shared probe holder plate and the probe holder plate is moved in relation to the test substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventors: Frank-Michael Werner, Matthias Zieger, Sebastian Giessmann
  • Patent number: 8841932
    Abstract: A prober for testing devices in a repeat structure on a substrate is provided with a probe holder plate, probe holders mounted on the plate, and a test probe associated with each holder. Each test probe is displaceable via a manipulator connected to a probe holder, and a substrate carrier fixedly supports the substrate. Testing of devices, which are situated in a repeat structure on a substrate, in sequence without a substrate movement and avoiding individual manipulation of the test probes in relation to the contact islands on the devices, is achieved in that the probe holders are fastened on a shared probe holder plate and the probe holder plate is moved in relation to the test substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: Cascade Microtech, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank-Michael Werner, Matthias Zieger, Sebastian Giessmann
  • Publication number: 20110316574
    Abstract: A prober for testing devices in a repeat structure on a substrate is provided with a probe holder plate, probe holders mounted on the plate, and a test probe associated with each holder. Each test probe is displaceable via a manipulator connected to a probe holder, and a substrate carrier fixedly supports the substrate. Testing of devices, which are situated in a repeat structure on a substrate, in sequence without a substrate movement and avoiding individual manipulation of the test probes in relation to the contact islands on the devices, is achieved in that the probe holders are fastened on a shared probe holder plate and the probe holder plate is moved in relation to the test substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2011
    Publication date: December 29, 2011
    Inventors: Frank-Michael WERNER, Matthias ZIEGER, Sebastian GIESSMANN
  • Patent number: 7932737
    Abstract: A prober for testing devices in a repeat structure on a substrate is provided with a probe holder plate, probe holders mounted on the plate, and a test probe associated with each holder. Each test probe is displaceable via a manipulator connected to a probe holder, and a substrate carrier fixedly supports the substrate. Testing of devices, which are situated in a repeat structure on a substrate, in sequence without a substrate movement and avoiding individual manipulation of the test probes in relation to the contact islands on the devices, is achieved in that the probe holders are fastened on a shared probe holder plate and the probe holder plate is moved in relation to the test substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2011
    Assignee: Cascade Microtech, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank-Michael Werner, Matthias Zieger, Sebastian Giessmann
  • Publication number: 20090179658
    Abstract: A prober for testing devices in a repeat structure on a substrate is provided with a probe holder plate, probe holders mounted on the plate, and a test probe associated with each holder. Each test probe is displaceable via a manipulator connected to a probe holder, and a substrate carrier fixedly supports the substrate. Testing of devices, which are situated in a repeat structure on a substrate, in sequence without a substrate movement and avoiding individual manipulation of the test probes in relation to the contact islands on the devices, is achieved in that the probe holders are fastened on a shared probe holder plate and the probe holder plate is moved in relation to the test substrate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 30, 2008
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Applicant: SUSS MICROTEC TEST SYSTEMS GMBH
    Inventors: Frank-Michael WERNER, Matthias ZIEGER, Sebastian GIESSMANN
  • Patent number: 7046025
    Abstract: A test apparatuss for testing substrates at low temperatures has a chuck, which can be displaced in the working area by means of a chuck drive, the temperature of which can be controlled using heating and cooling means. The chuck has a receiving surface for receiving a test substrate and holding means for fixing a substrate carrier which receives the test substrate. Spatially and thermally defined test conditions are maintained with minimal energy and labor costs both at room temperatures and at low temperatures. This is achieved by providing a vacuum chamber which surrounds the working area of the chuck. The chuck is on one side thermally decoupled from the uncooled chuck drive and on the other side is thermally connected in a releasable manner to the test substrate. The cooled chuck and the cooled test substrate are shielded from the thermal radiation of the surrounding uncooled assemblies by means of a directly cooled thermal radiation shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2006
    Assignee: SUSS MicroTec Testsystems GmbH
    Inventors: Stefan Schneidewind, Claus Dietrich, Jorg Kiesewetter, Frank-Michael Werner, Axel Schmidt, Matthias Zieger
  • Publication number: 20040070415
    Abstract: A test apparatuss for testing substrates at low temperatures has a chuck, which can be displaced in the working area by means of a chuck drive, the temperature of which can be controlled using heating and cooling means. The chuck has a receiving surface for receiving a test substrate and holding means for fixing a substrate carrier which receives the test substrate. Spatially and thermally defined test conditions are maintained with minimal energy and labor costs both at room temperatures and at low temperatures. This is achieved by providing a vacuum chamber which surrounds the working area of the chuck. The chuck is on one side thermally decoupled from the uncooled chuck drive and on the other side is thermally connected in a releasable manner to the test substrate. The cooled chuck and the cooled test substrate are shielded from the thermal radiation of the surrounding uncooled assemblies by means of a directly cooled thermal radiation shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Stefan Schneidewind, Claus Dietrich, Jorg Kiesewetter, Hans-Michael Werner, Axel Schmidt, Matthias Zieger