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US 2025/0093399 A1Published application
Electronics tester
AssigneeAehr Test Systems
InventorsJovan Jovanovic, Kenneth W. Deboe, Steven C. Steps, Scott E. Lindsey
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Abstract
A tester apparatus is described. Various components contribute to the functionality of the tester apparatus, including an insertion and removal apparatus, thermal posts, independent gimbaling, the inclusion of a photo detector, a combination of thermal control methods, a detect circuitry in a socket lid, through posts with stand-offs, and a voltage retargeting.
Claims18
1-65. (canceled)
A cartridge comprising:
- a supporting board having a post opening therethrough;
- a backing structure, on a first side of the supporting board, and including at least a circuit board having a contact;
- a conductor having a contact to make contact with a terminal on an electronic device positioned on a second side of the supporting board opposing the first side of the supporting board, a portion held by the supporting board and a terminal connected to the contact on the circuit board
- a spring;
- a force generation device on a side of the electronic device opposing the supporting board, the force generation device and the supporting board being movable relative to one another to move the electronic device closer to the supporting board and deform the spring;
- and
- a post having a stand-off with a surface in a plane spaced from a plane of a surface of the supporting board to prevent movement of the electronic device closer to the supporting board, a force transfer portion extending from the stand-off at least partially through the post opening, and a force delivery portion extending from the force transfer portion, the force delivery portion being held by the backing structure.
4 more elements
A cartridge comprising:
- positioning a backing structure, including at least a circuit board having a contact, on a first side of a supporting board;
- connecting a contact of a conductor to a terminal on and electronic device positioned on a second side of the supporting board opposing the first side of the supporting board, the conductor having a portion held by the supporting board and a terminal connected to the contact on the circuit board;
- positioning a force generation device on a side of the electronic device opposing the supporting board;
- moving the force generation device and the supporting board being relative to one another to move the electronic device closer to the supporting board and deform a spring against a spring force thereof,
- preventing movement of the electronic device closer to the supporting board with a post having a stand-off with a surface in a plane spaced from a plane of a surface of the supporting board;
- receiving with the stand-off of a post a force from the electronic device;
- transferring the force from the stand-off at least partially through the opening with a force transfer portion of the post extending from the stand-off at least partially through a post opening formed through the supporting board;
- receiving the force with a force delivery portion of the post extending from the force transfer portion, the force delivery portion being held by the backing structure;
- and
- delivering the force to the backing structure.
7 more elements
82-96. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.