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US 12,736,572 B2Granted
Test fixture set and testing method
AssigneeUniversal Scientific Industrial (Shanghai) Co., Ltd.
InventorKuan Hsing Li
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Abstract
A test fixture set is configured for performing a test of a DUT (Device under Test). The DUT includes a DUT circuit board, a first DUT antenna and a second DUT antenna. The test fixture set includes a fixture circuit board, a first fixture antenna and a second fixture antenna. The fixture circuit board or the DUT circuit board further includes a circuit line. The test fixture set is configured for the first DUT antenna, the first fixture antenna, the second fixture antenna, the second DUT antenna and the circuit line to form a signal path for a RF (Radio Frequency) signal passing therethrough.
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A test fixture set, configured for performing a test of a DUT (Device under Test), the DUT comprising a DUT circuit board, a first DUT antenna and a second DUT antenna, the DUT circuit board comprising a DUT antenna surface, the first DUT antenna and the second DUT antenna disposed on and electrically connected to the DUT antenna surface, and the test fixture set comprising:
- a fixture circuit board comprising a fixture antenna surface, which has a normal direction and is configured to face the DUT antenna surface;
- a first fixture antenna disposed on and electrically connected to the fixture antenna surface, wherein the first fixture antenna is configured to be aligned with the first DUT antenna along the normal direction, and there is a spacing between the first fixture antenna and the first DUT antenna;
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- a second fixture antenna disposed on and electrically connected to the fixture antenna surface, wherein the second fixture antenna is configured to be aligned with the second DUT antenna along the normal direction, and there is another spacing between the second fixture antenna and the second DUT antenna;
- wherein the fixture circuit board or the DUT circuit board further comprises a circuit line, the test fixture set is configured for the first DUT antenna, the first fixture antenna, the second fixture antenna, the second DUT antenna and the circuit line to form a signal path for a RF (Radio Frequency) signal passing therethrough;
- wherein each of the first DUT antenna, the second DUT antenna, the first fixture antenna and the second fixture antenna is a dielectric resonator antenna, the first DUT antenna comprises a first DUT vertical pin and a first DUT horizontal pin, the second DUT antenna comprises a second DUT vertical pin and a second DUT horizontal pin, the first fixture antenna comprises a first fixture vertical pin and a first fixture horizontal pin, and the second fixture antenna comprises a second fixture vertical pin and a second fixture horizontal pin.
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A testing method, comprising:
- providing a DUT, which comprises a DUT circuit board, a first DUT antenna, a second DUT antenna and a RF controller, wherein the DUT circuit board comprises a DUT antenna surface, the first DUT antenna and the second DUT antenna are disposed on and electrically connected to the DUT antenna surface, each of the first DUT antenna and the second DUT antenna is a dielectric resonator antenna and comprises a first polarization pin and a second polarization pin, and the RF controller is disposed on and electrically connected to the DUT circuit board;
- providing a test fixture set, which comprises a fixture circuit board, a first fixture antenna and a second fixture antenna, wherein the fixture circuit board comprises a fixture antenna surface and a circuit line, the fixture antenna surface has a normal direction and is configured to face the DUT antenna surface, the first fixture antenna and the second fixture antenna are disposed on and electrically connected to the fixture antenna surface, each of the first fixture antenna and the second fixture antenna is a dielectric resonator antenna and comprises a first polarization pin and a second polarization pin, two ends of the circuit line are electrically connected to the first polarization pin of the first fixture antenna and the second polarization pin of the second fixture antenna, respectively, the first fixture antenna and the first DUT antenna are aligned along the normal direction and have a spacing therebetween, and the second fixture antenna and the second DUT antenna are aligned along the normal direction and have another spacing therebetween;
- causing the RF controller to generate a RF signal and transmit the RF signal to the first polarization pin of the first DUT antenna;
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- causing a part of the RF signal to pass through the first polarization pin of the first DUT antenna, the first polarization pin of the first fixture antenna, the circuit line, the second polarization pin of the second fixture antenna and the second polarization pin of the second DUT antenna in sequence to the RF controller, and obtaining a first received signal parameter.
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A testing method, comprising:
- providing a DUT, which comprises a DUT circuit board, a first DUT antenna and a second DUT antenna, wherein the DUT circuit board comprises a DUT antenna surface and a circuit line, the first DUT antenna and the second DUT antenna are disposed on and electrically connected to the DUT antenna surface, each of the first DUT antenna and the second DUT antenna is a dielectric resonator antenna and comprises a first polarization pin and a second polarization pin, and two ends of the circuit line are electrically connected to the first polarization pin of the first DUT antenna and the second polarization pin of the second DUT antenna, respectively;
- providing a test fixture set, which comprises a fixture circuit board, a first fixture antenna, a second fixture antenna and at least one RF test equipment, wherein the fixture circuit board comprises a fixture antenna surface having a normal direction and configured to face the DUT antenna surface, the first fixture antenna and the second fixture antenna are disposed on and electrically connected to the fixture antenna surface, each of the first fixture antenna and the second fixture antenna is a dielectric resonator antenna and comprises a first polarization pin and a second polarization pin, the first fixture antenna and the first DUT antenna are aligned along the normal direction and have a spacing therebetween, the second fixture antenna and the second DUT antenna are aligned along the normal direction and have another spacing therebetween, and the at least one RF test equipment is electrically connected to the first polarization pin of the first fixture antenna and the second polarization pin of the second fixture antenna;
- causing the at least one RF test equipment to generate a RF signal and transmit the RF signal to the first polarization pin of the first fixture antenna;
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- causing the RF signal to pass through the first polarization pin of the first fixture antenna, the first polarization pin of the first DUT antenna, the circuit line, the second polarization pin of the second DUT antenna and the second polarization pin of the second fixture antenna in sequence to the at least one RF test equipment, and obtaining a first received signal parameter;
- providing a first received signal standard range;
- comparing the first received signal parameter with the first received signal standard range;
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- determining whether at least one of the first polarization pin of the first DUT antenna and the second polarization pin of the second DUT antenna has a poor connection.
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