Probe card manufacturing equipment

To bring probe card support in-house, the Compass test station gives you everything you need. Built for the maintenance, repair and build of blade and epoxy cantilever probe cards – including global custom wafer prober applications – it puts full capability directly in your facility.

How it works

The Compass enables technicians to align, planarize and replace probes with high precision. A 360° rotating 6" wafer vacuum chuck provides easy access to all probe card areas and locks in place for stable assembly. An integrated ohms tester checks contact resistance, while the built-in planarizer highlights active probe contacts to guide the planarisation process.

A probe card holder accommodating sizes from 4.5" to 10" ensures compatibility with a wide range of cards.

Compass test station probe card alignment needles close-up

Blade probe card assembly

A specially designed gripper arm supports the full build of blade probe cards using Sandy-supplied needles. The arm mounts on either side of the station for left or right-handed working, holds the needle during positioning and soldering, and removes easily for planarisation access.

Key specifications

LED planarizer for up to 288 channels
360° rotating 6" wafer vacuum chuck
2" XY adjustment stage
Ceramic pad for probe tip cleaning
Probe card holder with position lock
Contact resistance testing

Why bring it in-house

Faster turnaround on probe card repair, better control of probe card resources, and a strong return on investment.

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