Inventor
GRUBE GARY W
US750 patents
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FORMFACTOR INC
37 patentsUS6913468B2Jul 5, 2005
Methods of removably mounting electronic components to a circuit board, and sockets formed by the methods
FORMFACTOR INC154 citations99
US6836962B2Jan 4, 2005
Method and apparatus for shaping spring elements
FORMFACTOR INC148 citations99
US6835898B2Dec 28, 2004
Electrical contact structures formed by configuring a flexible wire to have a springable shape and overcoating the wire with at least one layer of a resilient conductive material, methods of mounting the contact structures to electronic components, and applications for employing the contact structures
FORMFACTOR INC174 citations99
US6817052B2Nov 16, 2004
Apparatuses and methods for cleaning test probes
FORMFACTOR INC150 citations99
US6811406B2Nov 2, 2004
Microelectronic spring with additional protruding member
FORMFACTOR INC270 citations99
US6807734B2Oct 26, 2004
Microelectronic contact structures, and methods of making same
FORMFACTOR INC115 citations99
US6791176B2Sep 14, 2004
Lithographic contact elements
FORMFACTOR INC105 citations99
US6778406B2Aug 17, 2004
Resilient contact structures for interconnecting electronic devices
FORMFACTOR INC247 citations99
US6729019B2May 4, 2004
Method of manufacturing a probe card
FORMFACTOR INC185 citations99
US6727579B1Apr 27, 2004
Electrical contact structures formed by configuring a flexible wire to have a springable shape and overcoating the wire with at least one layer of a resilient conductive material, methods of mounting the contact structures to electronic components, and applications for employing the contact structures
FORMFACTOR INC203 citations99
US6701612B2Mar 9, 2004
Method and apparatus for shaping spring elements
FORMFACTOR INC135 citations99
US6672875B1Jan 6, 2004
Spring interconnect structures
FORMFACTOR INC249 citations99
US6655023B1Dec 2, 2003
Method and apparatus for burning-in semiconductor devices in wafer form
FORMFACTOR INC116 citations99
US6624648B2Sep 23, 2003
Probe card assembly
FORMFACTOR INC176 citations99
US6616966B2Sep 9, 2003
Method of making lithographic contact springs
FORMFACTOR INC179 citations99
US6534856B1Mar 18, 2003
Sockets for “springed” semiconductor devices
FORMFACTOR INC138 citations99
US6520778B1Feb 18, 2003
Microelectronic contact structures, and methods of making same
FORMFACTOR INC328 citations99
US6509751B1Jan 21, 2003
Planarizer for a semiconductor contactor
FORMFACTOR INC314 citations99
US6491968B1Dec 10, 2002
Methods for making spring interconnect structures
FORMFACTOR INC178 citations99
US6483328B1Nov 19, 2002
Probe card for probing wafers with raised contact elements
FORMFACTOR INC149 citations99
US6482013B2Nov 19, 2002
Microelectronic spring contact element and electronic component having a plurality of spring contact elements
FORMFACTOR INC272 citations99
US6475822B2Nov 5, 2002
Method of making microelectronic contact structures
FORMFACTOR INC123 citations99
US6255126B1Jul 3, 2001
Lithographic contact elements
FORMFACTOR INC410 citations99
US6246247B1Jun 12, 2001
Probe card assembly and kit, and methods of using same
FORMFACTOR INC180 citations99
US6232149B1May 15, 2001
Sockets for “springed” semiconductor devices
FORMFACTOR INC98 citations99
US6110823AAug 29, 2000
Method of modifying the thickness of a plating on a member by creating a temperature gradient on the member, applications for employing such a method, and structures resulting from such a method
FORMFACTOR INC299 citations99
US6050829AApr 18, 2000
Making discrete power connections to a space transformer of a probe card assembly
FORMFACTOR INC252 citations99
US6032356AMar 7, 2000
Wafer-level test and burn-in, and semiconductor process
FORMFACTOR INC275 citations99
US6033935AMar 7, 2000
Sockets for "springed" semiconductor devices
FORMFACTOR INC174 citations99
US5998228ADec 7, 1999
Method of testing semiconductor
FORMFACTOR INC165 citations99
US5983493ANov 16, 1999
Method of temporarily, then permanently, connecting to a semiconductor device
FORMFACTOR INC150 citations99
US5974662ANov 2, 1999
Method of planarizing tips of probe elements of a probe card assembly
FORMFACTOR INC649 citations99
US5884398AMar 23, 1999
Mounting spring elements on semiconductor devices
FORMFACTOR INC166 citations99
US5878486AMar 9, 1999
Method of burning-in semiconductor devices
FORMFACTOR INC167 citations99
US5864946AFeb 2, 1999
Method of making contact tip structures
FORMFACTOR INC289 citations99
US5832601ANov 10, 1998
Method of making temporary connections between electronic components
FORMFACTOR INC264 citations99
US5829128ANov 3, 1998
Method of mounting resilient contact structures to semiconductor devices
FORMFACTOR INC362 citations99
MOTOROLA INC
7 patentsUS6031455AFeb 29, 2000
Method and apparatus for monitoring environmental conditions in a communication system
MOTOROLA INC590 citations99
US6026366AFeb 15, 2000
Method for providing software to a remote computer
MOTOROLA INC162 citations99
US5778304AJul 7, 1998
Method for providing communication services based on geographic location
MOTOROLA INC506 citations99
US5689809ANov 18, 1997
Method for determining geographic relationships between communication units
MOTOROLA INC149 citations99
US5613213AMar 18, 1997
Determining and displaying available services for a communication unit
MOTOROLA INC366 citations99
US5602916AFeb 11, 1997
Method and apparatus for preventing unauthorized monitoring of wireless data transmissions
MOTOROLA INC166 citations99
US5553314ASep 3, 1996
Method of configuring a communication unit using a wireless portable configuration device
MOTOROLA INC253 citations99
TESSERA INC
3 patentsUS5977618ANov 2, 1999
Semiconductor connection components and methods with releasable lead support
TESSERA INC132 citations99
US5787581AAug 4, 1998
Methods of making semiconductor connection components with releasable load support
TESSERA INC162 citations99
US5536909AJul 16, 1996
Semiconductor connection components and methods with releasable lead support
TESSERA INC254 citations99
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2 patentsGRUBE GARY W
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