Illuminator for wafer prober and related methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9897645
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14642333

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Various techniques are disclosed for an illuminator and related methods to be used with a wafer prober to provide illumination (e.g., visible and/or non-visible electromagnetic radiation) to perform testing, calibration, and/or inspection of devices on a wafer. For example, an illuminator may include a plurality of radiation sources, a reflector, an actuator for the reflector, a shutter, an actuator for the shutter, and/or a light pipe. Various components of the illuminator may interface with a wafer prober to provide sufficiently uniform and stable illumination with fast-switching intensities, wavelengths, and/or other properties. Such illumination provided by various embodiments of the illuminator may permit the wafer prober to perform high-throughput testing, calibration, and/or inspection of devices that may be fabricated and/or packaged on a wafer.

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TELEDYNE FLIR LLC1049 CAMINO DOS RIOS THOUSAND OAKS CA 91360

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Hoelter, Theodore R Goleta, US 82 2487
Kurth, Eric A Santa Barbara, US 64 1206
Richards, Austin A Santa Barbara, US 34 1115

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