• DocumentCode
    3421812
  • Title

    A vertically guided MEMS probe card with deeply recessed trench-type cantilever

  • Author

    Bong-Hwan Kirn ; Chung, Doo-Yin ; Chung, Chi-Hwan ; Chun, Tae-Un ; Seok, Seon-Ho ; Kim, Hymn-Cheol ; Chun, Kuljin

  • Author_Institution
    Seoul Nat. Univ., South Korea
  • fYear
    2005
  • fDate
    30 Jan.-3 Feb. 2005
  • Firstpage
    271
  • Lastpage
    274
  • Abstract
    We developed a vertically guided MEMS probe card with deeply recessed trench-type cantilever. This probe card was designed to achieve a displacement of 50 μm at a force of 1.5 gram. The measured contact resistance was about 0.4 ohm for 50 μm displacement. The leakage current between the shortest tips was approximately 10 pA. To implement fine pitch and make a vertically guided structure, a cantilever beam was formed inside the trench after deep RIE silicon etching. This probe card was capable of a 35 μm pad pitch.
  • Keywords
    contact resistance; leakage currents; micromechanical devices; probes; sputter etching; 50 micron; RIE silicon etching; cantilever beam; contact resistance measurement; fine pitch; leakage current; trench type cantilever; vertically guided MEMS probe card; Automatic testing; Circuit testing; Contact resistance; Etching; Fabrication; Integrated circuit interconnections; Micromechanical devices; Probes; Silicon; Structural beams;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Micro Electro Mechanical Systems, 2005. MEMS 2005. 18th IEEE International Conference on
  • ISSN
    1084-6999
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-8732-5
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/MEMSYS.2005.1453919
  • Filename
    1453919