System for testing an integrated circuit of a device and its method of use
AssigneeAehr Test Systems
InventorsScott E. Lindsey, Jovan Jovanovic, David S. Hendrickson, Donald P. Richmond, II, II
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Abstract
A cartridge, including a cartridge frame, formations on the cartridge frame for mounting the cartridge frame in a fixed position to an apparatus frame, a contactor support structure, a contactor interface on the contactor support structure, a plurality of terminals, held by the contactor support structure, for contacting contacts on a device, and a plurality of conductors, held by the contactor support structure, connecting the interface to the terminals.
Claims29
1-222. (canceled)
A connector, including:
- a connector body;
- a plurality of connector conductors held by the connector body, wherein the connector conductors include a plurality of signal connector conductors and a plurality of ground connector conductors, the connector interface being surfaces of the connector conductors;
- and
- a bulk ground return connected to the ground connector conductors but not to the signal connector conductors.
An apparatus for testing an integrated circuit of a device, comprising:
- an apparatus frame;
- a cartridge including a cartridge frame that is removably mountable to the apparatus frame, and a contactor support structure mounted to the cartridge frame;
- a contactor interface on the contactor support structure;
- a connector including:
- a connector body;
- a plurality of connector conductors held by the connector body, wherein the connector conductors include a plurality of signal connector conductors and a plurality of ground connector conductors, a connector interface being formed by surfaces of the connector conductors for connecting to a surface of the contactor interface;
- and
- a bulk ground return connected to the ground connector conductors but not to the signal connector conductors;
- a holder for the device, secured to the apparatus frame;
- a plurality of terminals held by the contactor support structure, the holder and contactor support structure being movable relative to one another so that each one of the terminals makes releasable contact with a respective contact of the device;
- a power source;
- a power electrical path connecting the power source to a power terminal of the terminals held by the support structure;
- a signal source;
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- a plurality of signal electrical paths, each connecting the signal source to a respective signal terminal of the terminals held by the support structure.
A cartridge, comprising:
- a cartridge frame;
- formations on the cartridge frame for mounting the cartridge frame in a fixed position to an apparatus frame;
- a contactor support structure mounted to the cartridge frame;
- a connector including:
- a connector body;
- a plurality of connector conductors held by the connector body, wherein the connector conductors include a plurality of signal connector conductors and a plurality of ground connector conductors, a connector interface being formed by surfaces of the connector conductors for connecting to a surface of the contactor interface;
- and
- a bulk ground return connected to the ground connector conductors but not to the signal connector conductors;
- a plurality of terminals, held by the contactor support structure, for contacting contacts on a device;
- and
- a plurality of conductors, held by the contactor support structure, connecting the interface to the terminals.
250-279. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.