May 23, 2011 – Marketwire — Cascade Microtech Inc. (NASDAQ:CSCD), IC measurement product provider, released WinCalXE version 4.5 calibration software, with improved model and process quality. The new version "provides advanced calibration capabilities for the full line of Cascade Microtech probe solutions," said Michael Burger, president and CEO.
WinCalXE 4.5 is a single software tool that contains the features of WinCalXE and SussCal, and operates with all manual and semi-automatic Cascade Microtech and former SUSS MicroTec probe stations.
Burger notes that CSCD is in the midst of many integration tasks stemming from its acquisition of SUSS MicroTec Test Division’s systems and accessories in January 2010 for $98 million. The test systems business specializes in wafer-level test solutions for devices under test (DUT).
WinCalXE 4.5 is used with a vector network analyzer to make on-wafer high-frequency measurements. WinCalXE 4.5 S-parameter data is critical to accurate device characterization, says Cascade Micro.
Vector Network Analyzers do not have internal calibration tools specific to on-wafer measurements, and none offer probe station control, automatic calibrations or advanced on-wafer algorithms. WinCalXE 4.5 can accurately calibrate the measurement system and make automated measurements, data collection and data transformation on Vector Network Analyzers for on-wafer measurements, or measurements requiring on-wafer S-parameter measurements at any frequency up to 500GHz.
WinCalXE 4.5 advanced calibration methods include LRRM and a new LRM+ calibration algorithm. Users can get quick and easy data validation and reporting with automatic measurements using powerful sequencing tools. Users have access to an advanced set-up wizard and multimedia tutorials. WinCalXE 4.5 is fully compatible with Cascade Microtech |Z|Probe, ACP probe and Infinity Probe families and can be used with both ISS and CSR calibration substrates. It is compatible with most commercially available Vector Network Analyzers, ProberBench 7 and all versions of Nucleus probe station software.
Customers with WinCalXE 4.2 or greater, or with any version of SussCal, will receive an upgrade to WinCalXE 4.5 free of charge. Contact the local Cascade Microtech sales office for pricing and order information.
Cascade Microtech Inc. (NASDAQ: CSCD) is a worldwide leader in the precise electrical and mechanical measurement and test of integrated circuits (ICs) and other small structures. For technology businesses and scientific institutions that need to evaluate small structures, Cascade Microtech delivers access to electrical data from wafers, ICs, IC packages, circuit boards and modules, MEMS, 3D TSV, LED devices and more. Cascade Microtech’s leading-edge semiconductor production test products include unique probe cards and test sockets that reduce manufacturing costs of high-speed and high-density semiconductor chips. For more information visit www.cascademicrotech.com.
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