Patents by Inventor Toshiyuki Kiyokawa

Toshiyuki Kiyokawa 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: 11906548
    Abstract: A test carrier carried in a state of accommodating a device under test (DUT) includes: a carrier body that holds the DUT; a lid member that covers the DUT and is attached to the carrier body; and an identifier for identifying an individual of the test carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Kazuya Ohtani
  • Patent number: 11808812
    Abstract: A testing apparatus comprises a tester comprising a plurality of racks, wherein each rack comprises a plurality of slots, wherein each slot comprises: (a) an interface board affixed in a slot of a rack, wherein the interface board comprises test circuitry and a plurality of sockets, each socket operable to receive a device under test (DUT); and (b) a carrier comprising an array of DUTs, wherein the carrier is operable to displace into the slot of the rack, and wherein each DUT in the array of DUTs aligns with a respective socket of the plurality of sockets on the interface board. The testing apparatus further comprises a pick-and-place mechanism for loading the array of DUTs into the carrier and an elevator for transporting the carrier to the slot of the rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Advantest Test Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Karthik Ranganathan, Gregory Cruzan, Samer Kabbani, Gilberto Oseguera, Ira Leventhal, Hiroki Ikeda, Toshiyuki Kiyokawa
  • Publication number: 20230314512
    Abstract: A testing apparatus comprises a tester comprising a plurality of racks, wherein each rack comprises a plurality of slots, wherein each slot comprises: (a) an interface board affixed in a slot of a rack, wherein the interface board comprises test circuitry and a plurality of sockets, each socket operable to receive a device under test (DUT); and (b) a carrier comprising an array of DUTs, wherein the carrier is operable to displace into the slot of the rack, and wherein each DUT in the array of DUTs aligns with a respective socket of the plurality of sockets on the interface board. The testing apparatus further comprises a pick-and-place mechanism for loading the array of DUTs into the carrier and an elevator for transporting the carrier to the slot of the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2023
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Karthik RANGANATHAN, Gregory CRUZAN, Samer Kabbani, Gilberto Oseguera, Ira Leventhal, Hiroki Ikeda, Toshiyuki Kiyokawa
  • Patent number: 11693026
    Abstract: A test carrier that accommodates a device under test (DUT) and has a through-hole facing the DUT, including: a movable valve that: opens by suction through the through hole such that the DUT is sucked through the through hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa
  • Publication number: 20230131189
    Abstract: A test carrier that accommodates a device under test (DUT) and has a through-hole facing the DUT, including: a movable valve that: opens by suction through the through hole such that the DUT is sucked through the through hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Publication date: April 27, 2023
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa
  • Patent number: 11579187
    Abstract: A test carrier that accommodates a DUT and includes a first flow passage through which fluid supplied from an outside of the test carrier flows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Yuya Yamada
  • Publication number: 20230023699
    Abstract: A test carrier that accommodates a DUT and includes a first flow passage through which fluid supplied from an outside of the test carrier flows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2022
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Yuya Yamada
  • Patent number: 11531043
    Abstract: A test carrier carried in a state of accommodating a device under test (DUT) includes: a carrier body that holds the DUT; and a lid member that covers the DUT and is attached to the carrier body. The carrier body has contactors provided to correspond to terminals of the DUT, external terminals electrically connected to the contactors, and a first through-hole for positioning that is provided to face the DUT. The first through-hole penetrates the carrier body so that a part of the DUT is seen from an outside through the first through-hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Kazuya Ohtani
  • Publication number: 20220137129
    Abstract: A testing apparatus comprises a tester comprising a plurality of racks, wherein each rack comprises a plurality of slots, wherein each slot comprises: (a) an interface board affixed in a slot of a rack, wherein the interface board comprises test circuitry and a plurality of sockets, each socket operable to receive a device under test (DUT); and (b) a carrier comprising an array of DUTs, wherein the carrier is operable to displace into the slot of the rack, and wherein each DUT in the array of DUTs aligns with a respective socket of the plurality of sockets on the interface board. The testing apparatus further comprises a pick-and-place mechanism for loading the array of DUTs into the carrier and an elevator for transporting the carrier to the slot of the rack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Karthik Ranganathan, Gregory Cruzan, Samer Kabbani, Gilberto Oseguera, Ira Leventhal, Hiroki Ikeda, Toshiyuki Kiyokawa
  • Publication number: 20220011342
    Abstract: A test carrier carried in a state of accommodating a device under test (DUT) includes: a carrier body that holds the DUT; a lid member that covers the DUT and is attached to the carrier body; and an identifier for identifying an individual of the test carrier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Kazuya Ohtani
  • Publication number: 20220011341
    Abstract: A test carrier carried in a state of accommodating a device under test (DUT) includes: a carrier body that holds the DUT, and a lid member that covers the DUT and is attached to the carrier body. The carrier body has a first through-hole for positioning that is provided to face the DUT.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Kazuya Ohtani
  • Publication number: 20220011343
    Abstract: A test carrier carried in a state of accommodating a device under test (DUT) includes: a carrier body that holds the DUT; and a lid member that covers the DUT and is attached to the carrier body. The lid member includes: a plate-like main body; and a pusher protruding from the main body in a convex shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Kazuya Ohtani
  • Publication number: 20220011340
    Abstract: A test carrier carried in a state of accommodating a device under test (DUT) includes: a carrier body that holds the DUT; and a lid member that covers the DUT and is attached to the carrier body. The lid member includes a through-hole for sucking the DUT that is provided to face the DUT and penetrating through the lid member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2021
    Publication date: January 13, 2022
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Kazuya Ohtani
  • Publication number: 20190346482
    Abstract: A test carrier carried in a state of accommodating a device under test (DUT) includes: a carrier body that holds the DUT; and a lid member that covers the DUT and is attached to the carrier body. The carrier body has contactors provided to correspond to terminals of the DUT, external terminals electrically connected to the contactors, and a first through-hole for positioning that is provided to face the DUT. The first through-hole penetrates the carrier body so that a part of the DUT is seen from an outside through the first through-hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Applicant: ADVANTEST Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Kazuya Ohtani
  • Patent number: 9588142
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device handling apparatus capable of increasing the number of simultaneous measurements while suppressing the increase in cost. An electronic device handling apparatus, which moves bare dies relative to a probe card, includes: a thermal head which includes a plurality of holding regions each of which holds the bare die and has openings; at least one lift unit which is movably held by the thermal head so as to correspond to the holding regions and is able to advance and retreat through the openings; a moving device which moves the thermal head; and a fixed arm which is able to support the one lift unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Koya Karino, Daisuke Takano
  • Publication number: 20160116503
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device handling apparatus capable of increasing the number of simultaneous measurements while suppressing the increase in cost. An electronic device handling apparatus, which moves bare dies relative to a probe card, includes: a thermal head which includes a plurality of holding regions each of which holds the bare die and has openings; at least one lift unit which is movably held by the thermal head so as to correspond to the holding regions and is able to advance and retreat through the openings; a moving device which moves the thermal head; and a fixed arm which is able to support the one lift unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2014
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki KIYOKAWA, Koya KARINO, Daisuke TAKANO
  • Patent number: 9121901
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a plurality of test heads to which probe cards are electrically connected; a wafer tray which is able to hold a semiconductor wafer; and an alignment apparatus which positions the semiconductor wafer held on the wafer tray relatively with respect to the probe card so as to make the wafer tray face the probe card. The wafer tray has a pressure reducing mechanism which pulls the wafer tray toward the probe card. The alignment apparatus is configured to be able to move along the array direction of the test heads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Assignee: ADVANTEST CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Takashi Naito
  • Patent number: 8513962
    Abstract: In order to shorten testing time of a plurality of devices under test formed on a semiconductor wafer, a wafer tray used by a test apparatus performing the test is provided. The wafer tray includes a first flow passage for fixing the semiconductor wafer to the wafer tray using vacuum suction, a second flow passage for fixing the wafer tray to the test apparatus using vacuum suction, and a heater for heating a loading surface on which at least the semiconductor wafer is loaded. By using this wafer tray, the semiconductor wafer, which is the object being tested, can be smoothly attached to and detached from different test heads, and testing can be begun quickly after the semiconductor wafer is attached to a test head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Yoshiharu Umemura
  • Patent number: 8493083
    Abstract: A test apparatus comprising a position information acquiring section that acquires position information concerning first terminals on a surface of a device under test and position information concerning second terminals on a surface of a probe card used for testing the device under test; a control section that calculates a displacement amount between each first terminal and a corresponding second terminal, based on the position information concerning the first terminals and the position information concerning the second terminals, and determines relative positions of the device under test and the probe card such that a maximum value from among the calculated displacement amounts is less than a predetermined value; and an aligning section that adjusts the relative positions of the device under test and the probe card, based on a signal from the control section, and electrically connects the device under test to the probe card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventor: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa
  • Patent number: 8299935
    Abstract: A test apparatus comprising a plurality of test units that test a device under test; a plurality of housing sections that respectively house the test units therein; a plurality of opening/closing sections that are disposed respectively in the housing sections and that expose the test units to the outside or isolate the test units from the outside; and a control section that independently controls whether each of the opening/closing sections is allowed to be opened. The control section may allow test units that are not supplied with power to be exposed to the outside. For at least one of (i) a period during which one of the test units is performing a predetermined operation, (ii) a predetermined period before the period during which one of the test units is performing the predetermined operation, and (iii) a predetermined period after the period during which one of the test units is performing the predetermined operation, the control section may prohibit other test units from being exposed to the outside.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2010
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2012
    Assignee: Advantest Corporation
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Kiyokawa, Toshikazu Okawa