Patents by Inventor Toshio Tago

Toshio Tago 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: 9642255
    Abstract: A probe card is for testing a wafer which allows for stable contact with electrode pads of a wafer simultaneously under small contact pressure in wafer test procedures. A probe card includes a frame plate which is provided with a plurality of through-holes corresponding to semiconductor chips of a wafer, a wiring substrate, an anisotropic conductive membrane which has a size corresponding to that of the through-hole and is fixed in the through-hole or on a periphery of the through-hole in the frame plate, and a contact membrane which also has a size corresponding to that of the through-hole and is fixed on the periphery of the through-hole in the frame plate. The contact membrane includes an insulating membrane, a conductive electrode provided in the insulating membrane and on a reverse face of the insulating membrane, and a bump. The bump is formed by plating an upper end of an electrode body which is exposed by half-etching the insulating membrane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Elfinote Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Toshio Tago, Masaaki Ishizaka
  • Publication number: 20140327463
    Abstract: A probe card is for testing a wafer which allows for stable contact with electrode pads of a wafer simultaneously under small contact pressure in wafer test procedures. A probe card includes a frame plate which is provided with a plurality of through-holes corresponding to semiconductor chips of a wafer, a wiring substrate, an anisotropic conductive membrane which has a size corresponding to that of the through-hole and is fixed in the through-hole or on a periphery of the through-hole in the frame plate, and a contact membrane which also has a size corresponding to that of the through-hole and is fixed on the periphery of the through-hole in the frame plate. The contact membrane includes an insulating membrane, a conductive electrode provided in the insulating membrane and on a reverse face of the insulating membrane, and a bump. The bump is formed by plating an upper end of an electrode body which is exposed by half-etching the insulating membrane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: ELFINOTE TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshio Tago, Masaaki Ishizaka