Now Buy the Industry’s Leading Probe Positioners Online

On Micromanipulator’s newly launched ecommerce website, our customers will discover a variety of manipulators, probe card holders and probes available for purchase.  Currently we are offering 18 models of probe positioners/manipulators that range from our economic model 110 manipulator to the multi-versatile WAVE manipulator.  All of our models feature direct leadscrew-leadnut drives, ergonomic design, and the highest stability.  Our new site allows the products to be sorted by popularity, by their newness, or lowest price to the highest and vice versa.   

Our probe positioners are available in manual, motorized or programmable versions and are stabilized by a vacuum or magnetic base to support the probe holder.  Furthermore, to provide you with the needed specifications and details regarding each model, we have a link to our Manipulator Direct Drive Documentation. 

The website offers a variety of options including a choice of 110/210 mini-arc style models with a resolution of 32 TPI = 2.2 µm and a 10mm max travel along each axis.  We also offer models 450/550 and 2450/2550 that are mini-arc styles with a resolution of 100 TPI =0.7 µm for 450/550 manipulators and 200 TPI =0.35 µm on our 2450/2550 models.  They offer a 6.4mm max travel on each axis.   

Customers will also find a selection of manipulators in a recti-linear style with models 525 and 2525.  The resolution on the 525 is 100 TPI µm and 200 TPI on our 2525 models.  Each offer a 12.7mm max travel along each axis. 

Micromanipulator’s “Wave” series manipulators feature X-Y and Z leadscrew-lead nut control plus theta and planarity controls for alignment of microwave, multi-probe or mini-probe cards (such as Celadon’s “Versa Tile” and coplanar probes).  Please visit our website to learn more about these and all of the rest of our products including our high-quality probe stations. 

At Micromanipulator, we not only invented analytical probing in 1956 but are still the top name in the field.  From concept, to production, right through to maintenance, our exclusive Full Life-Cycle Support guarantees customers’ success with our high-tech tools.   Please contact us to learn more about our wide range of probe stations and accessories. 

Schedule a Visit to Our New California Demonstration Facility

Micromanipulator has partnered with TEC Associates to establish a demonstration hub that will allow our customers to evaluate the performance and capabilities of Micromanipulator’s tools in a real world setting.  The new California Demonstration Facility provides customers the opportunity to bring devices and measurement hardware to the demo hub to verify our products with actual devices, thus reducing the reliance on simulations and ambient only probe data.  

Conveniently located in Fremont California and just minutes away the San Jose International Airport and the Bay Area, customers can contact TEC Associates or Micromanipulator to schedule an appointment.  Currently our first tool installed at the hub is Micromanipulator’s Model 2210-LS, the world’s first true system level probe station with above and below ambient temperature capabilities.  The probe station combines traditional wafer probe to the device exercising capabilities of the application board with versatile probing capability for wafer, decapped IC, and decapped board mounted IC probing.   

The functionality of the probe station employed at the wafer level has been fully transferred from wafer to system level for true Internet of Things development.  With flexibly setups and comprehensive accessory support, our Model 2210-LS, allows system users to trace and analyze issues that manifest only in the actual end application environment faster, easier, and with less headache than previously possible.      

Please visit our website for information on how to set up a demo appointment.  While you are there, we encourage you to browse through our extensive line of probe stations, consumables and accessories.  As a Manufacturer’s Representative and Distributor specializing in capital equipment and related products in the High Tech arena, TEC Associates is Micromanipulator’s exclusive sales representative in Northern California.  The cost of the test and setup are controlled with flexibility to test different systems on one platform. 

Micromanipulator not only invented analytical probing in 1956 but we are leaders in the field and reliably deliver the tools and life cycle support the semi-conductor industry depends on. Our company’s philosophy and what drives our success is an unfaltering commitment to our customers’ satisfaction. For one of the most comprehensive selections of probe stations, consumables and accessories on the market, please see our website.           

Now Buy Our High-Quality Consumable and Accessory Products Online

To make it more convenient for our customers to buy Micromanipulator’s exceptional consumable and accessory products, we are proud to announce the launch of our new ecommerce website.  As Micromanipulator’s Vice President, Clint Waggoner explains, “We’re always listening to our customers, and the virtual store gives them the added convenience and flexibility they’ve been asking for. We pride ourselves in providing a customer experience that is second to none, both before and after a sale. The on-line store represents an excellent tool for our customers to take advantage of in today’s fast paced, digital economy.” 

Micromanipulator’s customers now have the option to securely purchase probe tips, probe holders, manipulators and more on a PC, tablet or mobile device.  In addition it is a convenience way to order products 24/7 regardless of what time zone you are in. 

The new site provides plenty of descriptive details and specifications about each of our products along with the pricing information.  You will also find product data sheets and application notes available to download that allow you to compare products side-by-side to help determine your best option.   

You will find we sell the most comprehensive lineup of probe holders on the market today. Our various models address applications ranging from general purpose DC characterization, high speed, and wide bandwidth along with low current and high power. You will also be able to purchase our excellent probe positioners/manipulators and probe tips.  In addition we have patch cords available to directly purchase. 

We encourage you to take a look at our new ecommerce website to see our full selection of consumables and accessories.  And as always our engineers are available to answers any additional questions as well as ready to assist you with purchasing one of our high-quality probe stations.   

Micromanipulator not only invented analytical probing in 1956 but we remain the leading name in the field.  As such we reliably deliver the tools and life cycle support the semiconductor industry depends on.  As part of the company’s philosophy and what drives our success is an unfaltering commitment to customers’ satisfaction.  Please contact us to find out more about our exceptional line of probe stations and accessories.        

Probe Holders for RF/Microwave Probing Applications

As the company that not only invented analytical probing over sixty years ago, Micromanipulator is also the place to find high-tech solutions for virtually any probing application.  One example of our extensive product line is two probe holders specifically designed for RF/Microwave probing applications.   

If your RF/Microwave testing requirements are in the DC to 3 GHz range, we recommend that you take a look at our economical Model 44RF, a single unit holder with a fixed probe tip.  The probe holder is ideal for most common microwave tests including testing ground and signal contact on high frequency hybrid and integrated circuits.  The 44RF’s return loss can be increased by the addition of internal loss.  When used with manipulators, it provides quick, accurate positioning of the probe tip.   We are certain to have exactly what you need in terms of your application and preference as we offer more than 20 version of the Model 44RF.  To learn more about this high-quality product, please see our A1013702 data sheet. 

For probing applications greater than the 3 GHz range or microwave, low capacitive, loading or high input impedance probing; Micromanipulator offers the Picoprobe® series of probes.  Microwave probe heads require the WAVE100 or WAVE200 RF/Microwave style manipulator with appropriate probe link arms (PLS or PLF) and cables.  You will find we manufacture probe tips with the option of high conductance tips and designed to reduce the probe scrub needed by a factor of 5 or more.  When shopping for a high conductance tip (available in Models 7A, 7B, 7F, 7G, 7S, 7X and alternate radius tip probes), add “-HCT” suffix to the part number.  See our website to learn more about RF/microwave probe holders and tips as well as all of our other tools the semi-conductor industry relies on.   

Micromanipulator not only invented analytical probing in 1956 but we remain the leading name in the field.    We offer one of the most comprehensive selections of probe stations on the market today as well the consumables, accessories and on-site support you require.  Contact us to learn more.

Our Current List of Used Probe Stations

We think everyone deserves a probe station that allows system operators to focus on their data rather than on the performance of the machine.  This is why Micromanipulator offers customers the opportunity to buy a high-quality used probe station at a significant savings.  Currently our used inventory includes a broad range of machines such as the: High Performance Manual P300J, the Semi-Automatic P300A, the General Purpose Manual 4060, and the Economy Manual 450PM.  In addition if we do not list a used product that you are interested in, we invite you to contact us as we may be able to locate one for you.   

Our used probe stations may have been one of our demonstration tools, or may have been traded in for a different model as one of our services includes an active product upgrade and trade-in program.  Another reason why we may be offering a price reduction on a probe station is that it is one of our refurbished units.  However, regardless of the reason why a probe station is at a discounted price, you can buy it with confidence as we stand behind our products - new or used.  Every one of them comes with the same factory warranty and full support as our brand new products.  

To help you protect your investment, we also offer extended warranties and preventative maintenance programs as well as upgrade paths even on obsolete tools.   Furthermore, with over 60 years in the industry under our belt, you can bet that Micromanipulator will be around for at least another 60 years.  Browse our website to see the full descriptions of our used probe stations, and while you are there, take a look at our high-tech accessories.   You will find a large selection of thermal chucks, light and noise shields, vibration isolation, microscopes, manipulators, and DC and RF measurement hardware. 

Micromanipulator not only invented analytical probing in 1956 but we remain the leading name in the field.  As such we reliably deliver the tools and life cycle support the semiconductor industry depends on.  As part of the company’s philosophy and what drives our success is an unfaltering commitment to customers’ satisfaction.  Please contact us to find out more about our exceptional line of probe stations and accessories.        

Our Customers Focus on the Data, Not the Prober

One of the things we are proud of at Micromanipulator is that our highly advanced technology relieves the “burden of performance” from system operators and lets them focus on the data, not on the prober.  By taking a “systems approach” to the design, engineering and manufacturing of our probe stations, we integrate the complete process with our exceptional line of expertly designed consumables and accessories and consumables.     

Since we offer such a broad selection of products, you will be able to configure your prober to suit your personal preference and application needs. Our extensive list of options includes: high-quality thermal wafer chucks, vibration isolation tables, microscopes, light and noise shields, camera systems, manipulators, and DC and RF measurement hardware. You will find that Micromanipulator’s line up of probe holders and tips is the most comprehensive on the market today.  

You may also want to take a look at our exclusive wafer chuck systems.  They offer a range of features such as rapidly heating up and cooling down; minimizing expansion into the probes; maintaining incredible planarity over temperature changes with our Frictionless Kinematic Mount; and minimizing heat radiation into the stage to prolong prober life. 

As one of the top test probe designers and manufacturers in the world, we have extensive experience in cutting-edge applications that range from low current, to high speed testing.  Our areas of expertise include failure analysis, low current/low noise measurement, high and low temperature characterization, high speed digital analysis, device reliability analysis, ESD wafer level testing and more.   

See our website to learn more about all of our outstanding products.  If you do not find the information you need online, please give us a call and one of our engineers will answer your questions.     

Micromanipulator not only invented analytical probing in 1956 but we remain the leading name in the field.    We offer one of the most comprehensive selections of probe stations on the market today as well the consumables, accessories and on-site support you require.  Contact us to learn more.

Industry Leading Innovations

At Micromanipulator we are proud of our long history of designing, engineering and manufacturing innovative, industry-changing products.  Advancements include the progression of belt-driven stages into high resolution lead screw lead nut designs that now provide the industry with unsurpassed positioning resolution.  Also the evolution of tools that once supported microscope magnifications of a few hundred times to today’s high-tech tools that now support >2000X magnification levels.   

Our company is also proud to have pioneered the integration of thermal chucks with probe stations and to continue to lead the industry with the broadest available temperature range and the most advanced, non-operator dependent performance.  Yet another exciting industry first from Micromanipulator is our newly patented 2210 application board probe station with above/below ambient temperature stress that addresses today’s advanced system level FA challenges.   

The exclusive, state-of-the-art 2210LS combines traditional wafer probe to the device exercising capabilities of the application board.  One of the problems in the past has been that when application boards were used as part of a post tape out test plan, they were not suitable for in-circuit probing with traditional techniques optimized for the wafer level. 

Micromanipulator’s innovative application board compatible probe station was specifically designed to migrate wafer level probe capability to the system level application board to assist with post tape-out product spins.  This also significantly helps to expedite the identification of root cause.  Designed for above and below ambient temperatures, extensive application coverage is offered including basic DC, to E and K-Band analysis.  Among other features, the probe station provides system operators flexible setups, a large area and vibration isolation as well as an open and stable platform for high magnification sample viewing and probing.  See our website for more information.    

Micromanipulator not only invented analytical probing in 1956 but we are leaders in the field and reliably deliver the tools and life cycle support the semi-conductor industry depends on. Our company’s philosophy and what drives our success is an unfaltering commitment to our customers’ satisfaction. For one of the most comprehensive selections of probe stations, consumables and accessories on the market, please see our website.