Occasionally package leadframe loses integrity. Normal options are to rebond or microprobe. But I don't have a bonding machine and there are too many pins to microprobe. Exploring building a probe card TODO: * CAD target padframe * Measure bond pad size * Minimum pad spacing ====== Vendors ====== Include: * Cascade Microtech * CERPROBE * ESH Inc. * Kulicke & Soffa * Probelogic * Probe Technology Examples: * Cascade Microtech HP-4071 112-150 * Probelogic 30-10089-1 Rev A Device# 98Y11 HPL * Probe Technology C48-1 Rev E Device# 9940A #1 * Probe Technology 811-0205-01 Rev A Device# 5968-TC-HEX * Probe Technology C48-5XL Device #98404A * CERPROBE PC404C Device# PROMETRIX * SV Probe Tech * CERPROBE PC404CXL Device# 98R21-HPL * ESH Inc. J941-UDB-03 Rev ESH17-90 A * Kulicke & Soffa 811-0318-01 Rev A Device# K8SLM-SRAM * PROBE SV-J953V-256 P/N 888079 ====== Build/repair station ====== ====== Template ====== My milling machine will do maybe up to 2 mil => 50 um Hmm this sounds too imprecise Laser drill kapton, mylar? Should be very precise and strong enough ====== References ====== http://www.tek.com/dl/Probe_Card_Tutorial_WP.pdf * excellent read