We have a Probe Station for Every Application and Every Budget

Now more than ever, Micromanipulator offers the best range of probe stations to meet virtually every application and budget.  Together our two excellent brands, Micromanipulator and Mechatronics, offers probe stations for those that want a dependable, economical model for basic applications to someone requiring a prober for the most demanding ones.  We also provide the best customer support to ensure you get the optimal performance out of your system.   

On our website, we have put together a chart that compares Micromanipulator probe stations with Mechatronics and should help you decide which model is right for your requirements and budgetary considerations.  Micromanipulator’s line of probe stations offers the industry’s leading temperature testing, performance, and comprehensive configuration options and accessories.  The new Mechatronics brand is specifically designed for basic probing application and has an intuitive and easy-to-learn system.   

As you can see from our chart, both brands have a manual model; however, the Micromanipulator brand is typically suitable for more demanding applications and also offers motorized and semiautomatic systems, board level systems and thermal systems.  Furthermore, Micromanipulator probe stations are field upgradeable.  Mechatronics offers preconfigured packages as well as the option to configure a Mechatronics to suit your needs.  

The Micromanipulator line can handle wafer sizes up to 300mm while the Mechatronics is designed for wafers up to 150mm.  Both brands have a line of high-quality accessories and consumables.  In addition customers can order consumables and accessories such as probe tips, holders, manipulators, and vacuum add-ons as well as the Mechatronics system through our online store.  For the Micromanipulator brand, customers can buy consumables and accessories at our online store.    Please visit our website or contact us if you have any questions regarding our 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 our company’s philosophy and what drives our success is an unfaltering commitment to customers’ satisfaction.  We invite you to contact us to find out more about our wide range of probe stations, accessories and consumables.        

Why Buy a Micromanipulator Product Over the Competition?

At Micromanipulator, we think knowledge is critical to making good decisions, which is why the more you learn about our company and our products; the easier it will be to make the decision to buy from us.  One of the things that sets us apart from the competition is that throughout our many decades in the business, we have always listened and learned from our customers.  In fact, this is what drives our quest for innovative designs and product development.   

Also Micromanipulator is not a newcomer to the industry.  We have over 60 years of analytic probing experience that has allowed us to successfully provide customers with the state-of-the-art tools they need to develop the products of the future.  One example is our advanced technology that allows system operators to concentrate on their data and not the prober.  Micromanipulator’s “systems approach” to integration additionally includes quality accessories designed for vibration isolation and thermal management along with flexible and open architectures and a choice of materials.   

Now along with an extensive selection of Micromanipulator’s manual, motorized, and semi-automatic probers, we offer our most economical probe stations, the new Mechatronics ACE Systems.  This means customers can choose a probe station for basic probing applications that meets their personal preferences as well as their budget.   Also our accessories are the best on the market and include thermal wafer chucks, microscopes, vibration isolation, light and noise shields, manipulators, DC and RF measurement hardware and more. 

As a Micromanipulator customer, you get the benefit of our worldwide network of service support engineers who offer full system level support services for everything from optics to thermal chucks.  To protect your investment, we offer extended warranties, preventative maintenance programs and upgrade paths even for obsolete tools.  Please visit our website to learn more.   

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 our company’s philosophy and what drives our success is an unfaltering commitment to customers’ satisfaction.  We invite you to contact us to find out more about our wide range of probe stations, accessories and consumables.        

Personalize a New Mechatronics Probe Station

Along with Micromanipulator’s brand new preconfigured Mechatronics probe stations, we also offer a basic Mechatronics ACE Trinocular Scope Base Station (Only) as well as a Mechatronics ACE – Configure Your Own Probe System.  Both models can be ordered through our online store. 

To configure your new Mechatronics ACE probe station, you just need to select your options before you put it into your cart (the order form walks you through the process).  The range of options includes the choice of a Binocular microscope (ACE-SCP-BINO) or a Trinocular Microscope (ACE-SCP-TRI), it is up to you to decide which best suits your needs.  You can even add a USB camera.  After that, we ask you to select your probe holder from a choice of Single Wire (Pair) or a Coaxial (Pair), or skip this option altogether.  After the Mechatronics ACE is in your cart, you will have the opportunity to order more prober holders.   

We also have a great selection of Mechatronics ACE Probe Tips that are available in boxes of 5.  If you need a customized tip, we also offer those.  Next, you can choose your manipulator from a choice of magnetic or vacuum.  Remember for the station to be complete, you need to have at least one left hand and right hand manipulator. In addition you can add either a Mini-Vac vacuum pump or the Ace-Vac-Puc Vacuum Collection Plate.   

The order form clearly shows what you have added to your Mechatronics probe station and provides a total.  On the bottom of the page, we offer descriptions of some of the options along with a link to a pdf that describes the Mechatronics’ features and specifications in great detail.  Please visit our website for more information.    

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 our company’s philosophy and what drives our success is an unfaltering commitment to customers’ satisfaction.  We invite you to contact us to find out more about our wide range of probe stations, accessories and consumables.        

The Most Economical Solution for Probing Basic Applications

Micromanipulator is pleased to introduce a brand new line of economical, efficient probe stations.  The Mechatronics ACE prober is ideal for customers who need a tool for probing basic applications and is designed to allow users to intuitively and easily learn the system.  It also offers a range of innovative features.

The line currently includes several preconfigured Mechatronics ACE models that come with everything you need to get started.  These dependable probe stations offer the best value with their low cost of ownership and effortless operation.  The Mechatronics probers are also easy to set up and use.  Furthermore, even though our new line is budget friendly, we have leveraged all of Micromanipulator’s extensive expertise and designs to ensure users an efficient performance for basic probing applications.

In addition the preconfigured packaged probe stations can be conveniently ordered through our ecommerce store.  Moreover if you want to configure a Mechatronics probe station to meet your specifications, we make it easy to do so by offering a broad range of accessories including manipulators, microscopes, probe holders, and probe tips.

One example of our brand new line is the Mechatronics ACE Binocular Scope probe station that supports 3” to 6” (75-150mm) wafers (small pieces with Vac Puc accessory).   Featuring a binocular stereo zoom microscope, the ACE probe station’s specifications include a 6″ (150mm) x 6″ (150mm) X, Y, Quick 90 degree theta rotation detent with ergonomically controls located outside the station platen footprint.   The probe station is nickel plated and fixed and supports up to 10 magnetic or vacuum base manipulators.

Please visit our website to learn more about the new Mechatronics as well as our Micromanipulator probe stations.  If you have further questions, do not hesitant to give us a call.

Micromanipulator not only invented analytical probing in 1956 but we are the leading name in the field and reliably deliver the tools and life cycle support the semiconductor industry depends on. Our company’s philosophy and what drives our success is an unfaltering commitment to our customers’ satisfaction. You will find one of the most comprehensive ranges of probe stations on the market as well the consumables, accessories and on-site support you need.        

Discover the Finest Equipment for Probing Small Geometries

Micromanipulator’s exceptional products include manufacturing the finest equipment for probing small geometries.  To ensure our products meet not only our exacting standards but meet the various needs of our customers, we commit time and energy into solving a range of applications problems.  Many of these common problems are discussed in our Application Notes as well as our Probe Tips and Probe Holder Reference Manual.  

For example our team spent hours researching a solution for the common probing dilemma of maintaining probe contact during temperature stressing of wafers, which can compound the natural difficulties already associated with probing.  We know this is due to the relative motion between the fixed probe connection to the manipulator and the desired probe site on the wafer.  The problem is caused by the effects of the thermal expansion as materials are heated and/or the converse contraction when they are cooled, which results in the relative motion.  Furthermore, as the motions occur in all dimensional axes, system operators can encounter different perspectives on different probing problems.   

At Micromanipulator, we design and manufacture an extensive range of high compliance probe points for probing small geometries.  One example is our high compliance Model 7F probe point that follows a target device as it moves in the X, Y, and Z axes.  We suggest that to improve your success, you probe as close to the vertical as you can get using the very fine wire tip of the 7F.  The flexible probe concept is one of the safest ways to probe on very thin oxide sites regardless of thermal cycling and certain thin oxides have shown no damage when vertically probing with our Model 7F.   

On our website, you will find several tips for probing small geometries.  We remind users that a little technique can go a long way.  By following our simple guidelines, we feel sure you will have more success finding the most suitable probing angle and/or technique.  Please visit Micromanipulator’s site to learn more.    

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 our company’s philosophy and what drives our success is an unfaltering commitment to customers’ satisfaction.  We invite you to contact us to find out more about our wide range of probe stations, accessories and consumables.        

The Most Versatile Probe Station on the Market Today

Micromanipulator offers the most comprehensive selection of analytical probing hardware on the market including the world’s most versatile probe station.  Our impressive, patented 2210-LS combines the traditional wafer probe to the device exercising capabilities of the application board.  By offering above and below ambient temperature stress, it is designed to address today’s advanced system level FA challenges.  

Since application boards used as part of a post tape out test plan are not suitable for in-circuit probing with traditional techniques optimized for the wafer level, the versatile 2210 provides the optimal solution.  Micromanipulator’s application board/probe station is specifically designed to migrate the wafer level probe capability to the system level application board in order to assist with post tape-out product spins. 

The 2210 also provides extensive application coverage such as basic DC, to E and K-Band analysis.  Also as a user, you will find it is loaded with standard features including an open and stable platform for high magnification sample viewing and probing.  It provides the option to probe either at the application board block or at system level while exercising the chip in mission mode.  Furthermore, the 2210-LS has the capability to allow you to easily trace and analyze issues that manifest only in the actual end application environment.  These include inter-block device interface and tolerance issues; power issues; and between-block issues such as mixed-signal interface.  You have the ability to analyze race conditions and clocking domain as well.  

We think you will find the versatile 2210-LS is the ideal choice for a variety of applications.  Along with the comprehensive accessory support and flexible setups, we also offer temperature and ambient versions.  Micromanipulator also designs and manufactures high quality accessories such as our optical vibration isolation table, removable ambient and thermal chucks for wafer level probing, stereo zoom and compound microscopes, CCD and video monitor options, and shroud enclosure for light shielding.  

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

High Frequency Probe Holders

For more than 60 years, Micromanipulator’s goal has been to design, engineer and manufacturer the finest tools available for the semi-conductor industry.  As our customers’ needs have evolved and changed throughout the years, so have the tools we continue to develop to meet those needs.  This is why we can honestly say we provide tools for virtually any application.     

From our broad selection of probe stations to our accessories and consumables, we are sure to have what you need to make your job both easier and more productive.  That is certainly the case with our high frequency probe holders.  When you visit our website, you will discover an excellent selection of high frequency probe holders of which some are now available at our ecommerce store.   

One example of Micromanipulator’s high frequency probe holders is the Model PP40A that offers a bandwidth of DC-40GHz.  Specifications of the PP40A include any pitch from 50 to 2540 microns and an insertion loss rate of less than 0.8 db.  It also offers a return loss greater than 18 db and measurement repeatability better than -80db.  To meet your needs, the probe holder is available in standard or dual differential configurations.   

Our Model PP50 WR22 has a bandwidth of 33-50 GHz and an insertion loss of 1.0 db max.  The return loss rate is 15 db max and a measurement repeatability of -55 db.  It is available with and without a bias T. 

 For more information regarding not only our high frequency probe holders but our extensive selection of probe holders, probe tips and manipulators; please refer to our Probe Tips and Probe Holders Reference Manual on our website.  Furthermore, our knowledgeable engineers are ready to help as we base our success on the success of our customers.   

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.