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American Probe & Technologies, Inc.
471 Montague Expressway,
Milpitas,
California 95035-6800
United States of America
Tel: 408 263-3356
Fax: 408 263-3797

 
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IsoChuck
 

High Performance Chuck for your needs

In the probing industry, the demand for improved test performance is critical. The ISO-CHUCK solution can upgrade your existing probe system with an advanced design with lower capacitance, low current leakage, and provide an excellent solution for high voltage test environments. The power of the ISO-CHUCK design is in its nonconductive, lightweight material. The applied metallization to this fixture in specific areas supplies surface connection and isolated shielding components resulting in advanced performance for the probing industry.

IsoChuck
The wafer chuck capacitance in the 4", 6" and 8" test environments was a controllable factor. With the current advancements in the 300mm wafers, this is no longer a minor factor to overcome. The low density material of the ISO-CHUCK design, compared to its 300mm metal counterparts, provides advantages in mechanical repeatability due to the lower mass. The low dielectric constant provides very low chuck capacitance in the Triaxial versions of less than 200pF, and less than 10pF with a driven guard!

Coaxial Version Coaxial Version  
The newly announced ISO-CHUCK series was designed to improve the test performance required from the semiconductor industry. With the wafer sizes growing to over 300mm, the capacitance of conventional wafer chucks has also grown. This increase in capacitance causes problems in several aspects of wafer probing. The ISO-CHUCK was designed to reduce the weight and mass of the wafer chuck, as well as improve test performance as noted in the following documentation. Review for yourself the clear difference the ISO-CHUCK can provide in DC parametric, Kelvin contacts, and high voltage breakdown strength.

Kelvin Version

ISO-CHUCK for Electroglas 2001 with dual BNC connectors

Kelvin Version  
One of the many materials that APT has chosen for the ISO-CHUCK design is Ultem. This material has solid mechanical & light weight properties, with excellent electrical properties, and a dielectric constant of 3.15 with a volume resistivity of 1.0x1017.



 

APT offers a complete line of low current probes and test accessories to provide a turnkey system solution for your analytical test requirements.

 

 

 

ISO-CHUCK is a trade name and is a patented design protected by US patent # 6,236,221,B1

 

Triax Version  

Configurations & Materials

Ultem 1000 is one of several materials available for the ISO-CHUCK series of wafer chucks. Contact American Probe & Technologies for details on the material and configuration which will result in superior electrical or mechanical properties for your custom application.

American Probe & Technologies has built its success on products that are high quality, and tested at our facility to meet or exceed the specifications requested. APT has a complete test and measurement laboratory and can provide a certificate of compliance.

 


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