• Probe loss is 3 dB typical between 140 and 200 GHz, S11/S22 15 dB typical
• Reduced unwanted couplings and transmission modes
• Able to shrink pad geometries to 25 x 35 µm (best case)
• Typical contact resistance < 0.05 Ω on Al, < 0.02 Ω on Au
• WR15, WR12, WR10, WR8, WR6, WR4, WR3, and WR2 bands available.

• Customizable configuration up to 25 contacts: RF, Eye-Pass power, ground, logic
• Lithographically-defined tips allow automated over temperature measurement on pads as small as 30 µm x 50 µm
• Low and repeatable contact resistance on aluminum pads (< 0.05 Ω) ensures accurate results
• Durable probe structure ensures more than 250,000 contacts
• Able to measure from -40°C to +125°C without compromising performance or accuracy of specifications

Next Generation Wafer Probing

• Continues the Infinity family’s Industry leading electrical performance
• High temperature capability (175° C +) for automotive device characterization and other applications
• Better tip visibility for enhanced placement accuracy and repeatability
• Improved tip life/durability with solid rhodium contacts
• New tip architecture enables support for narrower pitches (e.g. 25um)
• Advanced mechanical design combined with small contacts enables probing on smaller pads/pitches and improves durability and robustness

The LWP series Lightwave Probe enables optical measurements for on-wafer and hybrid photonics devices. It features user replaceable fiber pigtails allowing the probe to be optimized for a variety of light delivery and light collection applications including the characterization of topside illuminated photodiodes, Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers (VCSELs), hybrid transmitters and receivers, and LEDs.

Flexibility

• Ideal for a wide range of applications such as RF, mm-Wave and sub-THz characterization, FA, DWC, MEMS, optoelectronic tests and WL
• Re-configurable and upgradable as requirements grow
• Minimizes setup times with no loss in performance or accuracy
• Seamless integration of various measurement instruments

Stability

• Solid station frame
• Built-in vibration-isolation solution for superior vibration attenuation
• Rigid microscope bridge
• Compact and rigid mechanical design
• Highly accurate measurement results
• Incorporates best-known methods

Ease of Use

• Ergonomic and straightforward design for comfortable and easy operation
• Low-profile design
• Simple microscope operation
• Quick and ergonomic change of DUT through pull-out stage
• Minimize training efforts
• Fast time to data
• Convenient operation

• Ideal for multiport RF/Microwave and high-speed digital signal testing
• Mix DC and RF/Microwave signals on one probe
• Long lifetime – typically over one million (1,000,000) touchdowns
• Excellent performance in temperatures ranging from 10 K to 200°C
• Probe on any pad material with no damage

• Substrate material: High-resistivity silicon
• Substrate thickness: 275 µm
• Dielectric constant: 11.8
• Nominal Z0: 50 Ω