How to Choose the Right Probe Station

Overview of Probe Stations

The Probe Station is a very professional instrument, its main function is designed for us to conduct research and testing of semiconductor components and packaging technology in China. Through the with measuring instruments can complete the system integration control circuit voltage, current, resistance and capacitance voltage characteristic curve and other parameters detection. Used to chip companies for education and research capacity analysis, spot check testing, etc., you can get to ensure the quality of these semiconductor components for students, shorten the time of R & D activities and the cost of the device production process, chip testing in the chip manufacturing management process is a very important part.

With the gradual opening and growth of the semiconductor market, as a semiconductor test necessary instruments of the probe station market is also growing and expanding year by year, whether foreign brands or domestic brands, in recent years the semiconductor test instrument market is expanding year by year.

From the perspective of the global probe station market, foreign companies still dominate and occupy most of the probe station market. Nearly 70% of the market share is occupied by foreign probe table companies, and only 30% of the market is occupied by companies in Taiwan Province and domestic manufacturers, which can be said to be a low percentage.

The probes are divided into normal temperature probes, high temperature probes, high and low temperature probes, Houle probes and other customized probes. The high temperature probes are comparable to imported brands in terms of performance and ease of operation, the liquid nitrogen (77K) temperature range of the high and low temperature probes has been developed over the past few years, the quality has been sufficiently stable, and the ultra-low temperature liquid helium (4K) temperature range still needs further grinding and development. It is worth noting that, regardless of the technical requirements of the probe station, the price of imported probe stations are several times, or even dozens of times higher than domestic probe stations.

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