• 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

Flexibility

• DC, AC and RF/microwave device characterization, 1/f, WLR, FA and design debug
• Full thermal range of -60°C to +300°C
• Compatible with TopHat or IceShield
• Usage of manual and motorized positioners, probe cards within EMI-shielded environment
• Upgrade path to meet your future needs
• Stable and repeatable measurements over a wide thermal range

High accuracy and repeatability

• Reliable and repeatable contact
• Moisture-free, light-tight and EMI-shielded test environment with MicroChamber® technology
• Advanced EMI-shielding with PureLine and AttoGuard technologies available
• Superior low-leakage and low-noise measurements
• Safe and accurate hands-off testing
• Minimizes settling times for efficient measurements over full thermal range

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DC, RF and Optical Probe Positioning for Highest Accuracy Measurements

FormFactor offers a wide variety of manual and motorized probe positioners for any application from DC to terahertz measurements and beyond.

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

• Lithographic thin-film construction
• Excellent crosstalk characteristics
• Non-oxidizing nickel alloy tips
• Innovative force delivery mechanism
• 40GHz, 50GHz, 67GHz, 110GHz and 145GHz connectors available
• GSG, SG, GS, GSGSG, GSSG, SGS configurations
• 50 to 250 µm pitches (other pitches available on request)
• High current version (2 A) available

Advantages

• Superior field confinement reduces unwanted couplings to nearby devices and transmission modes
• Superior measurement accuracy and repeatability
• Small scrub minimizes damage to aluminum pad
• Typical contact resistance < 0. 05 Ω on Al, <0.02Ω on Au
• Save valuable wafer space and reduce pad parasitics by being able to shrink pad geometries to 25 x 35 µ m (best case)

High-voltage/current Probes

• On-wafer power device characterization up to 10,000 V DC / 600 A
• Reduced probe and device destruction at high currents up to 20 A DC and 300 A pulse
• Increased isolation resistance and dielectric strength to provide full triaxial capability at high voltage (3,000 V) for low-leakage measurement

• 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

Customized Solutions for a Variety of Challenging Applications

We are your partner for challenging applications. Our comprehensive technical and application know-how over all probe system platforms and our expertise for customized products is based on an extensive experience over many years. We offer a special demo support in-house or at the customer, as well as after sales support for complicated setups.

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