Replaceable insulator collars for semiconductor test systems
AssigneeXcerra Corporation
InventorsMartin Cavegn, Abdullahi Mohamud, Rahul Patekar, Jason Mroczkowski
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Abstract
A retained and removable signal probe collar is disclosed. A contactor is disclosed. The contactor includes a metal substrate having a probe hole and a removable signal probe collar located in the probe hole. The removable signal probe collar has a removable signal probe collar hole. A signal probe is located in the removable probe collar hole. A method for retrofitting a contactor with a removable signal probe collar is disclosed.
Claims19
A removable signal probe collar for mounting a signal probe to a contactor, comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical substrate having a cylinder axis;
- a hole in the substantially cylindrical substrate aligned with the cylinder axis;
- a probe aperture;
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- a retention structure configured to maintain the removable signal probe collar in the contactor, wherein the retention structure is selected from the group consisting of a snap-in retention structure, a screw-in retention structure and a press fit retention structure.
A contactor comprising:
- a metal substrate having a probe hole;
- a first removable signal probe collar located in the probe hole, the first removable signal probe collar having a first removable signal probe collar hole;
- a second removable signal probe collar located in the probe hole, the second removable signal probe collar having a second removable signal probe collar hole;
- a signal probe inserted into the first removable signal probe collar hole and into the second removable signal probe collar hole;
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- wherein the first removable signal probe collar comprises a retention structure configured to maintain the first removable signal probe collar in the contactor, wherein the retention structure is selected from the group consisting of a snap-in retention structure, a screw-in retention structure and a press fit retention structure.
A method for retrofitting a contactor, the method comprising:
- removing an original equipment signal probe and any insulating material from the contactor;
- inserting a removable signal probe collar into the contactor;
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- inserting a signal probe into the contactor, the signal probe having an impedance, and the removable signal probe collar to tune the impedance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.