Assignee profile:

FORMFACTOR, INC.

City:

Livermore, California

Country:

United States

Published Applications:

384

Last publication date:

2025-02-27

Patent Grants:

371

Last grant date:

2026-09-08

Quarterly FORMFACTOR, INC. Patent Applications

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Recent patent applications by FORMFACTOR, INC.

FORMFACTOR, INC. based in Livermore, US has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:

#1 | 2025-02-27 ✅ Patent 12,730,143 granted on 2026-09-08
US20250067799A1
Physics

PROBE SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF OPERATING PROBE SYSTEMS

#2 | 2025-01-16 ✅ Patent 12,379,395 granted on 2025-08-05
US20250020689A1
Physics

PROBES, PROBE BLADES, TOOLS FOR PROBE BLADES, BLADE HOLDERS, AND PROBE SYSTEMS FOR ELECTRICALLY TESTING A DEVICE UNDER TEST

#3 | 2024-12-12 ✅ Patent 12,306,243 granted on 2025-05-20
US20240410936A1
Physics

Space transformers configured to be utilized in a probe system, probe systems that include the space transformers, and related methods

#4 | 2024-11-28 ✅ Patent 12,712,282 granted on 2026-08-18
US20240396221A1
Electricity

FLEXIBLE, RADIO-FREQUENCY TRANSITIONS AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE THE FLEXIBLE, RADIO-FREQUENCY TRANSITIONS

#5 | 2024-06-13 ✅ Patent 12,337,467 granted on 2025-06-24
US20240190019A1
Performing operations; transporting

WAFER-HANDLING END EFFECTORS CONFIGURED TO SELECTIVELY LIFT A WAFER FROM AN UPPER SURFACE OF THE WAFER, PROBE SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE THE WAFER-HANDLING END EFFECTORS, AND METHODS OF UTILIZING THE WAFER-HANDLING END EFFECTORS

#6 | 2024-05-23 ✅ Patent 12,203,959 granted on 2025-01-21
US20240168058A1
Physics

Methods of establishing contact between a probe tip of a probe system and a device under test, probe systems that perform the methods, and storage media that directs probe systems to perform the methods

#7 | 2024-04-04 ✅ Patent 12,449,445 granted on 2025-10-21
US20240110942A1
Physics

REMOTE CONTROL DEVICES FOR PROBE SYSTEMS, PROBE SYSTEMS THAT INCLUDE THE REMOTE CONTROL DEVICES, AND METHODS OF REMOTELY OPERATING A MOTORIZED POSITIONER OF A PROBE SYSTEM

#8 | 2023-12-07 ✅ Patent 12,710,450 granted on 2026-08-18
US20230393174A1
Physics

Abbreviated Loopback Attenuation

#9 | 2023-08-10 ✅ Patent 12,442,834 granted on 2025-10-14
US20230251287A1
Physics

Vertical probe array having sliding contacts in elastic guide plate

#10 | 2023-04-20 ✅ Patent 11,927,603 granted on 2024-03-12
US20230117566A1
Physics

Probes that define retroreflectors, probe systems that include the probes, and methods of utilizing the probes

#11 | 2022-09-01 ✅ Patent 12,044,704 granted on 2024-07-23
US20220276281A1
Physics

Method of centering probe head in mounting frame

#12 | 2022-07-28 ✅ Patent 11,598,789 granted on 2023-03-07
US20220236303A1
Physics

Probe systems configured to test a device under test and methods of operating the probe systems

#13 | 2021-12-16 ✅ Patent 11,486,898 granted on 2022-11-01
US20210389348A1
Physics

Multi-conductor transmission line probe

#14 | 2021-12-02 ✅ Patent 11,626,357 granted on 2023-04-11
US20210375733A1
Electricity

3D electrical integration using component carrier edge connections to a 2D contact array

#15 | 2021-12-02 ✅ Patent 11,821,912 granted on 2023-11-21
US20210373073A1
Physics

Methods of producing augmented probe system images and associated probe systems

#16 | 2021-07-08 ✅ Patent 12,113,583 granted on 2024-10-08
US20210211210A1
Electricity

Beamforming device testing

#17 | 2021-06-24 ✅ Patent 11,378,619 granted on 2022-07-05
US20210190860A1
Physics

Double-sided probe systems with thermal control systems and related methods

#18 | 2021-05-06 ✅ Patent 11,346,883 granted on 2022-05-31
US20210132145A1
Physics

Probe systems and methods for testing a device under test

#19 | 2021-05-06 ✅ Patent 11,874,301 granted on 2024-01-16
US20210132115A1
Physics

Probe systems including imaging devices with objective lens isolators, and related methods

#20 | 2021-04-01 ✅ Patent 11,313,936 granted on 2022-04-26
US20210096206A1
Physics

Probe systems and methods for characterizing optical coupling between an optical probe of a probe system and a calibration structure

#21 | 2021-04-01 ✅ Patent 11,131,709 granted on 2021-09-28
US20210096176A1
Physics

Probe systems for optically probing a device under test and methods of operating the probe systems

#22 | 2021-04-01 ✅ Patent 11,204,383 granted on 2021-12-21
US20210096175A1
Physics

Methods for maintaining gap spacing between an optical probe of a probe system and an optical device of a device under test, and probe systems that perform the methods

#23 | 2020-12-03 ✅ Patent 11,047,795 granted on 2021-06-29
US20200378888A1
Physics

Calibration chucks for optical probe systems, optical probe systems including the calibration chucks, and methods of utilizing the optical probe systems

#24 | 2020-10-29 ✅ Patent 11,293,947 granted on 2022-04-05
US20200341030A1
Physics

Probe on carrier architecture for vertical probe arrays

#25 | 2020-07-30 ✅ Patent 11,454,799 granted on 2022-09-27
US20200241278A1
Physics

Microscopes with objective assembly crash detection and methods of utiliizing the same

#26 | 2020-02-06 ✅ Patent 11,047,879 granted on 2021-06-29
US20200041544A1
Physics

Probe systems and methods

#27 | 2019-12-19 ✅ Patent 11,156,637 granted on 2021-10-26
US20190383857A1
Physics

Electrical test probes having decoupled electrical and mechanical design

#28 | 2019-12-05 ✅ Patent 11,016,121 granted on 2021-05-25
US20190369141A1
Physics

Methods of controlling the operation of probe stations and probe stations that perform the methods, the methods including generating and executing a test routine that directs the probe station to electrically test a test subset of a plurality of DUTs and to pre-test a pre-test subset of a plurality of DUTs, which is a subset of the test subset, with a pre-test

#29 | 2019-09-26 ✅ Patent 11,054,443 granted on 2021-07-06
US20190293685A1
Physics

Probe tip with embedded skate

#30 | 2019-05-23 ✅ Patent 11,754,511 granted on 2023-09-12
US20190157326A1
Electricity

Method and device for optically representing electronic semiconductor components

#31 | 2019-05-02 ✅ Patent 11,156,640 granted on 2021-10-26
US20190128924A1
Physics

MEMS probe card assembly having decoupled electrical and mechanical probe connections

#32 | 2019-04-25 ✅ Patent 11,460,485 granted on 2022-10-04
US20190120876A1
Physics

Direct metalized guide plate

#33 | 2019-02-28 ✅ Patent 10,578,649 granted on 2020-03-03
US20190064220A1
Physics

Vertical probe array having a tiled membrane space transformer

#34 | 2018-10-18 ✅ Patent 10,527,647 granted on 2020-01-07
US20180299486A1
Physics

Probe head with inductance reducing structure

#35 | 2018-07-12 ✅ Patent 10,598,697 granted on 2020-03-24
US20180196086A1
Physics

Shielding for vertical probe heads

#36 | 2018-06-14 ✅ Patent 10,352,870 granted on 2019-07-16
US20180164223A1
Physics

LED light source probe card technology for testing CMOS image scan devices

#37 | 2017-05-25 ✅ Patent 9,958,476 granted on 2018-05-01
US20170146566A1
Physics

Floating nest for a test socket

#38 | 2017-03-09 ✅ Patent 9,869,697 granted on 2018-01-16
US20170067937A1
Physics

Wiring substrate with filled vias to accommodate custom terminals

#39 | 2015-07-09 ✅ Patent 9,316,670 granted on 2016-04-19
US20150192615A1
Physics

Multiple contact probes

#40 | 2015-04-02 ✅ Patent 9,310,428 granted on 2016-04-12
US20150091596A1
Physics

Probe retention arrangement

#41 | 2015-01-15 ✅ Patent 10,132,833 granted on 2018-11-20
US20150015289A1
Physics

Multipath electrical probe and probe assemblies with signal paths through secondary paths between electrically conductive guide plates

#42 | 2014-11-20 ✅ Patent 9,689,915 granted on 2017-06-27
US20140340103A1
Physics

Automated attaching and detaching of an interchangeable probe head

#43 | 2014-11-06 ✅ Patent 9,588,139 granted on 2017-03-07
US20140327461A1
Physics

Probe card assembly for testing electronic devices

#44 | 2014-05-22 ✅ Patent 10,266,402 granted on 2019-04-23
US20140139250A1
Physics

Contactor devices with carbon nanotube probes embedded in a flexible film and processes of making such

#45 | 2014-05-01 ✅ Patent 10,359,447 granted on 2019-07-23
US20140118016A1
Physics

Probes with spring mechanisms for impeding unwanted movement in guide holes

#46 | 2014-02-13
US20140044985A1
Physics

PROBE FABRICATION USING COMBINED LASER AND MICRO-FABRICATION TECHNOLOGIES

#47 | 2014-02-13
US20140043054A1
Physics

VERTICAL PROBES FOR MULTI-PITCH FULL GRID CONTACT ARRAY

#48 | 2013-10-17 ✅ Patent 9,523,715 granted on 2016-12-20
US20130271175A1
Physics

Wiring substrate with filled vias to accommodate custom terminals

#49 | 2013-08-20 ✅ Patent 8,513,942 granted on 2013-08-20
US12974152
-

Method of forming a probe substrate by layering probe row structures and probe substrates formed thereby

#50 | 2013-07-04 ✅ Patent 10,006,938 granted on 2018-06-26
US20130169301A1
Physics

Probes with programmable motion

#51 | 2013-06-06 ✅ Patent 8,756,802 granted on 2014-06-24
US20130140057A1
Electricity

Carbon nanotube contact structures for use with semiconductor dies and other electronic devices

#52 | 2013-05-30 ✅ Patent 9,229,029 granted on 2016-01-05
US20130135001A1
Physics

Hybrid electrical contactor

#53 | 2013-04-25 ✅ Patent 8,781,779 granted on 2014-07-15
US20130103338A1
Physics

Methods and apparatuses for dynamic probe adjustment

#54 | 2013-04-18
US20130096866A1
Physics

Method And Apparatus For Designing A Custom Test System

#55 | 2013-04-18 ✅ Patent 9,274,143 granted on 2016-03-01
US20130093450A1
Physics

Vertical probe array arranged to provide space transformation

#56 | 2013-04-04 ✅ Patent 9,052,342 granted on 2015-06-09
US20130082729A1
Physics

Probe with cantilevered beam having solid and hollow sections

#57 | 2012-12-13 ✅ Patent 9,121,868 granted on 2015-09-01
US20120313660A1
Physics

Probes with offset arm and suspension structure

#58 | 2012-09-27 ✅ Patent 9,702,904 granted on 2017-07-11
US20120242363A1
Physics

Non-linear vertical leaf spring

#59 | 2012-09-20 ✅ Patent 9,037,432 granted on 2015-05-19
US20120239339A1
Physics

Wireless probe card verification system and method

#60 | 2012-08-02 ✅ Patent 8,829,937 granted on 2014-09-09
US20120194212A1
Physics

Fine pitch guided vertical probe array having enclosed probe flexures

#61 | 2012-07-19 ✅ Patent 8,706,289 granted on 2014-04-22
US20120185078A1
Electricity

Pre-aligner search

#62 | 2012-06-14 ✅ Patent 8,736,294 granted on 2014-05-27
US20120146679A1
Physics

Probe card stiffener with decoupling

#63 | 2012-06-14 ✅ Patent 8,310,195 granted on 2012-11-13
US20120146569A1
Physics

Method for improving motion times of a stage

#64 | 2012-04-12 ✅ Patent 8,872,176 granted on 2014-10-28
US20120086004A1
Physics

Elastic encapsulated carbon nanotube based electrical contacts

#65 | 2012-01-12 ✅ Patent 8,896,336 granted on 2014-11-25
US20120007626A1
Physics

Testing techniques for through-device vias

#66 | 2011-11-03 ✅ Patent 8,872,534 granted on 2014-10-28
US20110267085A1
Physics

Method and apparatus for testing devices using serially controlled intelligent switches

#67 | 2011-09-08 ✅ Patent 8,476,538 granted on 2013-07-02
US20110214910A1
Electricity

Wiring substrate with customization layers

#68 | 2011-08-11 ✅ Patent 8,427,183 granted on 2013-04-23
US20110193583A1
Physics

Probe card assembly having an actuator for bending the probe substrate

#69 | 2011-08-04 ✅ Patent 8,697,301 granted on 2014-04-15
US20110189564A1
Electricity

Fuel cell using carbon nanotubes

#70 | 2011-07-14
US20110171838A1
Physics

SEGMENTED CONTACTOR

#71 | 2011-07-14 ✅ Patent 8,427,186 granted on 2013-04-23
US20110169516A1
Physics

Probe element having a substantially zero stiffness and applications thereof

#72 | 2011-06-30 ✅ Patent 8,872,532 granted on 2014-10-28
US20110156735A1
Physics

Wafer test cassette system

#73 | 2011-06-02 ✅ Patent 8,120,373 granted on 2012-02-21
US20110128029A1
Physics

Stiffener assembly for use with testing devices

#74 | 2011-03-24 ✅ Patent 9,081,037 granted on 2015-07-14
US20110067231A1
Physics

Attachment of an electrical element to an electronic device using a conductive material

#75 | 2011-03-10 ✅ Patent 8,485,418 granted on 2013-07-16
US20110057018A1
Performing operations; transporting

Method of wirebonding that utilizes a gas flow within a capillary from which a wire is played out

#76 | 2011-03-03 ✅ Patent 8,269,514 granted on 2012-09-18
US20110050265A1
Physics

Method and apparatus for multilayer support substrate

#77 | 2011-02-24 ✅ Patent 8,513,965 granted on 2013-08-20
US20110043240A1
Physics

Method and apparatus for providing active compliance in a probe card assembly

#78 | 2011-02-24 ✅ Patent 8,400,176 granted on 2013-03-19
US20110043233A1
Physics

Wafer level contactor

#79 | 2011-01-27 ✅ Patent 8,638,113 granted on 2014-01-28
US20110018566A1
Physics

Temporary planar electrical contact device and method using vertically-compressible nanotube contact structures

#80 | 2010-12-30 ✅ Patent 8,400,173 granted on 2013-03-19
US20100327891A1
Physics

Method and apparatus for thermally conditioning probe cards

#81 | 2010-12-23 ✅ Patent 9,030,222 granted on 2015-05-12
US20100323551A1
Electricity

Sharpened, oriented contact tip structures

#82 | 2010-12-16 ✅ Patent 8,203,352 granted on 2012-06-19
US20100315111A1
Physics

Single support structure probe group with staggered mounting pattern

#83 | 2010-11-25 ✅ Patent 7,967,621 granted on 2011-06-28
US20100297863A1
Physics

Electrical contactor, especially wafer level contactor, using fluid pressure

#84 | 2010-10-28 ✅ Patent 7,977,956 granted on 2011-07-12
US20100271062A1
Physics

Method and apparatus for probe card alignment in a test system

#85 | 2010-10-21 ✅ Patent 7,960,990 granted on 2011-06-14
US20100264947A1
Physics

Closed-grid bus architecture for wafer interconnect structure

#86 | 2010-10-12 ✅ Patent 7,814,453 granted on 2010-10-12
US10693484
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Process and apparatus for finding paths through a routing space

#87 | 2010-10-07 ✅ Patent 8,272,124 granted on 2012-09-25
US20100253375A1
Physics

Anchoring carbon nanotube columns

#88 | 2010-10-07 ✅ Patent 8,098,076 granted on 2012-01-17
US20100253374A1
Physics

Method and apparatus for terminating a test signal applied to multiple semiconductor loads under test

#89 | 2010-09-30 ✅ Patent 8,513,969 granted on 2013-08-20
US20100244873A1
Physics

Apparatus and method of testing singulated dies

#90 | 2010-09-09 ✅ Patent 8,203,351 granted on 2012-06-19
US20100225344A1
Physics

Probing apparatus with guarded signal traces

#91 | 2010-09-09 ✅ Patent 8,383,958 granted on 2013-02-26
US20100224303A1
Physics

Method to build robust mechanical structures on substrate surfaces

#92 | 2010-07-22 ✅ Patent 9,097,740 granted on 2015-08-04
US20100182031A1
Physics

Layered probes with core

#93 | 2010-07-01 ✅ Patent 7,732,975 granted on 2010-06-08
US20100164323A1
Electricity

Biased gap-closing actuator

#94 | 2010-06-17 ✅ Patent 8,519,728 granted on 2013-08-27
US20100148814A1
Physics

Compliance control methods and apparatuses

#95 | 2010-06-17 ✅ Patent 8,120,304 granted on 2012-02-21
US20100148715A1
Physics

Method for improving motion times of a stage

#96 | 2010-06-10 ✅ Patent 8,115,504 granted on 2012-02-14
US20100141290A1
Physics

Microspring array having reduced pitch contact elements

#97 | 2010-06-10
US20100140793A1
Physics

Process For Manufacturing Contact Elements For Probe Card Assembles

#98 | 2010-06-03 ✅ Patent 7,772,863 granted on 2010-08-10
US20100134129A1
Physics

Mechanical decoupling of a probe card assembly to improve thermal response

#99 | 2010-06-03 ✅ Patent 7,960,989 granted on 2011-06-14
US20100134127A1
Physics

Mechanical decoupling of a probe card assembly to improve thermal response

#100 | 2010-05-11 ✅ Patent 7,714,235 granted on 2010-05-11
US9539287
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Lithographically defined microelectronic contact structures

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