40 s boot · 250,000 dies · Chinese UI
uP200A Prober Control System Upgrade
On a 200 mm prober from the 1990s the mechanics are usually still sound; what holds it back is the control system and its interfaces - slow to boot, dated screens, data that will not come out, nothing that meets today's demand for scanning, traceability and automation. The control-system upgrade replaces that layer: about 40 seconds to boot, 250,000 dies per wafer, a full Chinese interface, and continued compatibility with the original probe cards, consumables and data formats. The point is not to turn an old machine into a new one, but to keep it in the schedule of a modern line.
Category visual of a prober. The upgrade targets APM90A and UF200 series machines already in service.
The same points in words
- Boot time
- APM90A takes 180 s
- Dies supported
- APM90A 60,000, UF200 100,000
- Processing speed
- As stated in the catalogue
- Interface
- Original is English or Japanese
Equipment and engineering solution
Applications
Designed for the following probe card manufacturing, test and maintenance tasks.
Capacity limited on an older machine
Interface and data format friction
Protecting the existing consumable investment
The same points in words
- Capacity limited on an older machine
- The mechanics are still usable but the control system's die limit and takt have become the bottleneck.
- Interface and data format friction
- The original machine runs an English or Japanese interface with floppy-only data transfer.
- Protecting the existing consumable investment
- The plan is to keep using the original probe cards and consumables rather than repurchase.
SPECIFICATIONS
Specifications
The final configuration follows the card, interfaces, site conditions and acceptance items.
See the full specification table
| Item | Specification / configuration | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Consumable compatibility | Compatible with APM90A and UF200 probe cards and consumables | No repurchase required |
| Overall accuracy | 5 μm | As stated in the catalogue |
| Chuck | 8 inch nickel/gold heatable chuck | With the 8 inch control module |
| Functions | Pad auto-alignment, tip auto-alignment and cleaning, fail-mark check, multi-probe probing, multi-bin output, live mapping display | LCD touch monitor |
| Interfaces | GPIB and TTL | For host system integration |
| Utilities | Compressed air >0.4 MPa; vacuum >-53 kPa; single phase 220 V; max load current 6 A; max power 1.5 kVA | Site conditions must be met |
| Supplying entity | Shanghai Wenlan Trading / Shanghai Lude Integrated Circuit | Different from the probe card equipment supply entity |
WORKFLOW
Workflow
01 Confirm machine and condition
02 Confirm data and interfaces
03 Perform the upgrade
04 Verify
The same points in words
- Confirm machine and condition
- Confirm the model, control system state and existing consumables Defines the upgrade scope
- Confirm data and interfaces
- Confirm mapping data format and host system interfaces Covers GPIB, TTL and network
- Perform the upgrade
- Replace the control system, keep the mechanical body and consumables Carried out on site
- Verify
- Confirm boot time, die count, alignment and mapping output Measured results govern
FAT / SAT
Project delivery
Sample evaluation
Technical agreement
FAT
SAT
The same points in words
- Sample evaluation
- Confirm the object, interfaces, current state, failure modes and available validation samples.
- Technical agreement
- Define configuration, measurement method, limits, takt, data interfaces and responsibilities.
- FAT
- Verify functions, repeatability, reporting and exception handling with agreed samples.
- SAT
- Complete site integration, training, upstream/downstream interfaces and issue closure.
CONFIGURATION
Configuration and acceptance
System configuration, optional items and acceptance conditions are summarized below.
Source
Boot time, die count, data transfer and compatibility comparisons come from the model comparison table in the uP200A product catalogue.
Scope
This page covers control system upgrades for APM90A and UF200 series legacy machines and does not apply to current generation probers.
Not published
Upgrade lead time, spare part coverage and warranty terms depend on the specific machine and are not given as general values in the source.
Share the card, interfaces and target
Send the sample, installed equipment, current issue and target takt. We will acknowledge receipt within one business day.