Patents by Inventor Shinya KUREBAYASHI

Shinya KUREBAYASHI 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: 11293814
    Abstract: A temperature measurement member measures a temperature of an inspection object or a temperature of a mounting table on which the inspection object is placed inside an inspection apparatus that inspects the inspection object. The temperature measurement member is attached to an attachment position of a probe card used for electrical characteristic inspection in the inspection apparatus, and includes a main body having substantially a same shape as the probe card; a probe formed to extend from the main body toward the mounting table in a state in which the temperature measurement member is attached to the attachment position; and a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature of the inspection object or the mounting table. The sensor transmits/receives a temperature measurement-related electrical signal to/from an inspection part via the probe card in the electrical characteristic inspection, and transmits a temperature measurement result to the inspection part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2022
    Assignee: TOKYO ELECTRON LIMITED
    Inventors: Yoshihito Yamasaki, Shinya Kurebayashi, Jun Mochizuki, Miyoko Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20200209072
    Abstract: A temperature measurement member measures a temperature of an inspection object or a temperature of a mounting table on which the inspection object is placed inside an inspection apparatus that inspects the inspection object. The temperature measurement member is attached to an attachment position of a probe card used for electrical characteristic inspection in the inspection apparatus, and includes a main body having substantially a same shape as the probe card; a probe formed to extend from the main body toward the mounting table in a state in which the temperature measurement member is attached to the attachment position; and a temperature sensor configured to measure the temperature of the inspection object or the mounting table. The sensor transmits/receives a temperature measurement-related electrical signal to/from an inspection part via the probe card in the electrical characteristic inspection, and transmits a temperature measurement result to the inspection part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2019
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Yoshihito YAMASAKI, Shinya KUREBAYASHI, Jun MOCHIZUKI, Miyoko KURODA
  • Publication number: 20200088828
    Abstract: A wafer testing apparatus according to an embodiment includes a tester configured to apply electrical signals to a semiconductor device fabricated on a wafer, a prober configured to cause the semiconductor device to be electrically coupled to the tester, a tester controller configured to control an operation of the tester, and a prober controller configured to control an operation of the prober, wherein the tester controller and the prober controller communicate with each other when diagnosing a state of the tester.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventor: Shinya KUREBAYASHI