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Jandel Four-Point Probe Heads

Jandel manufactures the highest quality four-point probe heads available anywhere in the world and has models for all known types of four-point probing systems.

Jandel Four-Point Probe Heads
These premium quality, jewel bearing four-point probe heads have been sold to the OEM equipment market since 1967 and are standard equipment on most brands of auto-stepping resistivity measurement equipment. Bridge Technology offers the Jandel line of four-point probes directly from Jandel to end users at significant savings when compared to the prices that OEM’s typically charge.

Features include:

  • Upper and lower jeweled needle guides
  • Solid tungsten carbide needles for superior durability (osmium alloy available)
  • Video inspection system and interferometer used to verify accuracy of tip radii, spacing and planarity
  • Tip spring loads are checked by electronic force gauge for specific tolerances of accuracy (for complete description of probe accuracy, click this link)
  • Three basic shapes will fit all mountings and systems
  • Anodized aluminum alloy construction with internal Teflon insulation for low leakage
  • Most models are available in linear, square, or rectangle array (Compact, Miniature, and Macor models are only available with linear array). Square and rectangle array probes can have tip spacings from 0.635mm up to 1.591mm, but not the close spacing of 0.5mm. The probe array does not affect the price of the probe.

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Probe Head Application Chart
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Six Way Probe Six Way ProbeManufacturer: Jandel Engineering

For use with: Prometrix, KLA/Tencor, CDE

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Jandel manufactures the CT6 in two versions, one for use with KLA/Tencor (formerly Prometrix) resistivity wafer mapping systems, and the other for use with CDE (Creative Design Engineering) resistivity wafer mapping systems.

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Cylindrical Probe Cylindrical ProbeManufacturer: Jandel Engineering

For use with: All Jandel Four Point Probe Systems, certain OEM wafer mapping systems, and various engineering applications.

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The Cylindrical probe is the standard probe used in several OEM wafer mapping systems and it is ideal for building into custom engineered four point probe systems. It is available in a special version with modifications that make it usable in a vacuum environment.

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Four Pin Probe Four Pin ProbeManufacturer: Jandel Engineering

For use with: Napson

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Jandel manufactures the 4-pin probe to be compatible with Napson Corporation equipment.. It has a 1″ diameter body and is 1.6″ high (25.4mm x 40.5mm high). The probe weighs 50g.

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Cartridge with Lead Cartridge with LeadManufacturer: Jandel Engineering

For use with: ASM, PIE, Veeco AP150 (w/fell adaptor), Veeco FPP5000 (upside down-also w/fell adaptor), Parc-Amber, Probex, and for various engineering applications

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The Cartridge with Lead probe has a 1″ diameter body and is 1.9″ high (25.4mm x 48.5mm high) and weighs 50g. Jandel four point probe heads are built with upper and lower jewel bearings and are built to 1% mechanical accuracy.

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Compact Probe Compact ProbeManufacturer: Jandel Engineering

For use with: Veeco FPP5000 (upside down-in Alessi adaptor), Veeco FPP100 (old model with force balance – also in Alessi adaptor), GRQ Instruments equipment

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The Compact Probe is 0.75″ x 0.625″ x 1.475″ high (19mm x 16mm x 37.5mm high) and weighs 18g. Final testing involves the use of calibrated measurement instruments (electronic force gauge, video inspection system, interferometer) to verify tip radii, tip spacing, spring load, and tip planerity.

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Miniature Cartridge Miniature CartridgeManufacturer: Jandel Engineering

For use with: Kokusai and early Napson

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Jandel manufactures the miniature cartridge probe to be compatible with Kokusai probing equipment. It is 0.9″ x 1.1″ high (23.6mm x 28mm high) and weighs 28g. There is a positioning key and a retaining screw for either 4BA or M3.

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Miniature Cartridge with 6-32 Tapped Holes Miniature Cartridge with 6-32 Tapped HolesManufacturer: Jandel Engineering

For use with: Signatone, Magnetron, Chang Min Tech

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This Miniature Cartridge has two tapped 6-32 holes for mounting the probe. The JANDEL Miniature Cartridge four point probe head with 6-32 tapped holes is available with tip spacing from 1.0mm up to 1.591mm.

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Macor Probe Head Macor Probe HeadManufacturer: Jandel Engineering

For use with: Various high/low temperature / engineering applications

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A high / low temperature four-point probe constructed of Macor Glass-Ceramic with ceramic fiber leads. This probe is suitable for use at cryogenic temperatures (submerged in liquid nitrogen) or in a high temperature environmental chamber at temperatures up to 300 degrees centigrade.

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JANDEL Hi-Vac Cylindrical Four Point Probe HeadManufacturer: Jandel Engineering

Product: Hi-Vac Cylindrical Four Point Probe Head

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This is the special version of the Cylindrical four point probe for use in a high vacuum environment. It has been successfully used in vacuum that was at 1 x 10^-10m bar. The application was described in the “Journal of Physics: Condens. Matter 3 (1991) S291-S296”.

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4 Point Probe Head Specifications

PROBE SPACING
25-50 mils by 5 mil increments:
1.00 mm 1/2(pi) cm (1.591 mm or about 62.6 mils)
TOLERANCE
+/-0.01 mm
ARRANGEMENT
Linear or Square array
NEEDLES
Solid Tungsten carbide Ø 0.40 mm (Ø 0.30 mm for close-spacing)
45 degree included angle, phosphor-bronze connecting ligament
OTHER MATERIALS
50% osmium alloy tips available
RADII
12.5 µm min. to 500 µm max. polished with 2 µm diamond
RETRACTION TO
INSULATING PAD
0.5 mm
PLANARITY
+/- 0.025 mm or better
LOADS:
 
CARTRIDGE (Preset)
10g min. to 250g max. per needle. Not user adjustable
CYLINDRICAL AND
COMPACT (adjustable)
Low: 10-30g, Medium: 30-60g
High: 60-150g
LEADS
4-way cable Teflon insulated
(screened on cylindrical)
ELECTRICAL LEAKAGE
1013 ohms resistance between needles at 100 volts

What goes into making a Jandel four point probe head?

The work involved in building a Jandel four point probe head is similar in some ways to horology (watchmaking) in that it is laborious, meticulous, and time consuming. The managing director of Jandel is, in fact, a trained horologist. For more information about the work involved in building a Jandel four point probe head, please click this link: https://four-point-probes.com/probe_app_notes.pdf


Downloads

Application notes regarding the work involved in building a Jandel four point probe head. (194K PDF file) Application notes regarding the work involved in building a Jandel four point probe head. (194K PDF file)
PDF file regarding light shrouds, i.e., the small shroud, large shroud, and black cloth shroud (372K PDF file) PDF file regarding light shrouds, i.e., the “small shroud”, “large shroud”, and “black cloth shroud” (372K PDF file)
Product brochure regarding the CT6 Probe for use with KLA-Tencor / Prometrix systems (158K PDF file) Product brochure regarding the CT6 Probe for use with KLA-Tencor / Prometrix systems (158K PDF file)
Product brochure regarding the CT6 Probe for use with CDE systems (128K PDF file) Product brochure regarding the CT6 Probe for use with CDE systems (128K PDF file)
Product brochure regarding the Jandel Cylindrical Probe (488K PDF file) Product brochure regarding the Jandel Cylindrical Probe (488K PDF file)
Product brochure regarding the Four Pin Probe for use with Napson systems (36K PDF file) Product brochure regarding the Four Pin Probe for use with Napson systems (36K PDF file)
Product brochure regarding the Jandel Cartridge with Lead (36K PDF file)  Product brochure regarding the Jandel Cartridge with Lead (36K PDF file) 
Product brochure regarding the Jandel Compact Probe (36K PDF file) Product brochure regarding the Jandel Compact Probe (36K PDF file)
Product brochure regarding Product brochure regarding
the JANDEL Miniature Cartridge four point (100K PDF file)
Product brochure regarding the JANDEL Miniature Cartridge four point probe head with 6-32 tapped holes (35K PDF file) Product brochure regarding the JANDEL Miniature Cartridge four point probe head with 6-32 tapped holes (35K PDF file)
Product brochure regarding the Jandel MACOR Probe Head (228K PDF file) Product brochure regarding the Jandel MACOR Probe Head (228K PDF file)

Four-Point-Probes is a division of Bridge Technology. To request further information please call Bridge Technology at (480) 219-9007 or send e-mail to Joshua Bridge at: sales@bridgetec.com