Test carrier and carrier assembling apparatus
11531043 · 2022-12-20
Assignee
Inventors
Cpc classification
G01R1/0466
PHYSICS
International classification
Abstract
A test carrier carried in a state of accommodating a device under test (DUT) includes: a carrier body that holds the DUT; and a lid member that covers the DUT and is attached to the carrier body. The carrier body has contactors provided to correspond to terminals of the DUT, external terminals electrically connected to the contactors, and a first through-hole for positioning that is provided to face the DUT. The first through-hole penetrates the carrier body so that a part of the DUT is seen from an outside through the first through-hole.
Claims
1. A test carrier that accommodates a device under test (DUT), the test carrier comprising: a carrier body that holds the DUT; and a lid member that covers the DUT and is attached to the carrier body, wherein the test carrier accommodating the DUT is carried to a testing apparatus comprising a socket and is mounted on the socket during a test of the DUT, the carrier body has contactors provided to correspond to terminals of the DUT, external terminals electrically connected to the contactors, and electrically connected to the socket while the test carrier is mounted on the socket, and a first through-hole through which the DUT is positioned with respect to the carrier body, and the first through-hole faces the DUT and penetrates the carrier body such that a part of the DUT is visible from an outside through the first through-hole by an imaging unit that captures an image of the DUT through the first through-hole.
2. The test carrier according to claim 1, wherein a pitch of the external terminals is wider than a pitch of the contactors.
3. The test carrier according to claim 1, wherein the contactors include pogo pins that press the terminals of the DUT, and the DUT is pinched between the pogo pins and the lid member by pressing forces of the pogo pins.
4. The test carrier according to claim 1, wherein the carrier body includes a holding plate that holds the contactors, and an interposer that the holding plate is laid on, and the interposer includes the external terminals, internal terminals provided to face the contactors, and a wiring pattern that connects the internal terminals and the external terminals to each other.
5. The test carrier according to claim 1, wherein the test carrier includes a latch mechanism that detachably attaches the lid member to the carrier body.
6. The test carrier according to claim 1, wherein the test carrier includes an identifier for identifying the test carrier.
7. The test carrier according to claim 6, wherein the lid member has a second through-hole through which the DUT is sucked, and the second through-hole penetrates the lid member and faces the DUT.
8. A carrier assembling apparatus for assembling the test carrier according to claim 1, the carrier assembling apparatus comprising: the imaging unit that captures the image of the DUT through the first through-hole; an image processing unit that acquires a relative position of a feature point of the DUT with respect to the first through-hole from image information captured by the imaging unit; a driving unit that moves the DUT relative to the carrier body; and a controller that controls the driving unit, wherein the controller controls the driving unit on the basis of the relative position of the feature point.
9. The carrier assembling apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising: a reader that reads an identifier on the test carrier and that identifies the test carrier; and a storage unit that stores individual unique information corresponding to the identifier, wherein the individual unique information includes a correction value corresponding to an error of a relative position of the first through-hole with respect to the contactor, and the controller controls the driving unit on the basis of the relative position of the feature point and the individual unique information.
10. The carrier assembling apparatus according to claim 8, further comprising: a sucking and holding unit that sucks and holds the lid member, and sucks and holds the DUT through a second through-hole that penetrates the lid member and faces the DUT, wherein the driving unit moves the sucking and holding unit.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
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MODE(S) FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION
(12) Hereinafter, an embodiment of the invention will be described with reference to drawings.
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(14) A DUT 90 in the present embodiment is a die formed by dicing a semiconductor wafer, and an electrical characteristic of the DUT 90 is tested using a test carrier 1.
(15) As illustrated in
(16) In the present embodiment, when the semiconductor wafer is diced to form the DUT 90, first, the DUT 90 is accommodated in the test carrier 1 using a carrier assembling apparatus 100 (see
(17) Incidentally, in a test process of an existing packaged device, a test tray is used to carry a large number of such devices at the same time. In the present embodiment, a test tray for the existing device can also be used to carry the test carrier 1 by matching an outer shape of the test carrier 1 with an outer shape of such existing device.
(18) Next, a configuration of the test carrier 1 according to the present embodiment will be described with reference to
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(20) As illustrated in
(21) The carrier body 10 includes a holding plate 20, an interposer 30 overlapped with a lower surface of the holding plate 20, and a tubular body 40 attached to an upper surface of the holding plate 20.
(22) The holding plate 20 holds a plurality of pogo pins 21. The pogo pins 21 are arranged at a pitch P.sub.1 (see
(23) Each of the pogo pins 21 is inserted into a holding hole 201 of the holding plate 20. Further, a flange 221 of the plunger 22 is engaged with a step 202 of the holding hole 201, whereby an upper limit position of the plunger 22 is restricted. At this upper limit position, a distal end of the plunger 22 protrudes from an opening 203 on an upper side of the holding hole 201. The fixing portion 23 includes a rear end 231 positioned in the opposite side opening 204 of the holding hole 201 and a shaft portion 232 extending from the rear end 231 toward the distal end (upward). The shaft portion 232 is inserted into the coil spring 24, and the coil spring 24 is interposed between the flange 221 of the plunger 22 and the rear end 231 of the fixing portion 23. When the DUT 90 is accommodated in the test carrier 1, the plunger 22 comes into contact with the pad 91 of the DUT 90, the plunger 22 presses the pad 91 by an elastic force of the coil spring 24, and the DUT 90 is held by the pogo pin 21.
(24) In addition, four openings 25 penetrating the holding plate 20 are formed in the holding plate 20. Each of the openings 25 is disposed to face a bump 92 positioned at a corner (hereinafter also simply referred to as a “bump 92”) among the plurality of bumps 92 arranged in the rectangular shape on a lower surface of the DUT 90 (see
(25) The interposer 30 is stacked on the lower surface of the holding plate 20 and fixed to the holding plate 20 by thread fastening, etc. As illustrated in
(26) The internal terminals 31 are provided on an upper surface of the interposer 30. The internal terminals 31 are arranged at a pitch P.sub.1 to face the pogo pins 21 held by the holding plate 20, and the fixing portions 23 of the pogo pins 21 are in contact with the internal terminals 31.
(27) The external terminals 32 are provided on a lower surface of the interposer 30 and are exposed to the outside of the test carrier 1. The external terminals 32 are terminals to which contact pins of a socket 210 of the testing apparatus 200 are electrically connected during testing of the DUT 90, and the external terminals 32 are arranged at a wider pitch P.sub.2 (see
(28) In addition, as illustrated in
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(30) Returning to
(31) In addition, a two-dimensional (2D) barcode 50 is stuck on the side surface of the tubular body 40. The 2D barcode 50 represents an identification (ID) of the test carrier 1 and is used to identify the test carrier 1. In the present embodiment, as described below, the 2D barcode 50 is used to take an error unique to the individual test carrier 1 into consideration when the DUT 90 is positioned with respect to the test carrier 1 by the carrier assembling apparatus 100. Means representing the ID of the test carrier 1 is not particularly limited to the 2D barcode as long as the means is an identifier capable of identifying the test carrier 1.
(32) Use of the 2D barcode 50 is not particularly limited to the above description. For example, the 2D barcode 50 may be associated with an electrical resistance value of the test carrier 1 on a database. Alternatively, the 2D barcode 50 may be associated with the DUT 90 itself or a test result of the DUT 90 on the database. In this way, a user can collate the test carrier 1 used for the test of the DUT 90, and it is possible to ensure excellent traceability (device tracking) of the DUT 90. In addition, in a case where a defective DUT 90 frequently occurs in a specific test carrier 1, it is possible to detect a defect of the test carrier 1 itself.
(33) The lid member 60 includes a plate-like main body 61, a pusher 62 protruding downward from the main body 61 in a convex shape, and a pair of latches 70 protruding downward from both ends of the main body 61.
(34) The pusher 62 comes into contact with an upper surface of the DUT 90 held by the holding plate 20 to press the DUT 90. A pressing amount of the DUT 90 by the pusher 62 is limited by the tubular body 40 of the carrier body 10 abutting against the main body 61 of the lid member 60. In this state, a pressing force of the pogo pin 21 with respect to the pad 91 of the DUT 90 is set to an optimum value.
(35) A second through-hole 63 penetrating through the main body 61 and the pusher 62 is formed substantially at a center of the main body 61. The second through-hole 63 is used for sucking and holding the DUT 90 by the carrier assembling apparatus 100 (described below).
(36) The latches 70 are rotatably supported by shafts 71 at both ends of the main body 61, and each of the latches extends downward. Each of the latches 70 is urged inward by a spring (not particularly illustrated). A claw 72 protruding inward is provided at a distal end of each of the latches 70. The lid member 60 is attached to the carrier body 10 by the claw 72 engaged with the recess 42 of the carrier body 10.
(37) Next, a configuration of the carrier assembling apparatus 100 for assembling the test carrier 1 described above will be described with reference to
(38) As illustrated in
(39) The first sucking and holding unit 110 is connected to the decompression unit 130, and can suck and hold the carrier body 10. The sucking and holding unit 120 is also connected to the decompression unit 130, and can suck and hold the lid member 60. Although not particularly limited, for example, specific examples of the first and second sucking and holding units 110 and 120 may include a suction pad. For example, examples of the decompression unit 130 may include a vacuum pump.
(40) In the present embodiment, the carrier body 10 is held by the first sucking and holding unit 110 in an inverted state, and the lid member 60 is also held by the second sucking and holding unit 120 in an inverted state. In addition, in the present embodiment, the DUT 90 is placed on the lid member 60, and the DUT 90 is sucked and held by the second sucking and holding unit 120 together with the lid member 60 through the second through-hole 63 of the lid member 60.
(41) In the present embodiment, the driving unit 140 is connected to the second sucking and holding unit 120. The second sucking and holding unit 120 is movable in XYZ directions and rotatable in a θ direction around a Z axis by an actuator included in the driving unit 140, and is movable and rotatable relative to the first sucking and holding unit 110. The first sucking and holding unit 110 may be movable with respect to the second sucking and holding unit 120, and both the first and second sucking and holding units 110 and 120 may be movable.
(42) The camera 150 captures an image of a part of the DUT 90 through a first through-hole 11 of the carrier body 10 held by the first sucking and holding unit 110. Specifically, the camera 150 captures an image including the first through-hole 11 of the carrier body 10 and the bump 92′ positioned at the corner among the bumps 92 included in the DUT 90 (see
(43) The image processing unit 160 detects a position of a center 12 of the first through-hole 11 and a position of the bump 92′ by performing image processing on this image information, and acquires a relative position of the bump 92′ with respect to the center 12 of the first through-hole 11 (see
(44) A feature point of the DUT 90 acquired by the image processing unit 160 for positioning the DUT 90 with respect to the test carrier 1 is not particularly limited to the bump 92′ as long as the point corresponds to a characteristic portion in the DUT 90. Although not specifically illustrated, for example, an alignment mark for positioning may be formed on the DUT 90 and this alignment mark may be used as a feature point of the DUT 90.
(45) The reader 170 is a barcode reader that reads the 2D barcode 50 of the carrier body 10 held by the first sucking and holding unit 110. ID information read by this reader 170 is transmitted to the controller 180. The controller 180 reads a correction value corresponding to the ID information of the test carrier 1 from the storage unit 190.
(46) A correction value table having a plurality of correction values respectively corresponding to IDs of test carriers 1 is stored in advance in the storage unit 190. Each of the correction values is a correction value corresponding to an error of a relative position of the first through-hole 11 with respect to the pogo pin 21, the error was generated by processing of the carrier body 10, and the correction values is a value unique to each test carrier 1. Specifically, this correction value is obtained as follows. That is, first, an actual relative position (x.sub.1, y.sub.1) of the center 12 of the first through-hole 11 with respect to the center of the pogo pin 21 is obtained by actually measuring the test carrier 1. Subsequently, a difference (Δx, Δy) (=x.sub.0−x.sub.1, y.sub.0−y.sub.1) between a design relative position (x.sub.0, y.sub.0) of the center 12 of the first through-hole 11 with respect to the center of the pogo pin 21 and an actual relative position (x.sub.1, y.sub.1) is obtained, and this difference (Δx, Δy) is set as the correction value. The correction value table is configured by individually associating the correction values of the test carriers 1 with the IDs of the individual test carriers 1. Incidentally, the design relative position (x.sub.0, y.sub.0) of the center 12 of the first through-hole 11 with respect to the center of the pogo pin 21 corresponds to a relative position of a center of the bump 92′ with respect to the center of the pad 91 in the DUT 90 (see
(47) Further, the controller 180 controls the driving unit 140 so as to position the DUT 90 with respect to the carrier body 10 on the basis of the relative position of the bump 92′ acquired by the image processing unit 160 and the correction value described above. For example, the image processing unit 160, the controller 180, and the storage unit 190 can be realized by a computer.
(48) Hereinafter, a procedure of accommodating the DUT 90 in the test carrier 1 using the carrier assembling apparatus 100 will be described with reference to
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(50) First, in step S10 of
(51) Subsequently, in step S30 of
(52) Subsequently, in step S40 of
(53) Subsequently, in step S50 of
(54) Subsequently, in step S60 of
(55) In step S60, the controller 180 controls the driving unit 140 on the basis of the correction value read from the storage unit 190. The driving unit 140 further moves the second sucking and holding unit 120 on the XY plane in accordance with an instruction from the controller 180 so that the center of the bump 92′ of the DUT 90 is separated from the center 12 of the first through-hole 11 by a correction amount (Δx, Δy) (see
(56) In practice, in step S60, the control of the driving unit 140 based on the relative position of the bump 92′ and the control of the driving unit 140 based on the correction value are executed at the same time. In step S60, the controller 180 may control the driving unit 140 to rotate the second sucking and holding unit 120 in the θ direction on the basis of positions of a plurality of bumps 92′.
(57) Subsequently, in step S70 of
(58) Subsequently, in step S80 of
(59) As described above, in the present embodiment, since the bump 92′ of the DUT 90 can be seen from the outside through the first through-hole 11 of the carrier body 10, it is possible to test the DUT 90 by the testing apparatus 200 through the test carrier 1 after highly accurately positioning the pad 91 of the DUT 90 with respect to the pogo pin 21 of the test carrier 1 by the carrier assembling apparatus 100. For this reason, in a test process of the DUT 90, it becomes possible to use an existing inexpensive handler having a mechanical positioning mechanism and to remarkably increase the number of simultaneous measurements, and thus it is possible to reduce the cost of the test process of the DUT 90 having a fine pitch.
(60) In the present embodiment, since a terminal 91 of the DUT 90 is positioned with respect to the pogo pin 21 of the carrier body 10 on the basis of the relative position of the bump 92′ of the DUT 90 with respect to the first through-hole 11 of the carrier body 10, a camera for capturing an image of the pogo pin 21 is unnecessary, and the cost of the carrier assembling apparatus 100 can be reduced.
(61) In the present embodiment, the test carrier has the 2D barcode 50 indicating an ID, and the carrier assembling apparatus 100 positions the terminal 91 of the DUT 90 with respect to the pogo pin 21 of the carrier body 10 by taking an error unique to the individual test carrier 1 into consideration on the basis of ID information thereof. For this reason, it is possible to highly accurately position the DUT 90 with respect to the test carrier 1.
(62) The above-described embodiment is used to facilitate the understanding of the invention and does not limit the invention. Thus, the components disclosed in the above-described embodiment include all modifications in design and equivalents belonging to the technical scope of the invention.
(63) For example, in the above-described embodiment, the die is given as a specific example of the DUT 90. However, the DUT 90 is not particularly limited thereto. For example, the DUT 90 which is a test object may be the packaged device.
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(64) TABLE-US-00001 1 TEST CARRIER 10 CARRIER BODY 11 FIRST THROUGH-HOLE 12 CENTER 13 CLOSING MEMBER 20 HOLDING PLATE 201 HOLDING HOLE 202 STEP 203, 204 OPENING 21 POGO PIN 22 PLUNGER 221 FLANGE 23 FIXING PORTION 231 REAR END 232 SHAFT PORTION 24 COIL SPRING 25 OPENING 30 INTERPOSER 31 INTERNAL TERMINAL 32 EXTERNAL TERMINAL 33 WIRING PATTERN 34 OPENING 40 TUBULAR BODY 41 INNER HOLE 42 RECESS 50 TWO-DIMENSIONAL BARCODE 60 LID MEMBER 61 MAIN BODY 62 PUSHER 63 SECOND THROUGH-HOLE 70 LATCH 71 SHAFT 72 CLAW 90 DUT 91 PAD 92, 92′ BUMP 100 CARRIER ASSEMBLING APPARATUS 110 FIRST SUCKING AND HOLDING UNIT 120 SECOND SUCKING AND HOLDING UNIT 130 DECOMPRESSION UNIT 140 DRIVING UNIT 150 CAMERA 160 IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT 170 READER 180 CONTROLLER 190 STORAGE UNIT